Patent ID: 6698606
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A hot-fillable container formed by blow molding a thermoplastic, said container comprising:a neck portion; an enclosed bottom portion; and a body portion disposed between the neck portion and the bottom portion, the body portion including a substantially cylindrical front segment, a substantially cylindrical rear segment opposite the front segment, a pair of opposing panels disposed between the front segment and the rear segment, and a pair of opposing handgrips formed in the panels, a rear portion of each one of the panels joined to the rear segment of the body portion without a hinge; each one of the handgrips including a relatively stiffened boundary that resists deformation upon internal vacuum conditions and a relatively un-stiffened boundary, the relatively unstiffened boundary being disposed opposite from the relatively stiffened boundary and non-parallel thereto such that a portion of the handgrip forms a thumb piece; whereby said panels being joined to said rear segment of the body portion without hinges promotes inward deformation of portions of the rear segments proximate the panels upon internal vacuum conditions.