Shoulder rib to direct top load force
AssigneeAmcor Limited
InventorsBradley S. Philip, Luke A. Mast
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Abstract
A container comprising a finish, a sidewall portion having a vacuum panel, a shoulder portion extending between the finish and the sidewall portion, a base portion extending from the sidewall portion and enclosing the sidewall portion to form a volume therein for retaining a commodity, and first inwardly-directed rib extending circumferentially and continuously about the container at an interface between the sidewall portion and the shoulder portion. The first inwardly-directed rib directing top loading forces exerted generally on the finish down the sidewall portion along opposing sides of the vacuum panel.
Claims8
A container comprising:
- a finish;
- a sidewall portion having a vacuum panel;
- a shoulder portion extending between said finish and said sidewall portion;
- a base portion extending from said sidewall portion and enclosing said sidewall portion to form a volume therein for retaining a commodity;
- and
- a first inwardly-directed rib extending circumferentially and continuously about the container at an interface between said sidewall portion and said shoulder portion, said first inwardly-directed rib directing top loading forces exerted generally on said finish down said sidewall portion along opposing sides of said vacuum panel;
- wherein said vacuum panel comprises a belt land portion and a pair of inset portions in mirrored arrangement relative to said belt land portion, each of said pair of inset portions comprises a plurality of generally C-shaped outwardly-extending ribs commonly disposed about a central valley portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.