Patent ID: 7458478
Filing Date: 2008-12-02
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A hot fillable container, comprising: a bottom; and a sidewall connected with said bottom so as to define an internal space, said sidewall being shaped so as to define in transverse cross-section: a first convex sidewall label area having a first convexly curved outer surface having a first curvature, a second convex sidewall area having a second convexly curved outer surface having a second curvature, wherein said sidewall is constructed and arranged so that deformation of said sidewall in response to a partial vacuum condition within said internal space after a hot fill process will result in a decrease of said first curvature and an increase of said second curvature, said deformation being effected without any denting of said sidewall, and a third convex side wall area, said third convex sidewall area being constructed and arranged to substantially maintain its shape in response to a partial vacuum condition within said internal space, wherein said third convex side wall area is symmetrically opposed to said first convex side wall area.