Bottles and jars – Sidewall structure – Pressure-responsive structure
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-20
2007-02-20
Weaver, Sue A. (Department: 3781)
Bottles and jars
Sidewall structure
Pressure-responsive structure
C215S383000, C215S384000, C229S090000, C229S090000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10893080
ABSTRACT:
A hot-fill container is of one-piece plastic construction that includes a base, a sidewall extending from the base, a dome connected to the sidewall and a neck finish extending from the dome. The sidewall has an hourglass shape as viewed in side elevation with ends connected to the base and the dome. The sidewall includes a circumferential series of vacuum panels that are flexible inwardly with respect to the remainder of the sidewall. The vacuum panels preferably are rectangular as viewed in side elevation and concave as viewed tangentially of the container.
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Budden Todd M.
Rogers Dennis A.
Simpson, Jr. Charles P.
Burdett James R.
Graham Packaging PET Technologies Inc.
Smith Stuart I.
Venable LLP
Weaver Sue A.
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