Container system and method of manufacture
A plastic, hot-fillable container is provided. The container comprises a blow molded body including a neck and a base having a center portion and a plurality of spaced apart radial segments. At least a portion of each segment is tapered from an outer side to an inner side thereof. Container systems and methods of manufacturing containers are disclosed.
1. A container comprising a body, the body including a neck and a base, the neck comprising a thread extending outwardly from an outer surface of the neck, the neck comprising a cavity extending into the thread.
2. The container recited in claim 1 , wherein the container is made from plastic.
3. The container recited in claim 1 , wherein the body is a blow molded body.
4. The container recited in claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a center portion having a plurality of spaced apart radial segments.
5. The container recited in claim 4 , wherein at least a portion of each segment is tapered from an outer side to an inner side thereof.
6. The container recited in claim 5 , wherein the inner side has a maximum height greater than a maximum height of the outer side.
7. The container recited in claim 1 , wherein the cavity extends perpendicular relative to a top surface of the thread.
8. The container recited in claim 1 , wherein the cavity extends transverse relative to a top surface of the thread.
9. The container recited in claim 1 , wherein the cavity extends at an acute angle relative to a top surface of the thread.
10. The container recited in claim 1 , wherein the cavity extends at an obtuse angle relative to a top surface of the thread.
11. The container recited in claim 1 , wherein the base extends along a longitudinal axis from the neck to the base, the cavity extending at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis.
12. A container comprising a body, the body including a neck and a base, the neck comprising a thread extending outwardly from an outer surface of the neck, the neck comprising a vent extending into the thread.
13. The container recited in claim 12 , wherein the vent extends perpendicular relative to a top surface of the thread.
14. The container recited in claim 12 , wherein the vent extends transverse relative to a top surface of the thread.
15. The container recited in claim 12 , wherein the vent extends at an acute angle relative to a top surface of the thread.
16. The container recited in claim 12 , wherein the vent extends at an obtuse angle relative to a top surface of the thread.
17. The container recited in claim 12 , wherein the base extends along a longitudinal axis from the neck to the base, the vent extending at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis.
18. The container recited in claim 12 , wherein:
the container is made from plastic; and
the body is a blow molded body.
19. The container recited in claim 12 , wherein:
the base comprises a center portion having a plurality of spaced apart radial segments,
at least a portion of each segment is tapered from an outer side to an inner side thereof; and
the inner side has a maximum height greater than a maximum height of the outer side.
20. A plastic container comprising a blow molded body, the body including a neck and a base, the base comprising a center portion having a plurality of spaced apart radial segments, the neck comprising a thread extending outwardly from an outer surface of the neck, the neck comprising a vent extending into the thread, the vent extending perpendicular relative to a top surface of the thread.