Patent ID: 7416090

Claim:
A hot fillable container, comprising: a bottom; and a sidewall connected with said bottom so as to define an internal space, said sidewall being shaped so as to define in transverse cross-section in at least one location a substantially circular outer circumference, said sidewall further comprising at least one convex structural label panel portion having a convexly curved outer surface, said sidewall being constructed and arranged so that deformation of said sidewall in response to a partial vacuum condition within said internal space will occur primarily in said convex structural label panel portion, and wherein said convex structural label panel portion comprises: a first part that deforms in response to a partial vacuum condition within said internal space so as to have an increased radius of curvature; a second part that deforms in response to a partial vacuum condition within said internal space so as to have a decreased radius of curvature; and a hinge point located at a boundary between said first part of said convex structural portion and said second part of said convex structural portion.