US 12,006,123 B2
Beverage container
Advait Bhat, White Plains, NY (US); Bruno Telesca, Sandy Hook, CT (US); and Marc T. Wiescinski, Downers Grove, IL (US)
Assigned to PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US)
Filed by PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US)
Filed on Jun. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/329,936.
Application 18/329,936 is a division of application No. 17/374,555, filed on Jul. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,708,206.
Application 17/374,555 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/282,063, filed on Feb. 21, 2019, granted, now 11,447,322, issued on Sep. 20, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0312214 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 79/00 (2006.01); B65D 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 79/0084 (2020.05) [B65D 1/0223 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A beverage container, comprising:
a base;
a sidewall extending from and integrally formed with the base;
an upper region extending from the sidewall and defining an upper opening, wherein the beverage container comprises a longitudinal axis extending in a direction from the base to the upper opening;
a first continuous channel formed in and extending continuously around a circumference of the sidewall, wherein the first continuous channel comprises peaks and troughs connected by diagonal regions, and wherein the first continuous channel is configured to resist paneling and elongation of the beverage container;
a second continuous channel formed in and extending continuously around a circumference of the sidewall, wherein the second continuous channel comprises peaks and troughs connected by diagonal regions, and wherein the second continuous channel is configured to resist paneling and elongation of the beverage container; and
a central channel formed in and extending continuously around a circumference of the sidewall at a central portion of the sidewall between the first and second continuous channels, wherein the central channel is configured to resist paneling of the beverage container.