Method for handling a hot-filled plastic bottle having a deep-set invertible base

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9731884
APP PUB NO 20130312368A1
SERIAL NO

13415831

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A plastic container comprises an upper portion including a finish defining an opening into the container, a lower portion including a base defining a standing surface, a sidewall extending between the upper portion and the lower portion, the sidewall defining a longitudinal axis, and at least one substantially transversely-oriented pressure panel located in the lower portion. The pressure panel is movable between an outwardly-inclined position and an inwardly-inclined position to compensate for a change of pressure inside the container. The standing surface defines a standing plane, and the entire pressure panel is located between the standing plane and the upper portion of the container when the pressure panel is in the outwardly-inclined position.

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CO2PAC LIMITED145 QUAY STREET UNIT 11 AUCKLAND 1010

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Melrose, David Auckland, NZ 38 1330

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