Container with bend resistant grippable dome

A plastic container, comprising:

• a main body portion and a dome portion spaced from the main body portion by an annular groove extending entirely around a perimeter of the container in plan view;
• wherein the dome portion is generally rectangular in plan view and comprises:
• opposing front and rear sides and opposing first and second lateral sides;
• an upper brow portion having a maximum brow width between the opposing first and second lateral sides;
• an annular gripping recess defined along the front and rear sides and opposing first and second lateral sides between the upper brow and the annular groove, the gripping recess having an arcuate concave exterior profile in side view with a gripping recess minimum width defined between the opposing first and second lateral sides, the gripping recess minimum width being less than the brow maximum width;
• a first U-shaped groove defined on at least one of the opposing first and second lateral sides, the first U-shaped groove having an inverted U-shape path in side view, and a second U-shaped groove defined on at least one of the front and rear sides, the second U-shaped groove having a U-shape path in side view;
• and
• wherein each of the first and second U-shaped grooves is disposed directly beneath the upper brow portion.