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US 2010/0059532 A1Published application
Plastic Container Having Reinforced Gripping Structure
AssigneeGraham Packaging Company, L.P.
InventorsDavid B. Heisner, Tapan Y. Patel, David P. Piccioli, Stephen R. Geurin
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Abstract
A plastic container includes a generally cylindrical main body portion having a longitudinal axis. At least one gripping recess is defined in the main body portion that has an oblong shape when viewed in front elevation and that is defined in part by a curved concave inner surface when viewed in side elevation. The gripping recess includes a plurality of horizontal indentations, each of which is sized to receive a finger of a consumer when the plastic container is being gripped by the consumer.
Claims19
A plastic container, comprising:
- a main body portion having a longitudinal axis, said main body portion having a gripping recess defined therein, said gripping recess being defined in part by a curved concave inner surface when viewed in side elevation, said gripping recess further comprising a plurality of horizontal indentations, each of said horizontal indentations being sized to receive a finger of a consumer when the plastic container is being gripped by the consumer.
A plastic container, comprising:
- a main body portion having a longitudinal axis, said main body portion having a gripping recess defined therein, said gripping recess having an oblong shape when viewed in front elevation, said gripping recess further comprising a plurality of horizontal indentations, each of said horizontal indentations being sized to receive a finger of a consumer when the plastic container is being gripped by the consumer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.