Patent ID: 8561822

Claim:
A multi-gallon capacity blow molded container comprising: a substantially rectangular bottom portion having a chime and a rectangular base, and the bottom portion having a plurality of base channels; a shoulder portion having a closeable neck section for facilitating filling and discharging of liquid from the container, and the shoulder portion having a plurality vertically extending shoulder channels; a body portion connecting the bottom portion with the shoulder portion, and the body portion having a plurality of spaced apart horizontal ribs and a plurality of annular rib channels for increasing a lateral wall strength of the container; wherein the container comprises at least first and second vertical primary columns which increase a top load strength of the container, and each vertical primary column commences in the shoulder portion, extends substantially continuously along the shoulder portion, vertically across only the plurality of horizontal ribs of the body portion, but not the plurality of annular rib channels, and substantially continuously along the bottom portion and terminates at the bottom portion, and each one of the horizontal ribs having first and second scalloped recesses formed therein and the first scalloped recesses are aligned with the first vertical primary column and the second scalloped recesses are aligned with the second vertical primary column so as to form substantially continuous first and second vertical primary columns which extend from the shoulder portion to the bottom portion and are only interrupted, in the body portion, by the plurality of annular rib channels.