Rectangular container with vacuum panels
AssigneeGraham Packaging Company, L.P.
InventorsPaul V. Kelley, Richard Ogg, David Melrose, Seungyeol Hong, Jonh Denner
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Abstract
A thin-walled, non-round plastic container having a body portion with generally rectangular sidewalls and a base. The body portion having a label mounting area extending between an upper label bumper and a lower label bumper on at least two of the adjacent sidewalls. The label mounting area includes a vacuum panel on a first sidewall, and a plurality of ribs, which may be on a second sidewall.
Claims17
A thin-walled, plastic container
- comprising a non-round body portion, said body portion having generally rectangular sidewalls, and
- a base
- wherein said body portion comprises a label mounting area, extending between an upper label bumper and a lower label bumper on at least two of the adjacent rectangular sidewalls,
- a first plurality of ribs,
- said label mounting area comprising:
- a vacuum panel on a first sidewall, wherein the first plurality of ribs are located above the upper label bumper and further wherein there are no ribs located below the upper label bumper on the first sidewall;
- and
- a second plurality of ribs, wherein the second plurality of ribs are located on a second sidewall adjacent the first sidewall and further wherein there are no ribs located above the upper label bumper on the second sidewall.
A thin-walled, plastic container having a body portion, said body portion having generally rectangular sidewalls and a generally rectangular base having an elliptical base push up;
- wherein said body portion comprises a first plurality of ribs and a label mounting area extending between an upper label bumper and a lower label bumper on at least two of the adjacent rectangular sidewalls,
- said label mounting area comprising:
- a vacuum panel on a first sidewall, wherein the first plurality of ribs are located above the upper label bumper and further wherein there are no ribs located below the upper label bumper on the first sidewall;
- and
- a second plurality of ribs positioned in the label area on a second sidewall adjacent the first sidewall, said ribs having inwardly facing rounded edges, relative to the interior of the container;
- and further wherein there are no ribs located above the upper label bumper on the second sidewall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.