Patent ID: 7748552

Claim:
A one-piece unitary plastic container comprising: a base, a side wall extending upward from the base, a shoulder portion extending upward and inward from an upper margin of the side wall to a neck portion, and a cap-receiving finish fixed to the neck portion defining a mouth of the container, the side wall including at least two horizontal rows of vacuum panels adapted to compensate for pressure changes within the container occurring subsequent to filing and capping the container, the vacuum panels in at least a first row of the horizontal rows having a height to width aspect ratio of less than one, each vacuum panel of the at least first horizontal row having a margin surrounding a central outwardly domed portion, the central outwardly domed portion including four rounded corner protrusions, the vacuum panels in at least one second row having an ovate step leading from a perimeter portion of the panel to a recessed central portion of the panel, and a plurality of outward protrusions from the recessed central portion, the outward protrusions being situated within the ovate step and arranged to provide support for a label surrounding the side wall.