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Lightweight plastic container and preform

DC CAFC
  • US 10,266,299 B2
  • Filed: 06/19/2018
  • Issued: 04/23/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A plastic preform, comprising:

  • a hollow body portion including;

    a closed bottom portion; and

    a lower portion extending upwardly from the bottom portion; and

    a neck portion extending upwardly from the lower 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 below the threads; and

    a support flange positioned below the tamper-evident formation, the support flange having an upper surface and a lower surface;

    wherein the preform is formed of a material comprising polyethylene terephthalate (PET);

    a weight of the neck portion from the lower surface of the support flange to a top of the dispensing opening is 2.3 grams or less; and

    a vertical distance from the top of the dispensing opening to the lower surface of the support flange is 0.500 inches or less.

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