Patent ID: 7568588

Claim:
A plastic container comprising: a base having a width; a lower body portion connected to the base, the lower body portion having a first width; a mid body portion connected to the lower body portion; an upper body portion connected to the mid body portion at the end opposite to the lower body portion, the upper body portion having a second width; a neck connected to the upper body portion; a substantially flat central surface within the mid body portion, the central surface merging into the upper and lower body portions, said substantially flat central surface bowing inwardly towards a waist, so as to minimize distortion from hot filling; the waist located at approximately the center of the mid body portion, the waist having a third width; and; wherein the lower body portion has a substantially circular cross-section, the upper body portion has a substantially circular cross-section and the mid body portion having a substantially square cross-section.