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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2000
Plastic container having geometry minimizing spherulitic crystallization below the finish and method
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy J. Boyd, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Kerry W. Silvers, Chelsea, MI (US);
Assignee:
Schmalbach-Lubeca AG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/900 ;
Abstract
A plastic container for retaining a commodity during a high temperature pasteurization or retort process. The container includes a finish defining an aperture for receiving the commodity, a body portion generally extending downward from the finish portion, and a base portion generally extending inward from the body portion and closing off the bottom of the container. The body portion itself includes a sidewall having a crystallinity of greater than 30% and a shoulder portion flaring outward, from a generally transverse plane defined by the mouth of the container, at an angle of about 15° or less.