Plastic blow molded container

A plastic blow molded container comprising:

• a hollow body portion that extends vertically and has upper and lower extremities;
• an upper dispensing end located above the upper extremity of the body portion and including an upper dome extending inwardly and upwardly therefrom, and the upper dispensing end also including a dispensing spout that extends upwardly from the upper dome and has a closure retainer;
• a lower freestanding base that closes the lower extremity of the body portion and supports the container in an upright position on a suitable horizontal support surface, and the freestanding base including a central hub as well as hollow legs and curved ribs positioned around the hub in an alternating relationship such that the legs support the container upright on the support surface;
• the container including a main layer of virgin polyethylene terephthalate that defines the upper end and partially defines the hollow body portion and the lower freestanding base;
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• the container also including a gas barrier liner of polyethylene naphthalate that is located inside the main layer of polyethylene terephthalate and defines an inner surface of the container, the polyethylene naphthalate liner cooperating with the polyethylene telephthalate main layer to define the freestanding base and at least a portion of the body portion, the polyethylene naphthalate liner having an upper end located below the upper dispensing end of the container, and the polyethylene naphthalate liner having a wall thickness that is less than 0.25 of the adjacent wall thickness of the polyethylene terephthalate main layer.

A plastic blow molded container comprising:

• a hollow body portion that extends vertically and has upper and lower extremities;
• an upper dispensing end located above the upper extremity of the body portion and including an upper dome extending inwardly and upwardly therefrom, and the upper dispensing end also including a dispensing spout that extends upwardly from the upper dome and has a closure retainer;
• a lower freestanding base that closes the lower extremity of the body portion and supports the container in an upright position on a suitable horizontal support surface, and the freestanding base including a central hub as well as hollow legs and curved ribs positioned around the hub in an alternating relationship such that the legs support the container upright on the support surface;
• the container including a main layer of virgin polyethylene terephthalate that defines the upper end and partially defines the hollow body portion and the lower freestanding base;
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• the container also including a gas barrier liner of polyethylene naphthalate that is located inside the main layer of polyethylene terephthalate and defines an inner surface of the container, the polyethylene naphthalate liner cooperating with the polyethylene telephthalate main layer to define the freestanding base and at least a portion of the body portion, the polyethylene naphthalate liner having an upper end located below the upper dispensing end of the container, and the polyethylene naphthalate liner having a wall thickness that is in the range of 0.05 to 0.15 of the adjacent wall thickness of the polyethylene terephthalate main layer.

A plastic blow molded container comprising:

• a hollow body portion that extends vertically and has upper and lower extremities;
• an upper dispensing end located above the upper extremity of the body portion and including an upper dome extending inwardly and upwardly therefrom, and the upper dispensing end also including a dispensing spout that extends upwardly from the upper dome and has a closure retainer;
• a lower freestanding base that closes the lower extremity of the body portion and supports the container in an upright position on a suitable horizontal support surface, and the freestanding base including a central hub as well as hollow legs and curved ribs positioned around the hub in an alternating relationship such that the legs support the container upright on the support surface;
• the container including a main layer of virgin polyethylene terephthalate that defines the upper end and partially defines the hollow body portion and the lower freestanding base;
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• the container also including a gas barrier liner that has an inner layer that is thermoformed and located inside the main layer of polyethylene terephthalate to define an inner surface of the container, the thermoformed inner layer of the gas barrier liner cooperating with the main layer of polyethylene terephthalate to define the freestanding base and at least a portion of the body portion, the gas barrier liner including an outer thin layer of EVOH sealed between the inner thermoformed layer and the main layer of polyethylene terephthalate, the gas barrier liner having an upper end located below the upper dispensing end of the container, and the gas barrier liner having a wall thickness that is less than 0.25 of the adjacent wall thickness of the polyethylene terephthalate main layer.