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Pepsico, Inc.

Ivan Pierre

Michael Andrew Lohmeier

Florian Godet

Laurent Naveau

Bottle

Disclosed is a container provided with a petaloid base having feet that form protrusions towards the outside of the container, separated two by two by recessed valleys that extend radially from a central dome of the base to a periphery of same, each foot having a median face with concavity facing outwards and extending via an end face forming a discontinuous seat ring, with a planar cross section, each valley having an inner portion extending from the central dome and an outer portion that meets the periphery, the inner portion and the outer portion being, in cross section in a central radial plane at the valley, straight and together forming an obtuse angle protruding towards the outside of the container and meeting at a vertex situated in line with or very nearly in line with the seat ring.

Petaloid base with broken valley

A container () made from thermoplastic material obtained by blow molding, or stretch-blow molding, includes a body () and a petaloid bottom () that has a central area () from which feet () extend radially, alternating with valleys (), each foot () including a peripheral portion () connected to the body () of the container and a central portion () connected to the central area (), the container being characterized in that each foot further has a truncated portion () forming a seat for the container (), extending between the peripheral portion () and the central portion ().

Container made from thermoplastic material having a petaloid bottom with increased blow-moldability

Mold bottom for the manufacture by blow molding of a container that has a bottom that is equipped with a seat, with this mold bottom including a unit that has a molding face bearing the at least partial impression of the bottom of the container, with a pressure-release air vent being formed in the unit and emptying out, via an inner opening, on the molding face and, via an outer opening, into a pipe for exposure to air, with this mold bottom also including an insert that is provided with at least one projection housed in the air vent and that has a terminal face bearing the impression of at least one part of the seat of the container, with this insert being provided with an inner circuit for heat regulation of the projection and being mounted to move in relation to the unit.

Mold bottom with wide air vents for the forming of a container

A plastic container () is provided with a body () and a bottom () that extends from a lower end of the body (), the bottom () including: a peripheral base () defining a bearing surface (); a concave arch () that extends from a central zone () to the base (); and a series of main reinforcing grooves () hollowed into the arch, extending radially from the central zone () at least to the base () and dividing the arch into a series of angular sectors (). Where each groove () joins each sector () of the arch () adjacent thereto it is bordered laterally by a reinforcing rib () projecting in relation to the sector ().

Container having a bottom provided with a stepped arch

Container () made of a plastic material, provided with a base () including a standing ring () forming a support flange () and a diaphragm () extending from the standing ring () to a central portion (), the diaphragm () being capable of standing in an outwardly-inclined position. The diaphragm () connects to the standing ring () at an outer junction () forming an outer articulation of the diaphragm (). The diaphragm () connects to the central portion () at an inner junction () forming an inner articulation of the diaphragm (). The diaphragm () is invertible with respect to the standing ring () from the outwardly-inclined position to an inwardly-inclined position. In the inwardly-inclined position, at least an inner portion () of the diaphragm () adjacent to the inner junction () is curved in radial section, with a concavity turned outwards.

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Octeville-sur-Mer, France

Ivan Pierre