Patent ID: 7770745

Claim:
A one-piece plastic container comprising: a body defining a longitudinal axis and having an upper portion, a sidewall portion and a base portion, said upper portion defining an opening into said container and including a finish, said sidewall portion integrally formed with and extending from said upper portion to said base portion, said base portion closing off a first terminal end of said container, wherein said upper portion includes an upper lip at a second terminal end of said container, said upper lip defining said opening, said upper lip including a curved portion and a completely linear portion, the curved portion and the completely linear portion being co-planar, the curved portion following a portion of an imaginary continuous and closed curve, the completely linear portion lying within said imaginary continuous and closed curve, the completely linear portion having a first and second endpoint that each intersect said curved portion, said finish being entirely disposed between said upper lip and said sidewall portion along the longitudinal axis.