Patent ID: 6092688
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A container that provides for drainage of fluid underneath a product label on the container, the container comprising:a central label portion having an outer surface to which the label is affixed, said central label portion being a generally cylindrical body having a radius defining a generally cylindrical sidewall, the radius extending between a center axis of said generally cylindrical body and the sidewall;a bottom portion below said central label portion, said bottom portion being separated from the central label portion by a circumferential formation;a vacuum panel recessed in said central label portion; andat least one drainage port for draining fluid from said vacuum panel comprising:two ridges extending outward from the sidewall of the container and away from the center axis, said ridges forming a groove therebetween, the upper end of said groove being bounded by the vacuum panel and the lower end of said groove being hounded by said circumferential formation, the groove having a radius that is substantially the same in entirety from its upper end to its lower end, the radius of the groove and the radius of the sidewall being substantially the same.