US Patent No: 7,481,325
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Molded plastic container having hot-fill panels
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Jan 27, 2009
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Jul 12, 2006
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11/485,228
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Abstract
A container includes a hollow body having a finish extending from the body. The finish has an open end, at least one external thread for securement of a closure, and a pair of spaced external circumferential flanges on a side of the thread remote from the open end of the finish. A bale handle includes a ring having resilient internal tabs captured beneath the lower of the flanges remote from the open end of the finish, and a handle extending from the ring for carrying the container. The upper flange, which preferably has a greater outside diameter than the lower flange, has an undersurface that is free of obstruction from the bale handle and therefore is adapted to perform support functions for the container after attachment of the bale handle to the container finish.
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International Classification(s)
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Cited Art
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| 4,863,046 Hot fill container | 201 | 1987 | |
| 5,104,706 Preform for hot fill pressure container | 18 | 1990 | |
| 5,092,475 Reinforced and paneled hot fill container | 67 | 1991 | |
| 5,178,289 Panel design for a hot-fillable container | 126 | 1992 | |
| 5,279,433 Panel design for a hot-fillable container | 86 | 1992 | |
| 5,303,834 Squeezable container resistant to denting | 138 | 1993 | |
| 5,884,792 Preform for a hot fill pressure container | 9 | 1993 | |
| 5,472,105 Hot-fillable plastic container with end grip | 154 | 1994 | |
| 5,704,503 Hot-fillable plastic container with tall and slender panel section | 117 | 1994 | |
| 5,759,653 Oxygen scavenging composition for multilayer preform and container | 75 | 1994 | |
| 5,728,347 Method of forming multi-layer preform and container with low crystallizing interior layer | 9 | 1995 | |
| 5,637,167 Method for post-mold attachment of a handle to a strain-oriented plastic container | 41 | 1995 | |
| 5,829,614 Method of forming container with high-crystallinity sidewall and low-crystallinity base | 45 | 1996 | |
| 5,989,661 Pressurized refill container resistant to sprue cracking | 45 | 1996 | |
| 6,112,925 Enhanced shelf-life pressurized container with ribbed appearance | 35 | 1997 | |
| 5,971,184 Hot-fillable plastic container with grippable body | 144 | 1997 | |
| 6,090,460 Method of forming multi-layer preform and container with low crystallizing interior layer | 16 | 1998 | |
| 6,372,318 Method of forming container with high-crystallinity sidewall and low-crystallinity base | 32 | 1998 | |
| 7,097,061 Plastic container which is hot-fillable and/or having neck finish adapted for receipt of handle | 24 | 2003 | |
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| D344457 Container sidewall | 97 | 1992 | |
| 5,503,283 Blow-molded container base structure | 60 | 1994 | |
| 5,598,941 Grip panel structure for high-speed hot-fillable blow-molded container | 147 | 1995 | |
| 5,678,711 Preform and hot-fill blow-molded container having reinforced finish | 13 | 1996 | |
| 5,918,754 Blow-molded plastic container with permanently attached separate handle | 13 | 1996 | |
| 6,044,997 Grip dome container | 59 | 1998 | |
| 6,213,326 Grippable blow-molded container providing balanced pouring capability | 45 | 1999 | |
| 6,349,839 Hot-fillable wide-mouth grip jar | 14 | 1999 | |
| 6,375,025 Hot-fillable grip container | 31 | 1999 | |
| 6,273,282 Grippable container | 39 | 2000 | |
| 6,257,433 Grip dome container | 35 | 2000 | |
| 6,439,413 Hot-fillable and retortable flat paneled jar | 54 | 2000 | |
| 6,467,639 Hot-fillable grip container having a reinforced, drainable label panel | 41 | 2000 | |
| 6,390,316 Hot-fillable wide-mouth grip jar | 37 | 2001 | |
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| 5,141,121 Hot fill plastic container with invertible vacuum collapse surfaces in the hand grips | 162 | 1991 | |
| 5,337,909 Hot fill plastic container having a radial reinforcement rib | 160 | 1993 | |
| 5,341,946 Hot fill plastic container having reinforced pressure absorption panels | 161 | 1993 | |
| 6,223,920 Hot-fillable blow molded container with pinch-grip vacuum panels | 25 | 1998 | |
| 6,016,932 Hot fill containers with improved top load capabilities | 82 | 1998 | |
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| 4,804,097 Bottle with non-everting hand grip | 76 | 1987 | |
| 6,062,409 Hot fill plastic container having spaced apart arched ribs | 98 | 1998 | |
| 6,347,717 Hot fill plastic container having spaced apart arched ribs | 97 | 2000 | |
| 6,398,052 Bottle with integrated grip portion | 94 | 2000 | |
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| D281577 Plastic bottle | 49 | 1983 | |
| 4,750,629 Plastic flask | 12 | 1986 | |
| 5,676,267 Multi-layer containers | 72 | 1995 | |
| 5,927,525 Multi-layer containers and preforms | 22 | 1997 | |
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| 6,230,912 Plastic container with horizontal annular ribs | 141 | 1999 | |
| 6,296,131 Plastic container with horizontal annular ribs | 37 | 2001 | |
| 6,585,125 Hot fill container with vertically asymmetric vacuum panels | 109 | 2002 | |
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| 5,054,632 Hot fill container with enhanced label support | 91 | 1990 | |
| 5,133,468 Footed hot-fill container | 49 | 1991 | |
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| D262267 Plastic container for liquids | 35 | 1979 | |
| 4,308,955 Interfitting, stackable bottles | 65 | 1980 | |
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| D509984 Bottle portion | 2 | 2003 | |
| D508410 Bottle | 4 | 2004 | |
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| 6,036,037 Hot fill bottle with reinforced hoops | 74 | 1998 | |
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| D277551 Bottle | 60 | 1983 | |
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| 5,642,826 Collapsible container | 44 | 1996 | |
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| 5,507,402 Plastic bottle with a self supporting base structure | 21 | 1994 | |
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| D318798 Bottle | 35 | 1988 | |
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| 5,141,120 Hot fill plastic container with vacuum collapse pinch grip indentations | 160 | 1991 | |
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| 4,722,451 Synthetic polymeric resin vacuum container with indicator | 13 | 1986 | |
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| 6,662,961 Plastic container having structural ribs | 17 | 2002 | |
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| 4,923,073 Tamper-indicating plastic closure | 14 | 1989 | |
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| 4,881,650 Fluid collection container | 26 | 1988 | |
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| 2005/0188,472 Washer damper thereof, and control method thereof | 1 | 2005 | |
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| 5,067,622 Pet container for hot filled applications | 162 | 1990 | |
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| 5,763,030 Biaxially stretch blow-molded article and bottom mold therefor | 14 | 1995 | |
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| 6,394,517 Single bottle carrier | 18 | 2001 | |
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| 4,520,936 Blow moulded plastic containers | 30 | 1982 | |
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| 2005/0155,814 Method and apparatus for installing a sensor array | 2004 | ||
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| 4,497,855 Collapse resistant polyester container for hot fill applications | 92 | 1981 | |
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| D279167 Bottle | 69 | 1982 | |
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| 4,909,403 Microclean plastic bottle and handle system | 5 | 1989 | |
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| 5,780,130 Container and method of making container from polyethylene naphthalate and copolymers thereof | 93 | 1996 | |
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| 5,908,127 Load bearing polymeric container | 45 | 1997 | |
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| 4,890,752 Biaxial-orientation blow-molded bottle-shaped container with laterally extending grip ribs | 79 | 1988 | |
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| D258117 Bottle | 56 | 1977 | |
| 2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM | 2009 | ||
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