CPC B65D 1/0246 (2013.01) [B29B 11/08 (2013.01); B29B 11/14 (2013.01); B29C 48/141 (2019.02); B29C 49/06 (2013.01); B29C 49/071 (2022.05); B29C 49/08 (2013.01); B65D 1/0207 (2013.01); B65D 1/023 (2013.01); B65D 1/0284 (2013.01); B65D 1/40 (2013.01); B65D 1/44 (2013.01); B65D 1/46 (2013.01); B65D 43/0235 (2013.01); B29C 49/46 (2013.01); B29C 2049/4664 (2013.01); B29C 2949/072 (2022.05); B29C 2949/073 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0732 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0733 (2022.05); B29C 2949/074 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0773 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0774 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0777 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0812 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0816 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0821 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0822 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0825 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0829 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0831 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0832 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0833 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0834 (2022.05); B29C 2949/0872 (2022.05); B29K 2067/00 (2013.01); B29K 2067/003 (2013.01); B29K 2105/258 (2013.01); B29K 2105/26 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7158 (2013.01); Y10T 428/1352 (2015.01); Y10T 428/1397 (2015.01)] | 29 Claims |
1. A method for blow molding a plastic container from a plastic preform, the plastic container comprising:
a lower supporting base portion;
a sidewall portion extending upwardly from the base portion; and
a neck portion extending upwardly from the sidewall portion, the neck portion including:
a dispensing opening positioned at a top of the neck portion;
threads positioned below the dispensing opening;
a tamper-evident formation positioned directly below the threads, the tamper-evident formation having a lower surface; and
a support flange positioned below the tamper-evident formation, the support flange having an upper surface and a lower surface;
wherein the plastic container is formed of a material comprising polyethylene terephthalate (PET); and a vertical distance from the lower surface of the support flange to the top of the neck portion is from 0.425 to 0.500 inches.
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