Patent ID: 11939104
Assignee: PLASTIPAK PACKAGING, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 20:
21. A method for blow molding a plastic container from a plastic preform, the plastic container comprising:
a lower supporting base portion;
a sidewall portion extending upwardly from the base portion; and
a neck portion extending upwardly from the sidewall portion, the neck portion including:
a dispensing opening positioned at a top of the neck portion;
threads positioned below the dispensing opening;
a tamper-evident formation positioned below the threads, the tamper-evident formation having a lower surface; and
a support flange positioned below the tamper-evident formation, the support flange having an upper surface and a lower surface;

wherein the plastic container is formed of a material comprising polyethylene terephthalate (PET); and a vertical distance from the lower surface of the support flange to the top of the neck portion is from 0.435 to 0.500 inches.