Patents Examined by Steven M. Pollar
  • Patent number: 4231483
    Abstract: A hollow article made of an oriented thermoplastic having improved resistance to lateral impact, and provided with a base composed, successively, of a peripheral arched profile, a substantially plane annular zone and a recessed central part in the shape of a dome, the diameter of the central part being less than 40% of the maximum diameter of the hollow article. Such a hollow article is particularly suitable for the packaging of beverages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1980
    Assignee: Solvay & Cie.
    Inventors: Roger Dechenne, Guy Hubert