Patent ID: 7097060

Claim:
A blow-molded container having a central axis and made of a polymer comprising: a body having a sidewall, adjacent the sidewall a shoulder and a bottom, adjacent the shoulder a neck, adjacent the neck a finish providing an opening to the container; wherein, said sidewall has a pair of inwardly facing grip recesses spaced about its periphery; each of said grip recesses being defined by a top wall and a bottom wall and a first sidewall and a second sidewall extending between the top wall and the bottom wall; wherein said first sidewall and said second sidewall converge to form an inward ridge having a cross-sectional radius that smoothly blends with said curvature of said first sidewall and said curvature of said second sidewall; and wherein said first sidewall has a surface with a generally convex appearance having a cross-sectional curvature and said second sidewall has a surface with a generally convex appearance having a cross-sectional curvature different from said first sidewall.