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US 2012/0000879 A1Published application
Finish horizontal reinforcing rib-ring force
AssigneeAmcor Limited
InventorsRONALD McFARLANE, Terry D. Patcheak, James Stelzer
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Abstract
A container comprising a finish, a sidewall portion extending from the finish having a thread portion and an opening formed therein, a base portion extending from the sidewall portion and enclosing the sidewall portion to form a volume therein for retaining a commodity, and an inwardly directed rib member. The inwardly directed rib member is circumferentially disposed about the finish. In some embodiments, the inwardly directed rib member is positioned between the opening of the finish and the start of the thread portion.
Claims20
A container comprising:
- a finish having a thread portion and an opening formed therein;
- a sidewall portion extending from said finish;
- a base portion extending from said sidewall portion and enclosing said sidewall portion to form a volume therein for retaining a commodity;
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- an inwardly directed rib member disposed circumferentially about said finish.
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A container comprising:
- a finish having a thread portion and an opening formed therein, said thread portion being formed to threadedly engage a closure member, said finish having an exterior surface and an interior surface, said thread portion being disposed on said exterior surface;
- a neck extending from said finish;
- a sidewall portion extending from said neck;
- a base portion extending from said sidewall portion and enclosing said sidewall portion to form a volume therein for retaining a commodity;
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- a circumferential groove formed on said exterior surface of said finish between said opening and said thread portion.
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A container comprising:
- a finish having a thread portion and an opening formed along a top edge thereof, said thread portion being formed to threadedly engage a closure member, said finish having an exterior surface and a generally unobstructed interior surface, said thread portion being disposed on said exterior surface;
- a neck extending from said finish;
- a sidewall portion extending from said neck;
- a base portion extending from said sidewall portion and enclosing said sidewall portion to form a volume therein for retaining a commodity;
- a circumferential groove formed on said exterior surface of said finish between said top edge and said thread portion;
- a support ring extending from at least one of said finish, said neck, and said sidewall portion, said support ring being disposed below said thread portion such that said thread portion is disposed between said support ring and said circumferential groove;
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- a sealing ridge extending from at least one of said finish and said neck, said sealing ridge being sealingly engagable with the closure member and disposed below said circumferential groove and said thread portion such that said sealing ridge is positioned between said thread portion and said support ring
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.