| 摘要 |
A plastic bottle (11) specially sized and configured for use in conventional vending machines. The bottles has structurally reinforced upper and lower portions (12, 14) providing additional strength and resistance to transversely imposed stacking and crushing forces. By internally thickening the plastic in the neck (16) and upper shoulder portion (17) , and in the base (27) and lower sidewall portion (26), reinforcement is provided. The outer surface of the sidewall (13) of the bottle is perfectly right-circular cylindrical in configuration, having no discontinuities such as ribs or label panels to impede smooth rolling through the can channels in a vending machine. The bottle shoulder (17) includes one portion (21) which is horizontal and substantially planar, and another portion (22) which is curved. The curved portion (22) is particularly abrupt, providing increased contained volume and more closely resembling the corresponding portion of a can. A low profile, "finish" cap (20a) provides additional bottle volume, and provides a substantially large surface to engage the wall of the vending machine channel. A dot of adhesive (25) is ejection applied between a lower edge of the cap and the neck (16) of the bottle, to provide tamper proof indicator.
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