Patent ID: 7644829

Claim:
A plastic container which comprises: a blow molded plastic container having a generally oval base, a cylindrical sidewall extending upwardly from the base, a shoulder portion extending upwardly and inwardly from the sidewall and a neck finish extending upwardly from the shoulder portion and having a generally oval opening to the inside of the container; wherein said container includes two opposed, relatively longer sidewall and shoulder portions which alternate with two opposed, relatively shorter sidewall and shoulder portions; and with a first of said relatively shorter sidewall and shoulder portions being relatively longer than a second of said relatively shorter sidewall and shoulder portions, and with said first relatively shorter sidewall portion including an integral grip area in the upper portion of said first relatively shorter sidewall portion adjacent said shoulder portion, and wherein the surface area of the opening is smaller than the surface area of the base; wherein said grip area is a hand or finger grip area, and said hand or finger grip area includes an external grip portion extending onto the relatively longer sidewall portions and a recessed portion adjacent the grip portion and on the relatively longer sidewall portions.