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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2003
Applicants:
Angie Noll, York, PA (US);
Nicole Korpanty, York, PA (US);
Luis Carvallo, Owings Mills, MD (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Graham Packaging Company, L.P., York, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 25/54 (2006.01); B65D 8/04 (2006.01); B65D 90/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A base for a container is provided. The base includes an annular bearing surface that defines a bearing plane. The base also includes a parting line that extends along the base and defines first and second portions on opposite sides of the parting line. The base further includes an inner portion that is spaced from the bearing plane and surrounded by the annular bearing surface. In such a base, the first portion is offset from the second portion.