Patent ID: 6398052
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A hot-fill able bottle for strong and dispensing contents, the bottle having a height and comprising:an enclosed base; a body extending upwardly from the base, the body including a font and a back; and a pair of opposing sides coupled to the front and the back; each one of the sides including a grip portion, each one of the grip portions extending at least partially along the height of the bottle and including a recessed grip panel, and wherein the grip portion acts as a vacuum panel capable of withstanding internal vacuum; the grip panels being mutually spaced apart at a bottom portion thereof to define a bottom spacing dimension and at a top portion thereof to define a top spacing dimension, the bottom spacing dimension being greater than the top spacing dimension such that the grip panels are inwardly angled in longitudinal cross section, the grip panels being mutually spaced apart at a back portion thereof to define a back spacing dimension and at a front portion thereof to define a front spacing dimension, the front spacing dimension being greater than The back spacing dimension such that the bottle is thinner at the back than at the front, whereby the bottle is easier to grasp at the back than at the front.