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Stackable plastic container

a plastic container and stackable technology, applied in the field of stackable plastic containers, can solve the problems of difficult stackability of bulky or large plastic containers

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-03-01
PLASTIPAK PACKAGING
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[0016] spaced depressions on the bottom portion, one of which nests with one of the upward projections from the top portion of a second of said containers and a second of which nests with one of the upward projections from the top of a third of said containers, to form a stable nesting assembly of said containers.

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Moreover, bulky or large size plastic containers present a particularly difficult problem for stackability in view of their often flexible walls.

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[0033] Referring to the drawings, FIGS. 1-6 show one embodiment of the container of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the container of FIGS. 1-6. As shown in these figures, container 10 is a blow molded plastic container having a bottom or base portion 12, a top or finish portion 14 opposite the bottom portion, and four side wall portions extending therebetween, namely front side portion 16 (see FIG. 4), right side portion 18 (see FIG. 2), left side portion 20 (see FIG. 1), and rear side portion 22 (see FIG. 3). The side portions extend downwardly from the top or finish portion 14 and interconnect the top portion to the base or bottom portion 12 to provide a container 10 with an essentially rectangular configuration which is preferred. That is, the container 10 has two longer sidewall portions, right side portion 18 and left side portion 20, which alternate with two shorter sidewall portions, front side portion 16 and rear side portion 22. However, while this...

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A blow molded plastic container including a top and bottom portion and side portions which interconnect the top and bottom portions. A pouring spout on one side of the top portion in the form of a first upward projection, and a second upward projection on the opposed side of the top portion. A handle on the side portion opposed to the pouring spout, and spaced depressions in the bottom portion which nest into the upward projections to form a nested assembly of containers.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 29 / 236,327, filed Aug. 15, 2005.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Plastic containers are widely used commercially for a variety of products. These include plastic containers of widely varying sizes depending on the particular product and the commercial needs. For example, it is not uncommon to have plastic containers having a capacity of one gallon, two gallons, or more. [0003] It is highly desirable to provide a plastic container which is stackable while at the same time providing desirable commercial characteristics, such as convenience in use and handling, reusability and desirable aesthetic characteristics. Also, the container must be able to be securely stacked as on a pallet in multiple tiers without requiring intermediate stacking pallets. Secure stackability is particularly important for hazardous liquids. Moreover, bulky or large size plas...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D21/00B65D85/62
CPCB65D1/18B65D21/0231B65D1/20
Inventor VOSS, GARY I.MILLER, JAMES J.
Owner PLASTIPAK PACKAGING
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