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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2010
Eric B. Ungrady, Mt. Wolf, PA (US);
Michael T. Kelly, Manchester, PA (US);
Justin A. Howell, New Cumberland, PA (US);
Raymond A. Pritchett, Jr., Manchester, PA (US);
Eric B. Ungrady, Mt. Wolf, PA (US);
Michael T. Kelly, Manchester, PA (US);
Justin A. Howell, New Cumberland, PA (US);
Raymond A. Pritchett, Jr., Manchester, PA (US);
Graham Packaging Company, L.P., York, PA (US);
Abstract
A hot fill type plastic container includes a bottom portion and a main body having a vacuum uptake portion that is bounded by upper and lower horizontal grooves. The vacuum uptake portion has four side panel portions, and each of the side panel portions has at least one vertical groove defined therein. The vertical grooves are substantially centered with respect to the side panel portions. No surface features other than the vertical grooves are included on the side panel portions. The main body further includes upper and lower round portions that are respectively positioned above and below the vacuum uptake portion.