Patent ID: 6585125
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A thin walled, plastic container for containing a liquid filled initially in a hot state and then sealed, the container having a longitudinal axis and comprising: a closable neck, a shoulder portion situated below the neck, a base, and a body portion connecting the shoulder portion to the base, the body portion including upper and lower margins defining a label mount area between the margins, the label mount area including a plurality of vacuum panels, each adjacent pair of vacuum panels being spaced apart from each other by a first land area, each vacuum panel including an upper edge and a lower edge spaced from the upper and lower margins of the label mount area, each vacuum panel including an upper area adjacent the upper edge and a lower area adjacent the lower edge, the upper and lower areas being asymmetric with respect to each other, the lower area of each vacuum panel comprising a plane inclined at a shallow angle with respect to a plane normal to the container longitudinal axis.