Plastic container and base portion for plastic container
AssigneePlastipak Packaging, Inc.
InventorMarc Pedmo
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Abstract
A plastic container includes a neck portion, a sidewall portion, and a base including a support ring that extends downward and is configured to support the container on a support surface; a first base portion that extends upwardly from the support ring; a second base portion that extends downwardly from the first base portion; and a reentrant portion that extends upwardly from the second base portion. In embodiments, the container can hold carbonated contents and the sidewall portion may be substantially smooth.
Claims23
A plastic container configured to hold carbonated contents, the plastic container comprising:
- a neck portion;
- a sidewall portion extending below the neck portion, the sidewall portion being substantially smooth;
- and
- a base extending below the sidewall portion, the base including:
- an annular support ring that extends downward and is configured to support the container on a support surface;
- and
- a reentrant portion disposed about a centerline of the plastic container that extends upwardly from the support ring;
- wherein a thickness of the support ring is greater than a thickness of the sidewall portion;
- and the thickness of the annular support ring is about 50% greater than the thickness of the sidewall portion.
A plastic container configured to hold carbonated contents, the plastic container comprising:
- a neck portion;
- a sidewall portion extending below the neck portion, the sidewall portion being substantially smooth;
- and
- a base extending below the sidewall portion, the base including:
- an annular support ring that extends downward and is configured to support the container on a support surface;
- and
- a reentrant portion disposed about a centerline of the plastic container that extends upwardly from the support ring;
- Wherein a thickness of the support ring is greater than a thickness of the sidewall portion;
- wherein an outer diameter of the reentrant portion is at least 50% of an outer diameter of the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.