Multi-sided spiraled plastic container
AssigneeGraham Packaging Company, L.P.
InventorsRaymond A. Pritchett, Jr., Angie Noll, Scott Bysick
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Abstract
A multi-sided spiraled plastic container for liquid, flowable, and squeezable products may be suitable for use with food or beverage products packaged by traditional hot-fill processes. The container includes an open top through which the container is adapted to be filled, and a body portion having a shoulder section, which extends downwardly from the open top towards a closed base portion. The body portion has a plurality of vacuum panel pairs which are disposed in a spiral fashion about the body portion and configured for contributing to a superior top load strength of the container.
Claims16
A polymeric container, comprising:
- an open top through which the polymeric container is adapted to be filled;
- a body portion having a shoulder section, which extends downwardly from said open top towards a closed base portion;
- said body portion having a plurality of vacuum panel pairs which are disposed in a spiral fashion about said body portion and configured for contributing to a superior top load strength of the polymeric container, wherein each vacuum panel of said plurality of vacuum panel pairs comprises an outward curve;
- wherein said vacuum panel pairs spiral in a first direction to a midpoint of the container and in a second direction to said base portion of the container;
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- a relatively rigid transitional wall between adjacent vacuum panel pairs, wherein each vacuum panel midpoint is diametrically opposed to a corresponding transitional wall.
A polymeric container, comprising:
- an open top through which the polymeric container is adapted to be filled;
- a body portion having a shoulder section, which extends downwardly from said open top towards a closed base portion;
- said body portion having:
- a plurality of vacuum panel pairs which are disposed in a spiral fashion about said body portion, wherein each vacuum panel of said plurality of vacuum panel pairs comprises an outward curve;
- and
- a relatively rigid transitional wall between adjacent vacuum panel pairs, wherein each vacuum panel midpoint is diametrically opposed to a corresponding transitional wall;
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- wherein said vacuum panel pairs spiral in a first direction to a midpoint of the container and in a second direction to said base portion of the container.
A polymeric container, comprising:
- an open top through which the polymeric container is adapted to be filled;
- a body portion having a shoulder section, which extends downwardly from said open top
- towards a closed base portion;
- said body portion having:
- an odd number of vacuum panel pairs which are disposed in a spiral fashion about said body portion, wherein each vacuum panel of said plurality of vacuum panel pairs comprises an outward curve;
- and
- a relatively rigid transitional wall between adjacent vacuum panel pairs, wherein each vacuum panel midpoint is diametrically opposed to a corresponding transitional wall;
- wherein said vacuum panel pairs spiral in a first direction to a midpoint of the container and in a second direction to said base portion of the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.