Henrietta V Jonas

US Patent:

52341267, Aug 10, 1993

Filed:

Jan 3, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/817001

Inventors:

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.