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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.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 1990
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
George R Conrad, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Mt. Vernon, IN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ; B65D / ; B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
215 / ; 220 72 ; 220 / ; 2151 / ;
Abstract
A plastic container for use in receiving product in a hot state the sealing of which creates a negative pressure therein after the product cools, an ovalized portion of the container disposed between a bottom and shoulder having circular cross sections wherein the negative pressure causes a uniform deformation of the ovalized portion allowing the container to remain aesthetically pleasing in appearance.