# US 11,027,884 B2 · Container and method of manufacturing the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,027,884 B2 - Document ID: US11027884B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/252,082 - Filed: 2019-01-18 - Published: 2020-07-23 - Granted: 2021-06-08 - Earliest claimed: 2019-01-18 - Assignees: Altium Packaging LP - Applicants: Altium Packaging LP - Inventors: Grover Manderfield; Joe Palmer; David Hernandez; Dena Wade; Daniel Applegate; Aaron Bollinger - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11027884B2 ## CPC - B65D 1/44: Corrugations - B65D 25/20: External fittings (of containers made by folding or erecting blanks made of paper B65D5/44) - B65D 1/0261: {Bottom construction (B65D1/06 takes precedence)} - B65D 1/0276: {having a continuous contact surface, e.g. Champagne-type bottom} - B65D 1/04: Multi-cavity bottles - B65D 1/10: Jars, e.g. for preserving foodstuffs {(B65D81/3837 takes precedence)} - B65D 1/165: {Cylindrical cans} - B65D 25/2885: {provided on the side wall} - B65D 25/2897: {formed in the wall(s), e.g. roughenings, cavities or projections} - B65D 1/0207: {characterised by material, e.g. composition, physical features} - B65D 2501/0027: Hollow longitudinal ribs - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## Abstract A container may comprise a tubular body having a rounded sidewall extending between a closed end defining a base portion and an opposite open end surrounded by a rim portion, and one or more sets of grooves defined within the vertical portion of the rounded sidewall. The base portion is configured to support the container in an upright orientation relative to a support surface and wherein the base portion defines a support ring having an at least substantially rounded perimeter. The rounded sidewall comprises a curved base transition region and a vertical portion extending between the perimeter of the base portion and the rim portion along a central axis. Each of the grooves comprises a length and a width, wherein the length is longer than the width. The grooves extend between the base portion and the rim portion along the length. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A container comprising: a tubular body having a rounded sidewall extending between a closed end defining a base portion and an opposite open end surrounded by a rim portion; the base portion configured to support the container in an upright orientation relative to a support surface and wherein the base portion defines a support ring having an at least substantially rounded perimeter, the rim portion positioned opposite the base portion, the rounded sidewall comprising a vertical portion defined at least in part by a vertical portion height extending between the perimeter of the base portion and the rim portion along a central axis; and a plurality of grooves defined within the vertical portion of the rounded sidewall, each of the grooves comprising a length and a width, wherein the length is longer than the width, wherein the length of each of the plurality of grooves is greater than the vertical portion height, and wherein the grooves extend between the base portion and the rim portion along the length, wherein: the plurality of grooves comprises a first set of grooves and a second set of grooves, the first set of grooves is configured to at least partially intersect the second set of grooves so as to define an intersecting groove configuration, and the intersecting groove configuration defines a groove grid comprising a plurality of diamond shapes. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The container of claim 1, wherein the sidewall defines an at least substantially uniform wall thickness through the vertical portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The container of claim 1, wherein the rounded sidewall further defines a curved base transition region extending between the base portion and the vertical portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The container of claim 3, wherein the curved base transition region defines one or more base transition grooves arranged around the perimeter of the curved base transition region and extending at least partially between the base portion and the vertical portion and following a length of a radius of the base portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The container of claim 3, wherein the curved base transition region defines at least two opposing smooth transition regions, the at least two opposing smooth transition regions being void of any of the one or more base transition grooves. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The container of claim 5, wherein the one or more base transition grooves may be arranged around the perimeter of the curved base transition region along one or more portions of the perimeter extending between the at least two opposing smooth transition regions of the curved base transition region, wherein adjacent grooves are separated by substantially the same distance. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The container of claim 3, wherein a portion of the vertical portion is inset relative to the curved base transition region. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The container of claim 1, wherein the base portion defines a base channel extending across the base portion and aligned with a diameter of the base portion, wherein the base channel has a depth extending toward an interior of the container. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The container of claim 8, wherein the base channel extends along the diameter of the base portion between the at least two opposing smooth transition regions. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The container of claim 8, wherein the base portion defines a rounded inset panel oriented such that the centerline of the rounded inset panel is aligned with the centerline of the base portion, wherein the depth of the base channel is a first depth, and the rounded inset panel has a second depth extending towards the interior of the container, wherein the second depth is greater than the first depth. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The container of claim 1, wherein the rim portion is oriented such that a centerline of the rim portion is aligned with a centerline of the base portion, the rim portion comprising an outer perimeter defining an at least substantially rounded perimeter; and an inner perimeter defining an at least substantially rounded perimeter of an opening, wherein the opening is oriented such that a centerline of the opening is aligned with the centerline of the base portion. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The container of claim 1, wherein the grooves helically spiral around the central axis of the tubular body. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The container of claim 12, wherein adjacent grooves are separated by substantially the same distance along respective lengths of the grooves. ### Claim 14 A container comprising: a tubular body with a closed end defining a base portion and an opposite open end surrounded by a rim portion; a base portion configured to support the container in an upright orientation relative to a support surface and wherein the base portion defines a support ring having an at least substantially rounded perimeter, the base portion further comprising: a base channel extending across the base portion and aligned with a diameter of the base portion, wherein the base channel has a first width and a first depth, the first depth extending toward an interior of the container, and wherein the first width is defined at the perimeter of the base portion; a rounded inset panel having a panel diameter and being oriented such that the centerline of the rounded inset panel is aligned with the centerline of the base portion, wherein the rounded inset panel has a second depth extending towards the interior of the container, wherein the second depth is greater than the first depth, wherein the panel diameter is greater than the first width of the base channel; a rim portion positioned opposite the base portion; and a rounded sidewall comprising a vertical portion extending between the perimeter of the base portion and the rim portion along a central axis. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The container of claim 14, wherein the sidewall defines an at least substantially uniform wall thickness through the vertical portion. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The container of claim 15, wherein the rounded sidewall further defines a curved base transition region extending between the base portion and the vertical portion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The container of claim 16, wherein the curved base transition region defines one or more base transition grooves arranged around the perimeter of the curved base transition region and extending at least partially between the base portion and the vertical portion and following a length of a radius of the base portion. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The container of claim 17, wherein the curved base transition region defines at least two opposing smooth transition regions, the at least two opposing smooth transition regions being void of any of the one or more base transition grooves. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The container of claim 18, wherein the one or more base transition grooves may be arranged around the perimeter of the curved base transition region along one or more portions of the perimeter extending between the at least two opposing smooth transition regions of the curved base transition region, wherein adjacent grooves are separated by substantially the same distance. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The container of claim 19, wherein the base channel extends along the diameter of the base portion between the at least two opposing smooth transition regions. ### Claim 21 (depends on 17) The container of claim 17, wherein the vertical portion is inset relative to the curved base transition region. ### Claim 22 (depends on 15) The container of claim 15, wherein the rim portion is oriented such that a centerline of the rim portion is aligned with a centerline of the base portion, the rim portion comprising an outer perimeter defining an at least substantially rounded perimeter; and an inner perimeter defining an at least substantially rounded perimeter of an opening, wherein the opening is oriented such that a centerline of the opening is aligned with the centerline of the base portion. ### Claim 23 (depends on 15) The container of claim 15, wherein the vertical portion of the rounded sidewall defines one or more sets of grooves, each of the grooves comprising a length and a width, wherein the length is longer than the width and the grooves extend between the base portion and the rim portion along the length. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The container of claim 23, wherein the grooves helically spiral around the central axis of the tubular body. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The container of claim 24, wherein adjacent grooves are separated by substantially the same distance along respective lengths of the grooves. ### Claim 26 (depends on 24) The container of claim 24, wherein the grooves of at least two sets of grooves are configured so as to intersect one another, wherein the intersecting groove configuration defines a groove grid comprising a plurality of diamond shapes.