CONTAINER WITH BEND RESISTANT GRIPPABLE DOME

摘要

A plastic container (10) having improved structural stability characteristics when gripped includes a finish (12) and a main body having a sidewall (19). The main body has a lower portion (20) and an upper dome (30) that is separated from the lower portion by a waist (32). The upper dome includes an upper brow portion (34) having a first maximum width (38, 40) and that has a concave recess (46) defined therein. A gripping recess (48) may be defined in the sidewall beneath the upper brow portion, which has a second minimum width (42, 44) that is less than the first maximum width. A portion of the sidewall that defines the gripping recess (48) may have a substantially vertically oriented reinforcing element (62) defined therein. In addition, a portion of the sidewall that defines the gripping recess may have U-shaped groove (50) defined therein.