Plastic container having reinforced gripping structure
AssigneeGraham Packaging Company, L.P.
InventorsDavid B. Heisner, Stephen R. Guerin
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Abstract
A plastic container includes a shoulder portion having an annular rib defined therein and a generally cylindrical main body portion having a longitudinal axis. At least one gripping recess is defined in the main body portion that has an oblong shape when viewed in front elevation and that is defined in part by a curved concave inner surface when viewed in side elevation. The gripping recess includes a plurality of horizontal indentations, each of which is sized to receive a finger of a consumer when the plastic container is being gripped by the consumer.
Claims20
A plastic container, comprising:
- an elongated neck portion defining a dispensing opening with a vertical longitudinal axis extending therethrough;
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- a main body portion from which the elongated neck portion extends, the main body portion having a generally cylindrical shape with a maximum outer diameter, the main body portion having a gripping recess within an area defined by an outer boundary, the outer boundary having a generally oblong shape when viewed in front elevation, the generally oblong shape of the outer boundary having a major vertical axis substantially parallel to the vertical longitudinal axis and a minor horizontal axis,
- the gripping recess further having a concave inner surface when viewed in side elevation and including a plurality of indentations within the area defined by the outer boundary, the gripping recess configured to withstand pressurization and volumetric contraction.
A plastic container having a longitudinal axis, comprising:
- a neck portion defining a dispensing opening with a vertical longitudinal axis extending therethrough;
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- a main body portion from which the neck portion extends, the main body portion having a generally cylindrical shape with a maximum outer diameter, the main body portion having a gripping recess within an area defined by an outer boundary, the outer boundary having a generally oblong shape when viewed in front elevation, the generally oblong shape of the outer boundary having a major vertical axis substantially parallel to the vertical longitudinal axis and a minor horizontal axis,
- the gripping recess further having a concave inner surface when viewed in side elevation and including a plurality of indentations within the area defined by the outer boundary, the gripping recess configured to withstand pressurization and volumetric contraction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.