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AssigneeOcean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
InventorsRaymond A. Bourque, Ralph T. Coley, Jr., Takao Iizuka, Masaaki Sasaki
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A container includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion includes a shoulder that extends away from a neck of the container, and a grip portion. The grip portion defines an integral logo portion and is recessed within the top portion of the container. A waist or groove is provided on adjacent lateral sides of the grip portion and may include a lateral stiffening rib. The bottom portion of the container includes a plurality of vacuum panels that accommodate for internal forces tending to cause collapse of the vacuum panels during a hot-fill process. Any portion of the internal forces not accommodated by the vacuum panels in the bottom portion of the container is accommodated by an auxiliary vacuum panel, which is provided in the grip portion of the container.
A hot-fillable plastic container comprising:
A plastic container, comprising a body portion having a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion including a grip portion that has a height, width and depth that are dimensioned and structured to provide a good hand-fit for a variety of hand sizes, wherein the bottom portion includes a wrap-around label and the grip portion defines a logo portion adapted to receive an auxiliary label.
A plastic container, comprising a body portion having a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion including a grip portion that has a height, width and and depth that are dimensioned and structured to provide a good hand-fit for a variety of hand sizes, wherein the height of the grip portion is about 33% of the height of the top portion, the width of the grip portion is about 60-80% of the width of the top portion, and the depth is about 5 mm.
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