Bottle with faceted surfaces and recessed panel
View Patent ↗A blow molded synthetic resin container having a body of generally V-shaped cross section defined by a pair of V-shaped side walls, end walls extending therebetween, and a bottom wall. A cylindrical neck is open at its upper end, and an upwardly inclined shoulder extends between the upper ends of the side and end walls and the lower end of the neck. One of the side walls has a pair of wall portions which converge inwardly of the body towards the center axis of the body and the other of the side walls has wall portions which converge outwardly from the axis of the body. The other panel has a recess therein for a label.
1. A blow molded synthetic resin container having:
(a) a body of generally V-shaped cross section defined by a pair of V-shaped side walls, end walls extending therebetween, and a bottom wall;
(b) a cylindrical neck open at its upper end; and
(c) an upwardly inclined shoulder extending between the upper ends of said side and end walls and the lower end of said neck, said body having a vertical axis extending through said neck, one of said side walls having a pair of wall portions which converge inwardly of said body towards said axis and the other of said side walls having wall portions which converge outwardly from said axis of said body, said other side wall having a recess providing a center panel and triangular top and bottom planar wall portions framing the upper and lower ends of said center panel.
2. The container in accordance with claim 1 wherein said other side wall has beveled portions framing said center panel and said triangular top and bottom planar wall portions.
3. The container in accordance with claim 1 wherein said neck is elongated.
4. The container in accordance with claim 1 wherein said shoulder is provided by a multiplicity of adjacent planar portions extending from said side and end walls.
5. The container in accordance with claim 1 wherein said neck is at least one half the height of said body.
6. A blow molded synthetic resin container having:
(a) a body of generally V-shaped cross section defined by a pair of V-shaped side walls, end walls extending therebetween, and a bottom wall;
(b) a cylindrical neck open at its upper end; and
(c) an upwardly inclined shoulder extending between the upper ends of said side and end walls and the lower end of said neck, said body having a vertical axis extending through said neck, one of said side walls having a pair of wall portions which converge inwardly of said body towards said axis and the other of said side walls having wall portions which converge outwardly from said axis of said body, said other side wall having a recess providing a center panel and triangular top and bottom planar wall portions framing the upper and lower ends of said center panel, said side walls having base planar wall portions along the bottom thereof which taper inwardly to said bottom wall.
7. The container in accordance with claim 6 wherein said other side wall has beveled portions framing said center panel and said triangular top and bottom planar wall portions.
8. The container in accordance with claim 6 wherein said neck is at least one half the height of said body.