Patent ID: 9120589
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A container, having a base, a bell, a neck and a finish defining an opening, and a shoulder between the sidewall and the bell, the container comprising: a sidewall disposed between the base and the bell, the sidewall connected to the flat foot base and extending substantially along the central axis to define at least an interior portion of the container, the sidewall having a plurality of sidewall ribs; a grip portion of the sidewall comprising a multiplicity of circumferentially positioned grip portion ribs; a plurality of strap ribs, wherein each of the strap ribs extends substantially from a central portion of the base and terminates at a sidewall end in the grip portion, and wherein the strap ribs cooperate with recessed columns of the sidewall so as to resist at least one of bending, leaning, crumbling, or stretching along the sidewall and the base; a plurality of load ribs spaced between adjacent strap ribs, wherein the load ribs are configured to resist deformation of the base; and a plurality of feet formed between the strap ribs and the load ribs, wherein the plurality of feet comprises a resting surface of the container, wherein the plurality of sidewall ribs comprises a plurality of varying depth ribs positioned along the periphery of the sidewall, each varying depth rib comprising a plurality of shallow sections and a plurality of deep sections, each shallow section having a rib depth less than that of each deep section, the plurality of shallow sections vertically aligned along the central axis to form the plurality of recessed columns, and the plurality of varying depth ribs comprising a hoop strength approximating that of a plurality of constant depth ribs, and wherein weight of the container is minimized.