Hot-fillable plastic container with grippable body

A hot-fillable plastic container having a panel section configured to be gripped in one hand, the panel section including two opposing horizontally-disposed and radially-indented finger grips which as first gripping members, and two opposing vertically-elongated and radially-indented vacuum panels which act as alternative second gripping members.

A hot-fillable plastic container, having alternate vacuum panel sections and reinforcing sections, wherein the vacuum panel sections have an invertible central wall portion, movable from a convex first position prior to hot-filling of the container, to a concave second position under vacuum pressure following hot-filling and sealing of the container, and wherein the reinforcing sections have finger grips comprising two or more horizontal radially-indented channels of a width adapted to receive a finger or thumb and the reinforcing sections have vertical ribs between the vacuum panels and finger grips which vertical ribs facilitate movement of the vacuum panels while isolating the vacuum panel movements from the finger grips.

A hot-fillable plastic container having a panel section configured to be gripped in one hand, the panel section including two opposing vertically-elongated and radially-indented vacuum panels and two opposing sets of horizontally-disposed and radially-indented finger grips, the panel section including a vertical rib between each vacuum panel and set of finger grips, the vertical ribs facilitating movement of the vacuum panels while isolating such movement from the finger grips, the vacuum panels being symmetrically disposed in the panel section, and the panel section having a diameter of from 2.5 to 4.5 inches, the vacuum panel having an angular extent of from 50-90.degree., each set of finger grips having an angular extent of from 50-90.degree., and the angular extent between each vacuum panel and set of finger grips being from 18-30.degree..