Patent ID: 6616001
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A bottle-type plastic container comprising a container body and an opening at one end of the container body, for allowing liquid contents to be charged into the container and discharged therefrom, said container body having two surface portions which are recessed inwards and opposed to each other, a front surface portion extending between the two recessed surface portions, and a rear surface portion defining a grip region between the two opposed surface portions, wherein the grip region includes a panel portion for absorbing deformation of the container body upon pressure drop therein and the front surface portion is devoid of a panel portion for absorbing deformation, said panel portion of the grip region having a width as measured in circumferential direction of the container body, said panel portion being provided with at least one circumferential rib having a length that is smaller that the width of the panel portion.