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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. 27, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2006
Applicants:
Ralph T. Coley, Jr., Cohasset, MA (US);
Masaaki Sasaki, Matsudo, JP;
Takao Iizuka, Koto-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Lakeville-Middleboro, MA (US);
Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 1/02 (2006.01); B65D 1/42 (2006.01); B65D 23/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bottle includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion includes a shoulder that extends away from a neck of the bottle, and a grip portion. The grip portion is recessed within the top portion of the bottle. The top portion of the bottle includes at least one strengthening element, preferably in the form of a rib or column that may be provided between the upper and lower bell portions, or between the upper bell or shoulder portion and the grip portion. The bottle can be used for hot or cold fill applications.