Molded, plastic container and a method for making the same
AssigneeLiquid Container L.P.
InventorsDonald Warren, Brent Lindberg
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Abstract
A plastic container having a body portion and a handle portion which extends from the body portion is formed using a pair of mold halves placed into engagement. During the molding process, a surface of the handle portion is provided with a recess in at least one area where the mold halves are in placed into engagement.
Claims18
A plastic container formed using a pair of mold halves placed into engagement, comprising:
- a body portion for holding a quantity of material having a base wherein a surface located above the base where flashing occurs is provided with a recess in at least one area where the mold halves are placed into engagement.
A method for making a plastic container including a body portion having a base, comprising:
- forming during a molding process in an area above the base of the body portion where a pair of mold halves are placed into engagement a recess;
- and
- trimming material formed in the recess during the molding process whereby the recess has a depth such that residual flashing resulting from the trimming that extends above a plane defined by outermost surfaces adjacent to the recess is less than a height of the residual flashing within the recess.
The method as recited in 12, wherein the recess is formed in the surface of the handle portion which faces the body portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.