Patent ID: 7334695

Claim:
A plastic container defining a central axis, the container comprising: a substantially cylindrical sidewall; a base attached to a lower portion of the sidewall; a finish attached to an upper portion of the sidewall; a vacuum panel located in the sidewall, the vacuum panel comprising an upper panel portion, a lower panel portion, and a middle panel portion, wherein the upper panel portion and the lower panel portion are located radially closer to the central axis than is the middle panel portion; a raised island protruding from the vacuum panel and surrounded by the vacuum panel, cross sectional areas of the island being defined as areas in horizontal planes of the container, the island comprising: an upper island portion; a middle island portion adjacent to the upper island portion; and a lower island portion adjacent to the middle island portion; wherein a cross sectional area of the middle island portion is less than a cross sectional area of the upper island portion and less than a cross sectional area of the lower island portion.