Vacuum panel container - Patent D352245

Vacuum panel container

United States Patent D352245

US Patent References:
Container wall
Ota et al. - March, 1988 - D294462

Container
Papa - April, 1988 - D295381

Container wall
Ota - May, 1988 - D295612

Container wall
York et al. - January, 1991 - D313750

Container body for liquids or the like
Collette - April, 1991 - D315869

Inventors:

Krishnakumar, Suppayan M. (Nashua, NH)
Collette, Wayne N. (Merrimack, NH)
Piccioli, David P. (Auburn, NH)

Application Number:

D/004990

Publication Date:

11/08/1994

Filing Date:

02/18/1993

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Assignee:

Continental Pet Technologies, Inc. (Florence, KY)

Primary Class:

D09/538

Other Classes:

D09/553

Field of Search:

D9/549, D9/434, D9/500, D9/537-540, D9/553, D9/551, D9/559, D9/560, D9/564, D9/566, D9/541, D9/542, D9/543, 215/1R, 215/1C

US Patent References:

D321830	Container bottom	November, 1991	York et al.
0521501		June, 1894	Ireland
1249606		December, 1917	Eaton
3335902	Superimposed axial-circumferential beading of cans	August, 1967	Javorik
4387816	Collapse resistant container	June, 1983	Weckman
4512490	Strengthened can bodies of thin-walled metal	April, 1985	Frei et al.
4542029	Hot filled container	September, 1985	Caner et al.
4749092	Saturated polyester resin bottle	June, 1988	Sugiura et al.
4805788	Container having collapse panels with longitudinally extending ribs	February, 1989	Akiho
4805793	Stackable bottle	February, 1989	Brandt et al.
4818575	Biaxially drawn polyester vessel having resistance to heat distortion and gas barrier properties and process for preparation thereof	April, 1989	Hirata et al.
4863046	Hot fill container	September, 1989	Collette et al.
4946053	Ovalized label panel for round hot filled plastic containers	August, 1990	Conrad
4949861	Rectangular plastic container with panel support	August, 1990	Cochran
4993565	Biaxial-orientation blow-molded bottle-shaped container having opposed recesses and grooves for stable gripping and anti-buckling stiffness	February, 1991	Ota et al.
5002199	Stackable bottle	March, 1991	Frahm
5005716	Polyester container for hot fill liquids	April, 1991	Eberle
5010013	Roller bottle for tissue culture growth	April, 1991	Serkes et al.
5054632	Hot fill container with enhanced label support	October, 1991	Alberghini et al.
5064081	Pressure resistant polygonal bottle-shaped container having a polygonal bottom	November, 1991	Hayashi et al.
5092475	Reinforced and paneled hot fill container	March, 1992	Krishnakumar et al.
5126177	Thermoplastic preform for blow molding a bottle with reinforcing ribs	June, 1992	Stenger
5141120	Hot fill plastic container with vacuum collapse pinch grip indentations	August, 1992	Brown et al.	215/1C
5178289	Panel design for a hot-fillable container	January, 1993	Krishnakumer et al.	215/1C
5255889	Modular wold	October, 1993	Collette et al.	D9/553

Foreign References:

EP0155763	September, 1985			Method of blow-moulding a biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate resin bottle-shaped container.
JP1009146	January, 1989		215/1C

Other References:

Packaging, Oct. 1987, p. 12,Gatorade bottle.

Primary Examiner:

Lieberman, Lucy J.

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks

Claims:

1. The ornamental design for a vacuum panel container, as shown and described.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a vacuum panel container showing our new design, the rear elevation is the same except for the conventional screw threading on the neck;

FIG. 2 is top plan view;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view; and,

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view taken along the lines 4--4 in FIG. 1.