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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2009
Applicant:
Michael E. Penny, Saline, MI (US);
Inventor:
Michael E. Penny, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
Amcor Limited, Hawthorn, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 1/02 (2006.01); B65D 41/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A finish for a plastic container and a preform adapted to be molded into the plastic container. The finish and the preform include an upper portion having a mouth defining an opening into the container. At least one groove is defined around a radial sidewall of the upper portion. The groove slopes gradually downward along the radial sidewall to a terminal end having a first groove depth at a groove entrance and a second groove depth after a predetermined amount of groove travel. The second groove depth being greater than the first groove depth.