FACETED CONTAINER

摘要

A container having a faceted region, the peripheral wall of which above the waist is substantially free from facets.

主权项

1. A container comprising:
a closed end having a closed end periphery; and a peripheral wall extending from said closed end periphery about a longitudinal axis of said container to an open end, said closed end and said peripheral wall comprising a thermoplastic material; wherein said peripheral wall defines a variable open cross-section of said container in a plane orthogonal to said longitudinal axis as a function of distance from said closed end; wherein said container has a waist having a waist open cross-section orthogonal to said longitudinal axis that is smaller than said waist open cross-section orthogonal to said longitudinal axis above and below said waist; wherein said peripheral wall comprises a faceted region comprising a plurality of facets arranged edge to edge with one or more adjacent facets, at least a portion of said faceted region being located nearer to said closed end than to said open end; wherein said peripheral wall has a peripheral wall exterior surface oriented away from said longitudinal axis, said peripheral wall exterior surface having a peripheral wall exterior surface area; wherein each of said plurality of facets has a facet exterior surface oriented away from said longitudinal axis and each of said facets has a facet exterior surface area that is between about 0.0001% and about 4% of said peripheral wall exterior surface area; and wherein said peripheral wall above said waist is substantially free from said facets.