Plastic container with top handle
AssigneeGraham Packaging Company, L.P.
InventorsEd Roubal, Matthew Crider
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Abstract
A plastic container is provided. The plastic container has a base with a foundation extending upward from the base, front and rear panels, right and left side panels, a front pillar wall, and a rear pillar wall extending upward from the foundation. The front pillar and rear pillar walls are not co-planer with the front and rear panels, respectively. A transitional wall, located between the front panel and the front pillar wall and between the rear panel and the rear pillar wall, is attached to the front and rear panels and the front and rear pillar wall. The container also includes an integral handle, a top panel, a shoulder, and a finish having an opening.
Claims25
A plastic container, comprising:
- a base;
- a foundation extending upward from the base;
- front and rear panels extending upward from the foundation;
- right and left side panels extending upward from the foundation;
- a front pillar wall extending upward from the foundation, the front pillar wall being non-co-planer with the front panel;
- a rear pillar wall extending upward from the foundation, the rear pillar wall being non-co-planer with the rear panel;
- a transitional wall attached to the front and rear panels and the front and rear pillar walls, the transitional wall being located between the front panel and the front pillar wall and being located between the rear panel and the rear pillar wall;
- an integral handle having a first end attached to the right side panel and a second end attached to the transitional wall;
- a top panel attached to the transitional wall, front and real panels, and second end of the handle;
- a shoulder extending upward from the front and rear pillar walls and the left side panel;
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- a finish extending upward from the shoulder and having an opening.
A plastic container, comprising:
- a base;
- a foundation extending upward from the base;
- front and rear panels extending upward from the foundation;
- right and left side panels extending upward from the foundation;
- a front pillar wall extending upward from the foundation, the front pillar wall being non-parallel to the front panel;
- a rear pillar wall extending upward from the foundation, the rear pillar wall being non-parallel to the rear panel;
- a transitional wall attached to the front and rear panels and the front and rear pillar walls, the transitional wall being located between the front panel and the front pillar wall and being located between the rear panel and the rear pillar wall;
- an integral handle having a first end attached to the right side panel and a second end attached to the transitional wall, the handle extending downward from the second end to the first end;
- a top panel attached to the transitional wall, front and real panels, and second end of the handle;
- a shoulder extending upward from the front and rear pillar walls and the left side panel;
- a finish extending upward from the shoulder and having an opening;
- a first chamfered corner between the right side panel and the front panel and extending upward from the base to a vertical position of the container adjacent the lower end of the handle;
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- a second chamfered corner between the right side panel and the rear panel and extending upward from the base to a vertical position of the container adjacent the lower end of the handle.
A plastic container, comprising:
- a base;
- a cavity having front and rear panels, right and left side panels, front and rear pillar walls and a transitional wall, the front and rear panels, right and left side panels, front and rear pillar walls and transitional wall extending upward from the base, and the transitional wall being located between the front panel and the front pillar wall and between the rear panel and the rear pillar wall;
- an integral handle having a first end attached to the right side panel and a second end attached to the transitional wall, the handle extending downward from the second end to the first end;
- a top panel located on top of the front and rear panels and between the transitional wall and second end of the handle;
- a shoulder extending upward from the front and rear pillar walls and the left side panel;
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- a finish extending upward from the shoulder and having an opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.