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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2022
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Tu D. Nguyen, Glenview, IL (US);
Chi Quang Nguyen, Glenview, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A thermoplastic bottle is provided that has a sidewall having an exterior surface that defines a plane curve. The sidewall is joined with a base and a mouth to define an interior volume. Facets are integrally formed in the sidewall that each have a recess interior to the plane curve and a protrusion extending above the recess. The protrusion being either above or below the plane curve. The recess can surround the protrusion or be adjacent thereto. Facets can be arranged in a variety of patterns and vary in shape, size, or both relative to one another. A ratio is defined for a recess depth to an absolute value of a height of a protrusion of 0.2-5:1. The resulting bottle offers a better grip when fluid bottle contents have dripped on the exterior surface relative to a conventional bottle. By allowing the drippage to seep into recesses of the facets.