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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.:

US 10392151 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 23, 2017

Lightweight container base

Applicant:

Amcor Rigid Plastics Usa, Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);

Inventors:

Michael T. Lane, Brooklyn, MI (US);

Walt Paegel, Jackson, MI (US);

Assignee:

Amcor Rigid Plastics USA, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);

Attorney:

Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.

Primary Examiner:

Robert B Davis

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 49/48 (2006.01); B29C 49/54 (2006.01); B65D 1/02 (2006.01); B65D 1/48 (2006.01); B29D 22/00 (2006.01); B65D 1/46 (2006.01); B65D 85/00 (2006.01); B29C 49/00 (2006.01); B29C 49/12 (2006.01); B65D 79/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29C 49/06 (2006.01); B29K 67/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 1/0284 (2013.01); B29C 49/0005 (2013.01); B29C 49/12 (2013.01); B29C 49/4823 (2013.01); B29C 49/541 (2013.01); B29D 22/003 (2013.01); B65D 1/0223 (2013.01); B65D 1/0246 (2013.01); B65D 1/0261 (2013.01); B65D 1/46 (2013.01); B65D 1/48 (2013.01); B65D 79/005 (2013.01); B65D 85/70 (2013.01); B29C 49/06 (2013.01); B29C 2049/1223 (2013.01); B29C 2049/4807 (2013.01); B29C 2049/4848 (2013.01); B29C 2049/4851 (2013.01); B29K 2067/003 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7158 (2013.01); B65D 2501/0018 (2013.01); B65D 2501/0036 (2013.01);
Abstract

A mold system for forming a container having a longitudinal axis and a transverse direction that extends transverse to the longitudinal axis. The mold system includes a sidewall system for molding the sidewall portion of the container. The mold system also includes a base system for molding the base portion of the container. The base system is operable for forming the entire base portion of the container including a central pushup portion, a contact surface for supporting the container, and at least one strap extending along the base portion in the transverse direction. The strap defines a strap surface that is spaced offset in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis from the contact surface. The strap surface extends in the transverse direction to be adjacent the sidewall portion such that the at least one strap surface is visible from a side of the container.

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