Plastic carafe
AssigneeGraham Packaging Company L. P.
InventorsSheldon Yourist, John Denner, Angie Noll, Roger Prevot
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Abstract
A plastic carafe includes a body portion having an enclosed base defined by a plurality of upstanding posts and a plurality of panels separating the posts from one another. The carafe further includes a neck portion having a blown finish at the top of the carafe that defines a wide-mouth. A shoulder portion transitions the posts and panels to the neck portion.
Claims40
A plastic carafe having a top and a bottom, comprising:
- a body portion having an enclosed base defined by a plurality of upstanding posts and a plurality of panels, each of the plurality of panels separating one of the plurality of posts from one another;
- a neck portion having a blown finish at the top of the carafe defining a wide mouth;
- and
- a shoulder portion transitioning each of said posts and said panels to said neck portion.
A method of making a blow-molded PET carafe container having an externally-threaded wide mouth finish for receiving a removable closure, comprising the steps of:
- disposing a preform in a mold cavity having a surface with a container body region, a thread forming region superadjacent said body forming region, and a moil forming region superadjacent said thread forming region,
- said container body region having a base section, a shoulder portion, and a neck portion, said base portion being generally square shaped and having a plurality of upstanding posts and a plurality of panels, each of the plurality of panels separating one of the plurality of posts from one another, said thread forming region defining the wide mouth;
- distending said preform against said mold surface to form an intermediate container article having a moil portion superadjacent a threaded portion;
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- severing said moil portion to produce a wide mouth carafe container.
A system for containing liquids, comprising:
- a plastic carafe having a top and a bottom, the carafe comprising
- a body portion having an enclosed base defined by a plurality of upstanding posts and a plurality of panels, each of the plurality of panels separating one of the plurality of posts from one another;
- a neck portion having a blown finish at the top of the carafe defining a wide mouth;
- and a shoulder portion transitioning each of said posts and said panels to said neck portion;
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- a closure adapted to engage the wide mouth and seal the carafe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.