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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2012
Michael J. Lonsway, Toledo, OH (US);
Bruce A. Becker, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Vincent J. Bailey, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Michael J. Lonsway, Toledo, OH (US);
Bruce A. Becker, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Vincent J. Bailey, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., Perrysburg, OH (US);
Abstract
A bottle of one-piece integrally formed construction has a body with a closed base and a shoulder at an end of the body remote from the base, and a neck extending from the shoulder along an axis and terminating in a neck finish for attachment of a closure. The bottle neck includes at least one internal embossment for affecting flow of liquid from the body through the neck. In exemplary embodiments of the disclosure, the at least one internal embossment includes at least one internal annular rib or at least one internal rib coplanar with the neck axis or at least one internal spiral rib or at least one internal elliptical rib.