Henrietta Jonas - Dublin OH Ralph A. Gygax - Westerville OH William T. Malone - Columbus OH
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories - Abbott Park IL
International Classification:
B65D 2300 B65D 102 B65D 109 B65D 114
US Classification:
220609
Abstract:
There is disclosed a body for a retortable plastic container having a sidewall and bottom wall integrally formed as a single piece. The bottom wall has a heel portion and a recessed center portion. The heel has a resting surface and an inside corner. The recessed center portion has an outside corner. The container has an outside surface. The container is made in accordance with equations relating to reforming pressure and low fill equilibrium pressure and may be fabricated utilizing a variety of manufacturing modes since the providing of acceptable container configurations is not based on relative wall thicknesses.