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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
May. 23, 2003
G. David Lisch, Jackson, MI (US);
Kerry W. Silvers, Chelsea, MI (US);
Dwayne G. Vailliencourt, Manchester, MI (US);
G. David Lisch, Jackson, MI (US);
Kerry W. Silvers, Chelsea, MI (US);
Dwayne G. Vailliencourt, Manchester, MI (US);
Amcor Limited, Victoria, AU;
Abstract
A plastic container having a base portion adapted for vacuum pressure absorption. The base portion including a contact ring upon which the container is supported, an upstanding wall and a central portion. The upstanding wall being adjacent to and generally circumscribing the contact ring. The central portion being defined in at least part by a central pushup and an inversion ring which generally circumscribes the central pushup. The central pushup and the inversion ring being moveable to accommodate vacuum forces generated within the container.