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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1998
Dmitriy Shmagin, Streamwood, IL (US);
Sherry Yuan, Oak Lawn, IL (US);
Jizu John Cheng, Burr Ridge, IL (US);
Crown Cork & Seal Technologies Corporation, Alsip, IL (US);
Abstract
A bottle for storing and dispensing fluid comprises a side and at least one vertical rib section situated on the side for improving the bottle's vertical strength. Each vertical rib section comprises a plurality of vertical ribs being vertically and radially-outward extending projections, and panels that separate the vertical ribs. Preferably, the bottle further comprises at least two shoulders on the side, each shoulder being a radially-outward extending projection on the side and being centered at a height along the side of the bottle, wherein each shoulder and each rib section completely surround the side of the bottle such that the plurality of ribs are evenly spaced around the circumference of the bottle.