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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:
May. 24, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2003
Applicant:
Greg Trude, Seven Valleys, PA (US);
Inventor:
Greg Trude, Seven Valleys, PA (US);
Assignee:
Graham Packaging Company, L.P., York, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D001/02 ; B65D001/42 ; B65D023/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A base structure for a blow-molded container having a sidewall is provided. The base structure comprises a support heel having an outer portion and an inner portion, the outer portion merging with the container sidewall. An inner projecting portion merges with the inner portion of the support heel. The inner projecting portion is inclined at an angle of at least about 50 degrees.