Patent ID: 9205946
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A plastic container comprising: a body; a neck portion extending from the body, the neck portion comprising an upper section having an outer surface and a lower section having an outer surface, the lower section positioned between the body and the upper section; threads extending radially outward from the outer surface of the lower section of the neck portion, the threads configured to engage a closure; a first anti-rotation lug extending radially outward from the outer surface of the upper section of the neck portion, the first anti-rotation lug having a clockwise facing engagement surface; a second anti-rotation lug extending radially outward from the outer surface of the upper section of the neck portion and spaced apart from the first anti-rotation lug, the second anti-rotation lug having a clockwise facing engagement surface; and a first buttress having an outermost surface, the first buttress extending radially outward from the outer surface of the upper section of the neck portion and positioned between the first and second anti-rotation lugs, the first buttress reinforcing the neck portion between the first and second anti-rotation lugs; wherein the outermost surface of the first buttress is a continuous arc having a constant radius over at least a portion of the length of the first buttress, the first buttress extending between a clockwise end contiguous with the first anti-rotation lug and a counter-clockwise facing tapered end.