Lightweight plastic container and preform
AssigneePlastipak Packaging, Inc.
InventorsRichard C. Darr, Edward V. Morgan
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Abstract
A plastic container is provided that includes a hollow body portion including a lower supporting base portion; a sidewall portion extending upwardly from the base portion; and a neck portion extending upwardly from the sidewall portion. The neck portion includes a support flange having an upper and lower surface, a tamper-evident formation, and a dispensing opening at the top of the neck portion. In an embodiment, the dispensing opening has an inner diameter that is at least 22 mm, and the vertical distance from the top of the dispensing opening to the lower surface of the support flange is 0.580 inches or less. A preform and method for making a container are also disclosed.
Claims30
A plastic blow molded container, comprising:
- a hollow body portion including a lower supporting base portion;
- a sidewall portion extending upwardly from the base portion;
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- a neck portion extending upwardly from the sidewall portion, the neck portion including a support flange having an upper and lower surface and threads;
- a tamper-evident formation having a lower surface;
- and a dispensing opening at the top of the neck portion, the dispensing opening having a top and an inner diameter that is at least 22 mm;
- wherein the vertical distance from the top of the dispensing opening to the lower surface of the support flange, including the threads and the tamper-evident formation, is 0.580 inches or less.
A plastic blow molded container, comprising:
- a hollow body portion including a lower supporting base portion;
- a sidewall portion extending upwardly from the base portion;
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- a neck portion extending upwardly from the sidewall portion, the neck portion including a support flange having an upper and lower surface and threads;
- a tamper-evident formation having a lower surface;
- and a dispensing opening at the top of the neck portion, the dispensing opening having a top;
- wherein the volume of the container is at least 500 ml, and the vertical distance from the top of the dispensing opening to the lower surface of the support flange, including the threads and the tamper-evident formation, is 0.580 inches or less.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.