Plastipak Packaging, Inc.

The Procter Gamble Company

Dr Pepper/seven Up, Inc.

Mott's Llp

Gary I Voss

James J Miller

William A Slat

Gary M Ferguson

Craig A Larson

James G Kulp

Duane Lach

Anthony Desico

Christopher E Kaminski

Robert A McIntire

James C Dorn

Kyle Fleischhacker

Richard Lawrence Horstman

James Edward McCay

Guy Baskerville Wilkins

Stephen Doerr

Adam Robert George Shafer

James Christopher Dom

Blake Morrison

Chris Kaminski

Bottle

An extrusion blow molded container is provided comprising a closed base, a body portion extending from the closed base having a surface finish that is substantially free of striations, and an open neck portion extending from the body portion. In an embodiment, the container is comprised of polyethylene terephthalate (PET); the base portion includes a support portion and a substantially elevated portion having a center and a major diameter; and the center is disposed an elevated distance above said surface that is less than about 0.05 the major diameter. A method and apparatus for extrusion blow molding an article is also disclosed.

Extrusion blow molded container, apparatus and method

Container base

Container

Pet container

Plastic container

The plastic container includes a hollow body of plastic material having a lower supporting base, a sidewall extending upwardly from the base, a shoulder extending upwardly from the sidewall, and an upper neck portion with an opening therein extending upwardly from the shoulder. The sidewall includes two handle portions on opposed sides thereof, and the neck portion is generally centrally located, whereby, the contents of the container can be dispensed by holding either of the handle portions.

Plastic container including handle portions

Apparatus for extrusion blow molding a container

Blow molding apparatus having raised pinches and compression lands

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Medina, OH, United States of America

Gary I Voss