Patents Assigned to Plastipak Packaging Division, Beatrice Food Co.
  • Patent number: 4326638
    Abstract: A bottle formed of a flexible plastics material such as biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate having a convex, generally rounded bottom incapable of supporting the bottle in a stable, upright position, and a flexible snap-on supporting cup applied to the bottom of the bottle. The base of the cup has a support surface for supporting the bottle in a stable, upright position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1982
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging Division, Beatrice Food Co.
    Inventors: Gerhard E. B. Nickel, Richard C. Darr