Patent ID: 9624018
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B65B,B65D,B67C

Claim:
1. A method for handling a container, the container including a longitudinal axis and a pressure panel located substantially transversely to the longitudinal axis, wherein the container includes a recessed instep adjacent to an inside border of a standing support, wherein the pressure panel is connected to a hinge structure; wherein the pressure panel further comprises a first portion being inclined at an angle of more than 100 degrees relative to a plane parallel to the longitudinal axis and a second portion being angled at a lesser angle relative to a plane parallel to the longitudinal axis than the first portion, wherein the pressure panel further comprises a centrally located push-up portion being adapted to move in response to a longitudinally directed force, the method comprising providing the container through the steps of: hot-filling the container with the pressure panel in an initial position, wherein the initial position is longitudinally away from an upper portion of the container; capping the container; creating a vacuum in the container by cooling; repositioning the pressure panel from the initial position to a second position, wherein the second position is longitudinally closer to the upper portion of the container, to reduce at least a portion of the vacuum, wherein the pressure panel remains above the standing support in the second position.