Patent ID: 9415894
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: B65D

Claim Text:
1. A container comprising: a finish; a sidewall portion extending from said finish, the side wall portion including a front wall, a rear wall opposite to the front wall, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall; a base portion extending from said sidewall portion and enclosing said sidewall portion to form a volume therein for retaining a commodity; and a plurality of horizontally disposed rib members disposed in said sidewall portion, said plurality of horizontally disposed rib members being continuously disposed about said sidewall portion, one of said plurality of horizontally disposed rib members of the front wall or the rear wall having a depth generally equal to about one half of an overall vertical height thereof, and one of said plurality of horizontally disposed rib members of the first or second sidewalls having a depth generally equal to about one quarter of an overall vertical height thereof, said overall vertical height of one of said plurality of horizontally disposed rib members of the front wall or the rear wall is generally equal to about one half of an on-center distance between adjacent ones of said plurality of horizontally disposed rib members of the front wall or the rear wall, and said overall vertical height of one of said plurality of horizontally disposed rib members of the first sidewall or the second sidewall is generally equal to about one half of an on-center distance between adjacent ones of said plurality of horizontally disposed rib members of the first sidewall or the second sidewall; wherein said plurality of horizontally disposed rib members resist deformation of the container such that a size of expansion of the container during filling is approximately equal to a size of contraction of the container during cooling; and wherein at least one of said plurality of horizontally disposed rib members comprises a continuous groove about said sidewall portion.