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US 12,208,941 B2Granted
Container grip panel with improved side load
AssigneeAmcor Rigid Packaging USA, LLC
InventorsMichael T. Lane, James Stelzer, Omkar Dole, Dan Witham, Luke A. Mast
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Abstract
A polymeric container including a finish defining an opening. A base is configured to support the container upright. A grip area is between the opening and the base. A plurality of grip panels are at the grip area. Each one of the grip panels has a depth, a height, and a width. The depth is at least 17% of the height, and the depth is at least 10% of the width.
Claims14
A polymeric container comprising:
- a finish defining an opening;
- a base configured to support the container upright;
- a grip area between the opening and the base, the grip area is a rigid panel, the grip area tapers inward towards a longitudinal axis of the container from a lower end of the grip area to an upper end of the grip area, the grip area includes a lower diameter at the lower end and an upper diameter at the upper end, the upper diameter is smaller than the lower diameter;
- and
- a plurality of grip panels at the grip area, each one of the grip panels having an oval shape, a depth defined by a continuous concave surface, a height, and a width, wherein the continuous concave surface extends between a bottom and a top of each one of the grip panels;
- wherein the depth is at least 17% of the height;
- wherein the depth is at least 10% of the width;
- and
- wherein the plurality of grip panels have a maximum load resistance greater than about 6 lbf.
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A polymeric container comprising:
- a finish defining an opening;
- a neck and a shoulder extending from the finish;
- an upper body portion extending from the shoulder;
- a lower body portion extending from the upper body portion to a base of the container configured to support the container upright, the lower body portion is a rigid portion of the polymeric container, the lower body portion tapers inward towards a longitudinal axis of the container from a lower end of the lower body portion to an upper end of the lower body portion, the lower body portion includes a lower diameter at the lower end and an upper diameter at the upper end, the upper diameter is smaller than the lower diameter;
- a plurality of grip panels at the lower body portion, each one of the plurality of grip panels having an oval shape, a depth defined by a continuous concave surface, a height, and a width, wherein the continuous concave surface extends between a bottom and a top of each one of the grip panels;
- wherein the depth is at least 17% of the height;
- wherein the depth is at least 10% of the width;
- and
- wherein the plurality of grip panels have a maximum load resistance greater than about 6 lbf.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.