KR20140034873A - High strength bottle - Google Patents

Abstract

Bottles with improved strength are provided. The bottle may have a liquid retention capacity of at least 2.5 gallons and exhibit a drop impact resistance of at least 3 feet as measured by ASTMD 2463-95. The bottle can be made from substantially BPA-free material. Bottles can be used in liquid dispensers such as chillers.

Description

High Strength Bottles {HIGH STRENGTH BOTTLE}

The present invention relates to a bottle with a handle. More specifically, the present invention relates to a large capacity bottle having a handle and suitable for use in a liquid dispenser such as a water cooler.

BPA-based polycarbonates have long been used to make various types of food and beverage containers. However, because of some reports that BPA-based polycarbonates can have adverse health effects, the emphasis has been on the manufacture of containers that are "BPA-free" in recent years. In particular, the container industry has been focused on the production of beverage bottles in which the BPA leaching into the beverage is of concern because the beverage is prolonged exposure to the BPA-based polycarbonate. However, most of the bottle industry's BPA-free has been concentrated in smaller bottles with capacities of less than 1 liter.

Despite the desire to produce BPA-free beverage bottles, many of the materials that can replace BPA-based polycarbonates have one or more important features such as strength, toughness, chemical resistance, transparency, heat resistance, and / or processability. Indicates a defect. Currently, BPA-free bottles having a large capacity (e.g., 2.5 gallons or more) that are sufficiently designed to exhibit the desired characteristics (e.g., strength, toughness, chemical resistance, heat resistance and / or transparency) required in a large capacity bottle does not exist.

Thus, there is a need for a large capacity bottle that can be made of BPA-free material but still exhibits the desired characteristics.

One embodiment of the invention relates to a bottle comprising an outlet at the first end of the bottle, a base at the second end of the bottle and a main body positioned between the outlet and the base. The longitudinal central axis extends longitudinally between the first and second ends of the bottle. The main body of the bottle includes a well panel and an integrally formed handle. The well panel at least partially defines the concave well, wherein the handle spans at least a portion of the concave well. The outer surface of the well panel defines a concave longitudinal panel curve along the longitudinal reference plane, which includes the longitudinal axis and extends through the center of the well panel. The outer surface of the well panel defines a convex transverse panel curve along the transverse reference plane, which extends through the center of the well panel and is oriented such that the longitudinal axis is perpendicular to the transverse reference plane.

Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a substantially BPA-free bottle comprising an outlet at the first end of the bottle, a base at the second end of the bottle and a main body located between the outlet and the base. The bottle defines a longitudinal central axis extending longitudinally between the first and second ends of the bottle. The main body also includes a well panel and a handle, wherein the well panel at least partially defines the concave well, wherein the handle spans at least a portion of the concave well. The bottle comprises a synthetic polymeric material that constitutes at least 90% of the total weight of the bottle. In addition, the synthetic polymeric material comprises less than 1 weight percent bisphenol A polycarbonate. In addition, the bottle has a liquid holding capacity of at least 2.5 gallons and a weight of at least 600 g and at most 900 g. Finally, the bottle has a drop impact resistance of at least 3 feet as measured by ASTMD 2463-95.

Embodiments of the present invention are described herein with reference to the following drawings.
1 is a side view of a bottle constructed in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, specifically illustrating a bottle comprising a well and a handle spanning the well.
FIG. 2 is a rear view of the bottle rotated 90 ° from the view shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 3 is an isometric bottom view of the bottle shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
4 is a side view of the bottle of FIG. 1 with the handle removed to show the well panel of the bottle more clearly.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the bottle taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 1 specifically showing the transverse (horizontal) curve of the well panel.
6 is a partial side view of the handle and well panel of a bottle, specifically illustrating the longitudinal (vertical) curve of the well panel and handle.
7 is a bottom view of the base of the bottle.
8 is a partial cross-sectional side view of the base of the bottle, specifically showing the radius of curvature of the chime and push-up.
9 is a partial top isometric view of the base of the bottle, specifically showing the concave tunnel and the bond.
FIG. 10 is a partial bottom isometric view of the base of the bottle, specifically showing the concave tunnel and the bond.

In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a large bottle with improved strength properties such as, for example, drop impact resistance. Such bottles may be suitable for use in liquid dispensers such as chillers.

The bottle may have a liquid retention capacity of at least 2.5 gallons, at least 4.0 gallons, at least 4.5 gallons or at least 4.75 gallons and / or at most 10 gallons, at most 8 gallons, at most 6 gallons or at most 5.5 gallons. In an embodiment, the bottle can have a liquid retention capacity of about 5 gallons. In addition, the bottle may have a weight of at least 600g, at least 650g, at least 700g, or at least 725g and / or at most 900g, at most 850g, at most 800g, or at most 775g. In order to allow the bottle to fit snugly into a standard liquid dispenser, the bottle may have a maximum diameter of at least 6 inches, at least 8 inches, or at least 10 inches and / or at most 18 inches, at most 14 inches, or at most 12 inches.

The strength of the bottle can be measured in terms of drop impact resistance. In one embodiment, the bottle may have a drop impact resistance of at least 3 feet, at least 4 feet or at least 5 feet as measured by ASTM D 2463-95. The improved strength of a bottle can be derived, at least in part, from its physical design. To further illustrate the physical design of the bottle, various features of the bottle will be described in detail hereinafter with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1-3, the bottle 20 is the outlet 22 of the first end 24 of the bottle 20, the base 26 of the second end 28 of the bottle 20. And a main body 30 located between the outlet 22 and the base 26. The main body 30 includes a well panel 32 and an integrally formed handle 34. The well panel 32 at least partially defines a concave well 36, with a handle 34 at least partially overlying the concave well 36. The main body 30 also includes a first rib 38, a second rib 40, and a substantially cylindrical sidewall 42 disposed between the first rib 38 and the second rib 40. It may also include. The main body 30 also includes a panel fillet 44 for connecting the well panel 32 to the side wall 42, and a handle strip 46 for connecting the handle 34 to the well panel 32. It may also include. As best shown in FIG. 2, panel strip 44 may surround the entire well panel 32.

The bottle 20 shown in FIGS. 1-3 also includes a neck 52, an inflation 54 and a shoulder 56. The neck 52 is located adjacent the outlet 22, the shoulder 56 is located adjacent the main body 30, and the inflation 54 is located between the neck 52 and the shoulder 56. The inflation portion 54 may, for example, have a substantially conical frustum shape.

3 shows the longitudinal central axis 58 of the bottle 20. The longitudinal central axis 58 extends longitudinally between the first end 24 and the second end 28 of the bottle 20 and also through the geometric center of the outlet 22 and the geometric center of the base 26. Is extended. The side wall 42 may be centered at the longitudinal central axis and may extend substantially parallel to the longitudinal central axis.

4 is a side view of the bottle 20 (not shown handle) showing a reference plane (dashed line) used to help describe the shape of the well panel 32, focusing on the well panel 32. 4 shows that the expanded portion 54 is at least 20 °, at least 25 ° or at least 27.5 ° and / or at least 40 ° and at most 35 ° from the plane where the longitudinal central axis 58 is oriented perpendicular to the plane. It is also shown that an angle A1 of 30 ° or less can be formed.

4 shows a longitudinal (vertical) reference plane 60 that includes a longitudinal central axis 58 and extends through the center 50 of the well panel 32. 4 also illustrates a transverse (horizontal) reference plane 61 extending through the center 50 of the well panel 32 and oriented such that the longitudinal central axis 58 is perpendicular (orthogonal) to the transverse reference plane 61. ). The longitudinal reference plane 60 and the transverse reference plane 61 are discussed in more detail below with reference to FIGS. 5 to 10.

5 shows that the handle 34 of the bottle 20 can be substantially hollow and in fluid communication with the interior of the bottle 20. In one embodiment, the handle 34 has an open inner passage 66 sized to allow a sphere having a diameter of at least 0.5 inches, at least 0.75 inches, at least 1 inch, or at least 1.25 inches to pass through it completely. It is limited.

5 also shows that the outer surface 62 of the well panel 32 may define a convex transverse panel curve 64 at the location where the well panel 32 is cut by the transverse reference plane 61. . As shown in FIG. 5, the transverse panel curve 64 is greater than the radius of curvature R3 of the sidewall 42 when the transverse reference plane 61 is measured at a position to cut through the bottle 20. It may have a large radius of curvature R2. Further, the ratio of the radius of curvature R2 of the transverse panel curve 64 to the radius of curvature R3 of the side wall 42 measured along the transverse reference plane 61 is 2: 1 or more, 3: 1 or more, 4 Or at least 1: 5 or at least 5: 1 and / or 20: 1 or less, 15: 1 or less, 10: 1 or less, or 8: 1 or less. The radius of curvature R2 of the transverse panel curve 64 may be at least 10 inches, at least 20 inches, or at least 25 inches and / or at most 60 inches, at most 50 inches, or at most 40 inches. Also or alternatively, the radius of curvature R3 of the sidewalls 42 measured along the transverse reference plane 61 may be at least 2 inches, at least 3.5 inches or at least 4.5 inches and / or at most 10 inches, at most 8 inches or at 6 inches. It may be

As shown in FIG. 5, the transverse panel curve 64 is circumferentially over an angle A2 of at least 15 °, at least 25 ° or at least 30 ° and / or at most 90 °, at most 80 ° or at most 70 °. It can be extended to. Also or alternatively, the transverse panel curve 64 is at least 90 °, at least 100 °, at least 110 ° or at least 120 ° and at most 180 °, at most 160 ° or 140, measured about the longitudinal central axis 58. It can extend in the circumferential direction over an angle A3 of less than or equal to degrees.

As shown in FIG. 6, the outer surface 62 of the well panel 32 defines a concave longitudinal panel curve 72 at the position where the well panel 32 is cut by the longitudinal reference plane 60. Can be. The radius of curvature R4 of the longitudinal panel curve 72 may be at least 1 inch, at least 2 inches, or at least 3 inches and / or at most 10 inches, at most 6 inches, or at most 4 inches. Also or alternatively, the longitudinal panel curve 72 may extend longitudinally over an angle A4 of at least 100 °, at least 115 ° or at least 125 ° and / or at most 180 °, at most 160 ° or at most 145 °. Can be. Concave longitudinal panel curves 72 and convex transverse panel curves 64 may provide the shape of a hyperbolic paraboloid to the outer surface 62 of the well panel 32.

As shown in FIG. 6, the handle 34 may define a first handle end point 68 and a second handle end point 69 located at the outermost opposing end of the handle 34. In addition, the handle alignment line 70 may be defined between the first end point 68 and the second end point 69. The handle alignment line 70 may be parallel to the longitudinal central axis 58 or inclined with respect to the longitudinal central axis 58 by an angle of less than 20 °, less than 10 °, less than 5 ° or less than 1 °. have. In addition, the handle alignment line 70 may be spaced inwardly (toward the longitudinal central axis 58) from the outer circumference 71 of the sidewall 42 by a distance of at least 0.1 inches, at least 0.25 inches, or at least 0.5 inches. .

6 also shows that the handle 34 can have a curved outer profile 74 extending between the first handle end point 68 and the second handle end point 69. The curved outer profile 74 of the handle 34 may have a radius of curvature R5 of at least 4 inches, at least 8 inches, or at least 12 inches and / or at most 30 inches, at most 24 inches, or at most 18 inches. In addition, or alternatively, the curved outer profile 74 of the handle 34 extends over an angle A5 of at least 5 °, at least 10 °, at least 15 ° and / or at most 50 °, at most 40 °, at most 30 °. Can extend in a direction.

As shown in FIGS. 7-10, the base 26 of the bottle 20 may include a pair of concave tunnel grooves 76. Base 26 also includes tunnel grooves along transverse reference plane 61 to prevent contact between the planar support surface (not shown) on which base 26 of bottle 20 rests and adhesive portion 78. And an adhesive portion 78 extending through 76. Base 26 also includes a footprint 80 for supporting the bottle 20 over a planar surface and a concave push-up 82 positioned radially inward from the ground 80. As shown in FIG. 7, the push-up 82 is substantially circular with a radius R6 of at least 1 inch, at least 1.5 inches or at least 1.75 inches and / or at most 5 inches, at most 3 inches, or at most 2.5 inches. It may have an outer perimeter.

8 clearly shows the concave nature of the push-up 82. Push-up 82 may have a radius of curvature R7 of at least 2 inches, at least 4 inches, at least 6 inches and / or at most 18 inches, at most 12 inches, or at most 8 inches. In addition or alternatively, the push-up 82 may extend over an angle A7 of at least 15 °, at least 20 ° or at least 27.5 ° and / or at most 50 °, at most 40 ° or at most 35 °. In one embodiment, push-up 82 may have an approximate shape of a partial sphere (ie, the top of the sphere). As shown in FIG. 8, the base 26 may also include an edge 86. Edge 86 may have a radius of curvature R8 of at least 1 inch, at least 1.5 inches or at least 1.75 inches and / or at most 4 inches, at most 3 inches, or at most 2 inches.

Certain embodiments of the bottle design described above allow the bottle to be made from substantial BPA-free materials while still maintaining the strength required for the bottle. Therefore, in one embodiment, the bottles of the present invention can be made from materials other than BPA-based polycarbonates. As used herein, "substantial BPA-free" refers to products or materials containing less than 1%, less than 0.5%, less than 0.1%, less than 0.05%, or less than 0.01% by weight of BPA-based polycarbonates. Point.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the bottle can be at least partially made from substantially BPA-free synthetic polymeric material. The synthetic polymeric material may constitute at least 50%, at least 75%, at least 90%, at least 95% or 100% of the total weight of the bottle. In one embodiment, the bottles of the present invention can be made by blow molding synthetic polymer materials into the desired forms discussed in detail above.

Synthetic polymer materials used to make bottles can be at least 100,000 psi, at least 150,000 psi, at least 200,000 psi, or at least 215,000 psi and / or at most 350,000 psi, at most 300,000 psi, at most 250,000 psi, or at most 230,000 psi as measured by ASTM D790. It may have a bending modulus of. The synthetic polymeric material may have a flexural yield strength of at least 5,000 psi, at least 7,000 psi or at least 8,500 psi and / or at most 12,000 psi, at most 10,000 psi or at most 9,500 psi as measured by ASTM D790. Synthetic polymer materials yield at least 4,000 psi, at least 5,000 psi, at least 6,000 psi, at least 6,500 psi or at least 7,250 psi and / or at most 10,000 psi, at most 9,000 psi, at most 8,000 psi or at most 7,000 psi as measured by ASTM D638. May have tensile strength. The synthetic polymeric material may have an impact strength of at least 8 ft-lb / inch, at least 12 ft-lb / inch, at least 14 ft-lb / inch, or at least 15 ft-lb / inch, as measured by ASTM D256. The synthetic polymeric material may have a glass transition temperature of at least 90 ° C., at least 100 ° C. or at least 110 ° C. and / or at most 140 ° C., at most 130 ° C. or at most 120 ° C. as measured by ASTM E1640-09. Synthetic polymeric materials are at least 1,000 poises, at least 2,000 poises or at least 3,000 poises and / or at most 20,000 poises, at most 15,000 poises, at most 12,000 poises as measured at 1 radian / sec on a rotary melt flow meter at 290 ° C. Or a melt viscosity of 10,000 poise or less, 8,000 poise or less, or 6,000 poise or less. Synthetic polymeric material is at least 0.4, at least 0.5, at least 0.6, at least 0.65 or at least 0.7 and / or at most 1.0 as measured in 60/40 (weight / weight) phenol / tetrachloroethane at a concentration of 0.5 g / 100 ml at 25 ° C. Or intrinsic viscosity of 0.9 or less, 0.8 or less, or 0.75 or less. The synthetic polymeric material may have a transmission of at least 75%, at least 85%, or at least 88% as measured by ASTM D1003. The synthetic polymeric material may have a haze of less than 5%, less than 3% or less than 1.5% as measured by ASTM D1003.

According to certain embodiments of the invention, the synthetic polymeric material may be polyester or copolyester. In one embodiment, the synthetic polymeric material comprises glycol units derived from 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol and / or 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol It may include. In a more specific example, the synthetic polymeric material may be a polyester having a dicarboxylic acid component and a glycol component, wherein the dicarboxylic acid component is at least 70 mole%, 80 residues of terephthalic acid or its ester (dimethyl terephthalate), 80 At least 90 mol%, at least 90 mol%, at least 95 mol% or 100 mol%, wherein the glycol component comprises 10 mol of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues. At least%, at least 15 mol%, at least 20 mol%, at least 25 mol%, at least 30 mol%, at least 35 mol% or at least 40 mol% and at least 90, mol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues, 85 mol At least 80% by mol, at least 75 mol%, at least 70 mol%, at least 65 mol% or at least 60 mol%. In one embodiment, the dicarboxylic acid component of the polyesters useful in the present invention comprises 70 to 100 mole percent terephthalic acid residues and / or dimethyl terephthalate residues. In another aspect of the invention, the glycol component of the polyesters useful in the bottles of the present invention include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following ranges of combinations: 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1 10 to 40 mole% of 3-cyclobutadiethanol residues and 60 to 90 mole% of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues; 10 to 35 mole% of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues and 65 to 90 mole% of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues; And 10 to 30 mol% of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues and 70 to 90 mol% of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues; 15 to 40 mol% of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues and 60 to 85 mol% of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues; 15 to 35 mole% of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1, 3-cyclobutanediol residues and 65 to 85 mole% of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues; 15 to 30 mol% of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues and 70 to 85 mol% of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues; 15 to 25 mol% of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues and 75 to 85 mol% of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues; 20 to 40 mole percent of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues and 60 to 80 mole percent of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues; 20 to 35 mole% of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues and 65 to 80 mole% of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues; 20 to 30 mol% of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues and 70 to 80 mol% of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues; 25 to 40 mol% of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues and 60 to 75 mol% of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues; 25 to 35 mole percent of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues and 75 to 65 mole percent of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues.

In one embodiment, the polyesters useful in the present invention comprise 70 to 100 mole percent terephthalic acid residues, 15 to 40 mole percent 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues, and 1 And, 4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues. In this embodiment, the polyester may contain residues of branching agents.

All mole percentages of the diacid residues or diol residues of the polyesters useful in the present invention are based on a total of 100 mole percent diacid residues and a total of 100 mole percent diol residues.

In certain embodiments of the invention, polyesters useful in the present invention may exhibit one or more of the following inherent viscosities when determined on 60/40 (weight / weight) phenol / tetrachloroethane at a concentration of 0.5 g / 100 ml at 25 ° C. There is: 0.50 to 1.0 dL / g; 0.50 to 0.75 dL / g; 0.50 to 0.68 dL / g; 0.60 to 0.75 dL / g; 0.60 to 0.68 dL / g; 0.65 to 1.2 dL / g; 0.65 to 1 dL / g; Or 0.65 to 0.75 dL / g.

In one embodiment, the polyesters useful in the present invention comprise 70 to 100 mole percent terephthalic acid residues, 15 to 40 mole percent 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues, and 1 And, 4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues. In this embodiment, the polyester may contain residues of branching agents.

Modified glycols useful for the polyesters useful in the present invention refer to diols other than 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, 2 And may contain from 16 carbon atoms. Examples of suitable modified glycols are ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, neopentyl glycol, 1,4-butadiene Ol, 1,5-pentanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, p-xylene glycol or mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the modified glycol is ethylene glycol. In other embodiments, ethylene glycol is excluded as modified diols. Polyesters useful in the polyester composition of the present invention may be used as the diol residues or diacid residues of one or more branched monomers (which are also referred to herein as branching agents) having three or more carboxyl substituents, hydroxyl substituents or combinations thereof. 0 to 10 mole%, for example 0.01 to 5 mole%, 0.01 to 1 mole%, 0.05 to 5 mole%, 0.05 to 1 mole%, or 0.1 to 0.7 mole%, or 0.1, based on the total mole% of residues To 0.5 mol%. In certain embodiments, branched monomers or branching agents may be added before and / or during the polymerization of the polyester and / or after the polymerization. Thus, the polyester (s) useful in the present invention may be linear or branched.

Examples of branched monomers include, but are not limited to, trimerates such as trimellitic acid, trimellitic acid anhydride, pyromellitic dianhydride, trimethylol propane, glycerol, pentaerythritol, citric acid, tartaric acid, 3-hydroxyglutaric acid, But are not limited to, soluble acids or multifunctional alcohols. In one embodiment, the branched monomer residues may comprise 0.1 to 0.7 mole percent of one or more residues selected from one or more of the following: trimellitic anhydride, pyromellitic anhydride, glycerol, sorbitol, 1, 2,6-hexanetriol, pentaerythritol, trimethylolethane, and / or trimesic acid.

In one embodiment, the synthetic polymeric material may comprise TRITAN ™ WX500 or Tritan ™ WX510 available from Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, Tennessee.

While the invention has been described in detail with reference to the embodiments disclosed herein, it will be appreciated that variations and modifications can be made within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims (20)

A bottle comprising an outlet at a first end of a bottle, a base at a second end of the bottle and a main body positioned between the outlet and the base,
The bottle defining a longitudinal central axis extending longitudinally between the first and second ends of the bottle,
The main body includes a well panel and a handle integrally formed;
The well panel at least partially defining the concave well,
The handle spans at least a portion of the concave well,
An outer surface of the well panel defines a longitudinal panel curve that is concave along a longitudinal reference plane that includes the longitudinal central axis and extends through the center of the well panel,
An outer surface of the well panel defining a convex transverse panel curve extending along a transverse reference plane that extends through the center of the well panel and is oriented such that the longitudinal central axis is perpendicular to the transverse reference plane
bottle. The method of claim 1,
The outer surface of said well panel has the shape of a hyperbolic paraboloid. The method of claim 1,
The transverse panel curve has a radius of curvature R2 of 10 inches to 60 inches,
The bottle extending in the circumferential direction over an angle A3 of at least 90 ° and at most 180 ° when measured about the longitudinal central axis. The method of claim 1,
The longitudinal panel curve has a radius of curvature R4 of at least 1 inch and at most 10 inches,
The longitudinal panel curve extending longitudinally over an angle A4 of at least 100 ° and at most 180 °. The method of claim 1,
The main body further comprises one or more sidewalls extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal central axis,
Said sidewalls having a substantially cylindrical shape and centered about said longitudinal central axis,
Wherein the ratio of the radius of curvature R2 of the lateral panel curve measured along the lateral reference plane to the radius of curvature R3 of the sidewalls is from 2: 1 to 20: 1. The method of claim 1,
Wherein the handle defines an open interior passageway sized to allow a sphere with a diameter of at least 0.5 inches to pass through completely. The method of claim 1,
The handle exhibits a curved outer profile,
The bent outer profile has a radius of curvature R5 of at least 4 inches and at most 30 inches,
Wherein the bent outer profile extends longitudinally over an angle A5 of 5 ° to 50 °. The method of claim 1,
The handle defines a first handle end point and a second handle end point located at the outermost opposite end of the handle,
A handle alignment line is defined between the first handle end point and the second handle end point,
Wherein the handle alignment line is parallel to the longitudinal central axis or inclined relative to the longitudinal central axis by an angle of less than 20 °. The method of claim 8,
The main body further comprises a substantially cylindrical side wall to which the well panel is connected,
Wherein the handle alignment line is at least 0.1 inch away from the outer circumference of the sidewall inward. The method of claim 1,
Wherein the base comprises a chime and a concave push-up. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the push-up has a radius of curvature R5 of at least 2 inches and at most 18 inches. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the push-up has a substantially circular outer perimeter having a radius R6 of at least 1.5 inches and at most 5 inches. 11. The method of claim 10,
The bottle includes an adhesive portion extending along the transverse reference plane,
The base further comprises a pair of concave tunnel grooves,
The adhesive extending through the tunnel groove. The method of claim 1,
The bottle further comprises a neck, an inflation portion and a shoulder,
The neck is located adjacent to the outlet,
The shoulder is located adjacent the main body,
The inflation portion is located between the neck and the shoulder,
The inflation portion has an approximately conical frustum shape,
Wherein the inflation portion forms an angle A1 of 25 ° or more and 40 ° or less from a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal central axis. The method of claim 1,
The bottle has a weight of 600 g or more and 900 g or less,
Wherein the bottle has a liquid retention capacity of at least 2.5 gallons and at most 10 gallons. The method of claim 15,
Wherein the bottle has a drop impact resistance of at least 3 feet as measured by ASTM D 2463-95. The method of claim 15,
The bottle is made at least partially of a synthetic polymeric material,
Wherein said synthetic polymeric material constitutes at least 50% of the total weight of said bottle. The method of claim 17,
Wherein said synthetic polymeric material comprises less than 1 weight percent bisphenol A polycarbonate. The method of claim 17,
A bottle having a flexural modulus of at least 100,000 psi and at most 300,000 psi when the polymeric material is measured by ASTM D790. The method of claim 17,
The polymeric material is 70 mol% to 100 mol% of terephthalic acid residues based on 100 mol% total diacid residues and 100 mol% diol residues, and 0 to 30 mol% modifying acid residues, 2,2,4,4 A bottle comprising 15 to 40 mole% of tetramethyl-1, 3-cyclobutanediol residues and 60 to 85 mole% of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues.

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