Plastic container having stepped neck finish

A container which comprises:

• a blow molded plastic container having a circular base, a cylindrical sidewall projecting upwardly from said base, a neck finish projecting upwardly and inwardly from said sidewall and having an opening to the inside of the container, wherein the neck finish includes an inwardly oriented stepped area adjacent said opening, said stepped area including an upper, outwardly extending flange which borders on the opening, said upper flange extending outwardly beyond the outward extension of the neck finish and inwardly of said sidewall, and wherein said neck finish having an outer surface and an inner surface, a downwardly extending flange extending downwardly from the inner surface of the outwardly extending flange and having an upper portion connected to the inner surface of the outwardly extending flange, and a lower portion opposed to the upper portion, and a lower inwardly extending flange connected to the lower portion of the downwardly extending flange and extending inwardly of said downwardly extend flange, with the inside surface of the inwardly extending flange including an inward projection.