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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
May. 21, 2010
Sheldon E. Yourist, York, PA (US);
Travis A. Hunter, Hallam, PA (US);
Raymond A. Pritchett, Jr., Brogue, PA (US);
Sheldon E. Yourist, York, PA (US);
Travis A. Hunter, Hallam, PA (US);
Raymond A. Pritchett, Jr., Brogue, PA (US);
GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P., York, PA (US);
Abstract
A plastic container having improved structural stability characteristics when gripped includes a finish and a main body having a sidewall. The main body has a lower portion and an upper dome that is separated from the lower portion by a waist. The upper dome includes an upper brow portion having a first maximum width and that has a concave recess defined therein. A gripping recess may be defined in the sidewall beneath the upper brow portion, which has a second minimum width that is less than the first maximum width. A portion of the sidewall that defines the gripping recess may have a substantially vertically oriented reinforcing element defined therein. In addition, a portion of the sidewall that defines the gripping recess may have U-shaped groove defined therein.