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US 12,503,268 B2Granted
Container base with deep inset recesses
AssigneeAmcor Rigid Packaging USA, LLC
InventorsJames Stelzer, Bradley S. Philip, Michael T. Lane
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Abstract
A polymeric container including a finish defining an opening of the container. A body defines an internal volume for storing product therein. A base is at an end of the body opposite to the finish. The base defines a plurality of recesses spaced apart from one another about an axial center of the base.
Claims14
A polymeric container comprising:
- a finish defining an opening of the container;
- a body defining an internal volume for storing product therein;
- and
- a base at an end of the body opposite to the finish, the base defining a plurality of recesses spaced apart from one another about an axial center of the base, each one of the recesses including a sidewall and an innermost end surface that is angled in cross-section such that the plurality of recesses are deepest proximate to the axial center of the base,
- wherein:
- at the plurality of recesses the base is thinner than between the plurality of recesses, and
- at the plurality of recesses the base has higher crystallinity than between the plurality of recesses.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.