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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2004
Willie Hatcher, Hanover, PA (US);
Toshi Kojitani, Lancaster, PA (US);
David B. Heisner, York, PA (US);
Bret Sabold, Bernville, PA (US);
Willie Hatcher, Hanover, PA (US);
Toshi Kojitani, Lancaster, PA (US);
David B. Heisner, York, PA (US);
Bret Sabold, Bernville, PA (US);
Graham Packaging Company, L.P., York, PA (US);
Abstract
A plastic container having a first portion, a second portion, and a waist between the first portion and the second portion. The waist includes a first angled portion coupled to the first portion, a second angled portion coupled to the second portion, and a curved portion connecting the first angled portion to the second angled portion for forming a deformable region for preventing a catastrophic failure of the waist when the plastic container is filled and capped and subjected to an external force.