Patent ID: 8439214
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A plastic container, comprising: a base portion for supporting the container on a surface, the base portion including a plurality of feet; an upper portion, the upper portion including a neck and a dispensing opening; and a body portion that extends between the base portion and the neck, the body portion including a shoulder portion below the neck and a sidewall portion between the shoulder portion and the base portion; wherein the body portion includes a plurality of elongated vertical formations along the sidewall portion that extend from in the base portion toward the shoulder portion and at least partially separate outer portions of adjacent feet, the plurality of elongated vertical formations being continuous and uninterrupted transversely along at least 0.60 the total height of the container, the sidewall portion includes a plurality of transverse formations, the plurality of elongated vertical formations traverse the plurality of transverse formations, at least one of the plurality of transverse formations traverses a plurality of the plurality of elongated vertical formations in the upper one-half of the container; and wherein the base portion includes at least one radially-extending reinforcement formation, at least one elongated vertical formation extends radially into the base portion, and the elongated vertical formation is in diametrical alignment with the at least one radially-extending reinforcement formation.