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US 2006/0131259 A1Published application
Container having controlled top load characteristics
AssigneeGraham Packaging Company, L.P.
InventorsWillie Hatcher, Toshi Kojitani, David Heisner, Bret Sabold
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Abstract
A plastic container having a first portion, a second portion, and a waist between the first portion and the second portion. The waist includes a first angled portion coupled to the first portion, a second angled portion coupled to the second portion, and a curved portion connecting the first angled portion to the second angled portion for forming a deformable region for preventing a catastrophic failure of the waist when the plastic container is filled and capped and subjected to an external force.
Claims19
A plastic container, comprising:
- a first portion;
- a second portion;
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- a waist between said first portion and said second portion, said waist comprising a first angled portion coupled to said first portion, a second angled portion coupled to said second portion, and a curved portion connecting said first angled portion to said second angled portion for forming a deformable region for preventing a catastrophic failure of said waist when the plastic container is filled and capped and subjected to an external force.
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