Patent ID: 7874442

Claim:
A plastic container comprising: an upper portion having a mouth defining an opening into the container, a sidewall portion extending from said upper portion to a base, said base closing off an end of the container; said upper portion, said sidewall portion and said base cooperating to define a receptacle chamber within the container into which product can be filled; said sidewall portion defined in part by a grip portion, a hinge means adjacent said grip portion and a plurality of horizontal ribs; wherein each of said plurality of horizontal ribs include at least one chamfered rib formed therein, said chamfered rib having a chamfered rib width greater than a width of each of said plurality of said horizontal ribs, said hinge means located between said grip portion and said chamfered rib, wherein said grip portion further comprises a pinch grip and said hinge means further comprises a pair of vertical ribs that intersect each of said plurality of horizontal ribs and said at least one chamfered rib further comprises a pair of chamfered ribs.