Patent ID: 11952163
Assignee: ALTIUM PACKAGING LP
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A container comprising:
a container body that defines both an interior portion and an outlet that is in fluid communication with the interior portion, the outlet having a central axis,
wherein the container body comprises:
a substantially circular neck portion below the outlet, the neck portion having a profile comprising:
an upper convex portion forming an upper structural ring lying in a first plane that is substantially perpendicular to the central axis;
a lower convex portion forming a lower structural ring lying in a second plane that is substantially perpendicular to the central axis, the first plane and the second plane being separated by a vertical distance;
a middle concave portion lying between the upper structural ring and the lower structural ring such that an exterior surface of the neck portion between the upper structural ring and the lower structural ring defines a continuous curve; and
a gusset extending between the upper structural ring and the lower structural ring, the gusset having a plane of symmetry, an outer surface bisected along a vertical length by the plane of symmetry, and a varying width along the vertical length, wherein an upper section of the gusset along the plane of symmetry and a lower section of the gusset along the plane of symmetry are oblique with respect to one another, and wherein the central axis lies in the plane of symmetry;

a shoulder portion that is disposed beneath the neck portion;
a waist section that is disposed beneath the shoulder portion; and
a base that is disposed beneath the waist section.