Single Serve Beverage Container
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1. A container, comprising:
- a side wall having a hollow interior;
an outwardly extending flange positioned above an upper end of the side wall;
a first wall, a second wall, and a third wall positioned on a bottom of the container;
wherein the first wall is positioned on a lower end of the side wall;
wherein the second wall extends upwardly from the first wall into the hollow interior of the side wall;
wherein the third wall extends inwardly and downwardly from the second wall; and
a base extending inwardly from the third wall.
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Abstract
A container including a side wall having a hollow interior, an outwardly extending flange positioned above an upper end of the side wall, a lower end of the side wall having a first wall positioned thereon, a second wall extending upwardly from the first wall into the hollow interior of the side wall, a third wall extending inwardly and downwardly from the second wall, and a base extending inwardly from the third wall. A method of thermoforming the beverage container using a thermoforming operation is also provided.
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25 Claims
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1. A container, comprising:
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a side wall having a hollow interior; an outwardly extending flange positioned above an upper end of the side wall; a first wall, a second wall, and a third wall positioned on a bottom of the container; wherein the first wall is positioned on a lower end of the side wall; wherein the second wall extends upwardly from the first wall into the hollow interior of the side wall; wherein the third wall extends inwardly and downwardly from the second wall; and a base extending inwardly from the third wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of forming a container having a side wall having a hollow interior, an outwardly extending flange positioned above an upper end of the side wall, a first wall, a second wall, and a third wall positioned on a bottom of the container, wherein the first wall is positioned on a lower end of the side wall, wherein the second wall extends upwardly from the first wall into the hollow interior of the side wall, wherein the third wall extends inwardly and downwardly from the second wall, and a base extending inwardly from the third wall, comprising the steps of:
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performing a first thermoforming step on a sheet of plastic material to form the side wall, the first wall and the base; and following the first thermoforming step with a second thermoforming step to form the second wall and the third wall. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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