Plastic container having wavy vacuum panels

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2006-04-27

2010-10-19

Stashick, Anthony (Department: 3781)

Bottles and jars

Sidewall structure

Pressure-responsive structure

C215S382000, C215S384000, C220S669000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07815064

ABSTRACT:
A plastic container comprises an upper portion including a finish, a lower portion including a base, a sidewall extending between the upper portion and the lower portion, the sidewall defining a central longitudinal axis of the container, and at least two vacuum panels located in the sidewall and separated by a substantially longitudinal rib having a wavy longitudinal profile. Each vacuum panel comprises a first portion having a first cross-section in a plane substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis, and a second portion having a second cross-section in a plane substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis, the second cross-section being arced to a greater extent than the first cross-section.

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