Patent ID: 7281649
Filing Date: 2007-10-16
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A container comprising: a side wall having an upper end and a lower end; a rim at the upper end of the side wall; a bottom wall that closes the lower end of the side wall to form a cavity therebetween, the bottom wall having a base and a skirt projecting from an outer periphery of the base; an outer portion of the lower end of the side wall that transitions at a crease into an inner portion of the lower end of the side wall, the outer and inner portions abutting opposite surfaces of the skirt, wherein a lowermost edge of the skirt is positioned a distance from the crease; a primary seal formed between the outer and inner portions of the lower end of the side wall; a secondary seal formed between the skirt and the outer and inner portions of the side wall, wherein the secondary seal connects the bottom wall to the side wall, and wherein the secondary seal is formed of a three-dimensional component, wherein the three-dimensional component in the secondary seal comprises a first circumferential ring provided in a plane substantially parallel to the base; and a second circumferential ring in an innermost region of the primary seal, the second circumferential ring being in a plane substantially parallel to the base.