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AssigneePepsiCo, Inc.
InventorsCynthia Ann Headen, Martin H. Beck, Dennis Connor, Lydia Reed, John Boyet Stevens, Charles A. Curtiss, Stuart Leslie
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A bubble 6 formed in the wall 7 of a plastic container having, an interior surface 8, an exterior surface 9 and a wall thickness 29 and being suitable for containing a liquid under pressure e.g., a carbonated beverage, including an integral structure formed of a central dome 10 having a convex outer surface 11 facing toward the adjacent exterior surface 9 and connected with an annular trough 18 having an annular concave surface facing the adjacent the exterior surface 9, a frustum 20 interconnecting the trough 18 with the dome or an outer ring of curved cross-section, the outer ring having an annular concave surface facing toward the interior 14, integrally formed with the container wall 7 surrounding the bubble, the bubble having a thickness approximately equal to the wall thickness. An associated container, blow mold and method are also included.
A bubble (6) formed in a wall (7) of a plastic container, the container wall (7) defining an interior (14) of the container and having an interior surface (8), an exterior surface (9) and a wall thickness (29), and being suitable for containing a liquid under pressure, the bubble (6) comprising:
A bubble (6) formed in a wall (7) of a plastic container, the container wall (7) defining an interior (14) of the container and having an interior surface (8), an exterior surface (9) and a wall thickness (29) and being suitable for containing a liquid under pressure, the bubble (6) comprising:
A plastic container suitable for containing a liquid under pressure and including at least one bubble (6) formed in a wall (7) of the plastic container, the container wall (7) defining an interior (14) of the container and having an interior surface (8), an exterior surface (9) and a wall thickness (29) and the at least one bubble comprising;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.