Container with waist ribs
United States Patent D393802
US Patent References:
Container
Papa - February, 1988 - D294118

Container
Lang - March, 1988 - D294463

Bottle
Wild - June, 1990 - D308482

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

Bottle
Edstrom - April, 1994 - D345693


Inventors:
Collette, Wayne N. (Merrimack, NH)
Krisnnakumar, Suppayan M. (Nashua, NH)
Piccioli, David (Auburn, NH)
Application Number:
D/064486
Publication Date:
04/28/1998
Filing Date:
01/02/1997
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Assignee:
Continental PET Technologies, Inc. (Florence, KY)
Primary Class:
D09/502
Other Classes:
D09/538, D09/553
Field of Search:
D9/500, D9/502, D9/503, D9/505, D9/538-541, D9/559, D9/553, D9/520, D9/557, 215/381-384
US Patent References:
D352245Vacuum panel containerNovember, 1994Krishnakumar et al.D9/538
3536500PACKAGED FOODOctober, 1970Cleereman et al.99/171
3537498THERMOPLASTIC BOTTLE FOR STERILE MEDICAL LIQUIDSNovember, 1970Amand150/5
4749092Saturated polyester resin bottleJune, 1988Sugiura et al.215/1C
4863046Hot fill containerSeptember, 1989Collette et al.215/1C
4877141Pressure resistant bottle-shaped containerOctober, 1989Hayashi et al.215/1C
4907709Combination of synthetic resin bottle and closure thereforMarch, 1990Abe et al.D9/553
5054632Hot fill container with enhanced label supportOctober, 1991Alberghini et al.215/1C
5064081Pressure resistant polygonal bottle-shaped container having a polygonal bottomNovember, 1991Hayashi et al.215/1C
5067622Pet container for hot filled applicationsNovember, 1991Garver et al.215/1C
5092475Reinforced and paneled hot fill containerMarch, 1992Krishnakumar et al.215/381
5141121Hot fill plastic container with invertible vacuum collapse surfaces in the hand gripsAugust, 1992Brown et al.215/100A
5178289Panel design for a hot-fillable containerJanuary, 1993Krishnakumar et al.215/1C
5199587Biaxial-orientation blow-molded bottle-shaped container with axial ribsApril, 1993Ota et al.215/1C
5238129Container having ribs and collapse panelsAugust, 1993Ota215/1C
5303833Blow-molded bottle-shaped container made of synthetic resinApril, 1994Hayashi et al.215/381
5303834Squeezable container resistant to dentingApril, 1994Krishnakumar et al.215/1C
5337909Hot fill plastic container having a radial reinforcement ribAugust, 1994Vailliencourt215/1C
5341946Hot fill plastic container having reinforced pressure absorption panelsAugust, 1994Vailliencourt et al.215/1C
5392937Flex and grip panel structure for hot-fillable blow-molded containerFebruary, 1995Prevot et al.215/1C
5472105Hot-fillable plastic container with end gripDecember, 1995Krishnakumar et al.D9/540
Foreign References:
EP0423406April, 1991Blow-moulded bottle-shaped container made of synthetic resin.
Other References:
Australian Design Application 3503/93 filed Nov. 5, 1993.
Australian Design Application 3629/93 filed Nov. 17, 1993.
Australian Design Application 1475/94 filed May 12, 1994.
Schweppes Sport Plus Bottle (Jul. 1994).
Primary Examiner:
Lieberman, Lucy
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
Claims:
1. The ornamental design for a container with waist ribs, as shown anddescribed.

Description:

FIG. 1 is front elevational view of a container with waist ribs showing our new design; the rear view is a mirror image thereof except for the conventional screw threading on the neck;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of an alternative embodiment with vacuum panels and vertical ribs in a panel section; the rear view is a mirror image thereof except for the conventional screw threading on the neck; the top and bottom views of the second embodiment are the same, as the forst embodiment.