Patent ID: 9604749
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A container for a food composition, comprising: a thermoplastic hollow body comprising a generally planar bottom having a single outer edge that is continuously rounded and a side wall extending along a longitudinal axis from the bottom as far as a top, and a generally planar annular flange integral with the body and connected to the top of the body, the flange comprising an inner edge defining a generally circular upper opening of the container, the bottom being narrower than said upper opening, wherein: the side wall of the body has a generally cylindrical upper portion having a height h the container has a height H defined between the planar bottom and the flange, the peripheral intersection line is spaced and at a substantially constant distance from the planar bottom, the lower portion having the height h the side wall has a thickness profile such that the average thickness of the lower portion is more than the average thickness of the upper portion.