Patent ID: 8240493

Claim:
A plastic container that is supportable upright on a support surface comprising: an upper portion having a mouth defining an opening into said container; a shoulder region extending from said upper portion; a sidewall portion extending from said shoulder region, said sidewall portion having a generally rectangular horizontal cross section and including two opposing longer sidewalls and two opposing shorter sidewalls; a base extending from said sidewall portion and closing off an end of said container, said base having a contact surface that is operable to contact the support surface to support the container upright on the support surface, the contact surface including only a plurality of raised strips that longitudinally extend substantially parallel to the two opposing longer sidewalls such that each of the plurality of raised strips included on the contact surface longitudinally extend substantially parallel to the two opposing longer sidewalls; and said upper portion, said shoulder region, said sidewall portion and said base cooperating to define a receptacle chamber within the container into which product can be filled.