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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2006
John A. Nievierowski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael T. Lane, Brooklyn, MI (US);
Christopher Labombarbe, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
John A. Nievierowski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael T. Lane, Brooklyn, MI (US);
Christopher LaBombarbe, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
AMCOR LImited, Abbotsford, AU;
Abstract
A plastic container including an upper end having an aperture defining an opening of the container. A lower end defines a base of the container. A sidewall portion merges into a grip portion and extends between the upper end and the lower end. The sidewall portion and the grip portion each include a plurality of horizontal ribs. The horizontal ribs of the sidewall portion each include at least one chamfered rib that provides additional structural strength and support to the container during hot fill, packaging and shipping operations.