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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Humphrey, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Keith Barno, Anniston, AL (US);
Gary L. Bouc, Beatrice, NE (US);
Assignee:
Hoover Materials Handling Group Inc., Beatrice, NE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/920 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/920 ;
Abstract
A blow molded shipping container includes a hollow bottle of thermoplastic material defined by a continuous outer wall having a parting line formed during blow molding the bottle and a fill opening located on the parting line. An appurtenance of a material different from the thermoplastic material is integrally fused to the bottle during the blow molding of the bottle at a location of the bottle other than the parting line.