US 11,938,669 B2
Container and method
Matthew James Danhof, Knoxville, TN (US); and Scott James Glassbrook, Howell, MI (US)
Assigned to Ring Container Technologies, LLC, Oakland, TN (US)
Filed by Ring Container Technologies, LLC, Oakland, TN (US)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/527,548.
Prior Publication US 2023/0150184 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. B29C 49/42 (2006.01); B29C 49/06 (2006.01); B29K 67/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B65D 1/02 (2006.01); B65D 41/34 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 49/4273 (2013.01) [B29C 49/06 (2013.01); B65D 1/0207 (2013.01); B65D 1/0246 (2013.01); B65D 1/0276 (2013.01); B65D 41/34 (2013.01); B29K 2067/003 (2013.01); B29L 2031/716 (2013.01); B65D 2501/0036 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A blow molded container comprising:
a neck including a neck finish and a transverse rim, the rim including an outer surface and an opposite inner surface that defines an opening, the container comprising a pair of projections each extending from the outer surface, the rim comprising a relief between the projections, the relief extending into the outer surface; and
a closure being engageable with the neck to cover the opening such that rotation of the closure relative to the neck deforms the neck and the relief defines a vent configured for passage of a gas.