| US 7,520,399 B2 | ||
| Interlocking rectangular container | ||
| Michael T. Lane, Brooklyn, Mich. (US); and Dan Weissmann, Simsbury, Conn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Amcor Limited, Victoria (Australia) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 28, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/476,444. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0000867 A1, Jan. 03, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B65D 21/024 (2006.01); B65D 23/12 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 215—10 [215/381; 215/383; 206/509; 220/23.4; 220/675] | 23 Claims |
| 1. A plastic container 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 to a base portion, said base portion closing off an end of said container,
said sidewall portion defined in part by at least two vacuum panels formed therein, said vacuum panels located approximate
to a center of gravity of said container and being movable to accommodate vacuum forces generated within the container resulting
from heating and cooling of its contents; and
wherein said shoulder region and said base portion each define an interlocking structure suitable to achieve a nesting relationship
with complementary mating surfaces of an adjacent container.
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