Patent ID: 6889866

Claim:
A container for a product configured for automated production, the container comprising: a body having a pair of opposing end walls, a pair of opposing side walls, and a bottom wall, the end walls each having a length and the side walls each having a length, the side wall length being larger than the end wall length to define a generally oblong body configuration, a substantial portion of the side walls not being corrugated; a mid section of the body having a length, the side walls at the mid section being generally flat and providing a surface effective for the attachment of a label; an upper end and a lower end of the body each having a length larger than the length of the mid section of the body, the upper end and lower end of the body being effective to provide stability to the container and protect the label surface when abutting against similar containers wherein the lower end of the body forms a base of the container and the ratio of the base height to the total height of the container is between about 1:4 and 1:5.5, the height of the mid section of the body forming from about 38.1% to about 70.6% of height of the container; and an opening at the upper end of the body, the opening having a length and a depth, the length being larger than the depth to define a generally oblong opening, the length of the opening being larger than the length of the mid section.