The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2013
Amcor Rigid Plastics Usa, Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Walter J. Strasser, Cement City, MI (US);
Mark Woloszyk, Chelsea, MI (US);
Guizhang Zheng, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Theodore F. Eberle, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Pankaj Kumar, Dexter, MI (US);
Nitin Gulati, Canton, MI (US);
Amcor Rigid Plastics USA, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A one-piece plastic container including a base portion. A gate area is at an axial center of the base portion. A plurality of feet are radially spaced apart about the axial center. Each strap of a plurality of straps is arranged between neighboring feet. Each one of a plurality of fillet areas is arranged between one of the plurality of feet and straps on opposite sides thereof. A cumulative strap surface area is defined by a total surface area of the plurality of straps, the gate area, and half a total surface area of the plurality of fillet areas. A cumulative foot surface area defined by a total surface area of the plurality of feet and half the total surface area of the plurality of fillet areas. The base portion has a ratio of cumulative foot surface area to cumulative strap surface area in the range of 2.4-2.8:1.