Patent ID: 7451886
Filing Date: 2008-11-18
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A plastic container comprising: an upper portion having a mouth defining an opening into said container, a neck extending from said upper portion, a body portion extending from said neck to a base, said base closing off an end of said container; said upper portion, said neck, said body portion and said base cooperating to define a receptacle chamber within said container into which product can be filled; said base including a chime extending from said body portion to a contact ring which defines a surface upon which said container is supported, said base further including a central portion defined in at least part by a pushup having a generally truncated cone shape in cross section located on a longitudinal axis of said container, and an inversion ring having an upper portion, a lower portion and a generally S shaped geometry in cross section, and circumscribing said pushup; said truncated cone having an overall general diameter that is at most 30% of an overall general diameter of said base and a top surface generally parallel to a support surface; said lower portion of said inversion ring has an average wall thickness and said contact ring has an average wall thickness, said contact ring average wall thickness being at least equal to said lower portion average wall thickness.