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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2005
G. David Lisch, Jackson, MI (US);
Kerry W. Silvers, Campbellsburg, IN (US);
Dwayne G. Vailliencourt, Manchester, MI (US);
Brian L. Pieszchala, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Richard J. Steih, Jackson, MI (US);
G. David Lisch, Jackson, MI (US);
Kerry W. Silvers, Campbellsburg, IN (US);
Dwayne G. Vailliencourt, Manchester, MI (US);
Brian L. Pieszchala, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Richard J. Steih, Jackson, MI (US);
Amcor Limited, Abbotsford, Victoria, AU;
Abstract
A plastic container having a base portion adapted for vacuum pressure absorption. The base portion including a contact ring that supports the container, an upstanding wall, and a central portion. The upstanding wall being adjacent to and generally circumscribing the contact ring. The central portion defined in at least part by a pushup and an inversion ring that generally circumscribes the pushup. The pushup having a generally truncated cone shape in cross section and the inversion ring having a generally S shaped geometry in cross section. The pushup and the inversion ring being moveable to accommodate vacuum related forces generated within the container.