Patent ID: 11884447
Assignee: AMCOR RIGID PACKAGING USA, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A polymeric container comprising:
a finish defining an opening of the container;
a shoulder between the finish and a body of the container, the body is tapered to give the body an hourglass shape;
a base at an end of the body opposite to the shoulder, the base configured to support the container upright;
a plurality of flexible body ribs at the body;
a shoulder rib between the shoulder and the body, the shoulder rib has a maximum height that is about 5 times greater than a maximum depth of the shoulder rib; and
at least one indentation defined by the shoulder at the shoulder rib, an upper depth of the shoulder rib at the at least one indentation is less than a lower depth of the shoulder rib, wherein the upper depth is about 70%-80% less than the lower depth of the shoulder rib;
wherein the shoulder rib is defined by a sidewall of the container that continuously curves along a length of the shoulder rib, the shoulder rib includes an upper radius extending to the shoulder, a lower radius extending to the body, and a center radius between the upper radius and the lower radius.