Patent ID: 7178687
Filing Date: 2007-02-20
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A plastic molded container, comprising: a bowl comprising an upper rim, a bottom and a sidewall extending between the upper rim and the bottom, the sidewall comprising a lower frustum section, a narrow mid-section, and an upper frustum section, the sidewall having curvilinear transitions from the upper frustum section to the narrow mid-section and from the narrow mid-section to the lower frustum section, the lower frustum section connecting the bottom to the mid-section, the lower frustum section decreasing in width as the lower frustum section extends from the bottom to mid-section, the lower frustum section having a volume larger than a volume of the upper frustum section, the upper frustum section connecting the upper rim to the mid-section, the upper frustum section decreasing in width as the upper frustum section extends from the upper rim to mid-section, the upper rim defining a maximum width of the container, and the container being constructed such that it is capable of resisting permanent deformation when used in a hot fill or retort process.