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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:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2004
Applicants:
Richard Johnston, Toledo, OH (US);
Doug Struble, Maumee, OH (US);
Debra Finnigan, Toledo, OH (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Graham Packaging Company, L.P., York, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 1/42 (2006.01); B65B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A base structure having a bearing surface defining a bearing plane and an inner portion spaced apart from the bearing surface in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the bearing plane. The inner portion includes a first surface, a second surface spaced apart from said first surface, and a step merging said first surface with second surface.