Bottle made of plastic material having a gripping portion

Abstract

A bottle made of plastic material having a body extending along a central axis which comprises: a lower portion having a cross section with an essentially constant profile, followed by a gripping portion, and ending in an upper portion having a section with an essentially constant profile arranged in alignment with the profile of the section of the lower portion. The gripping portion comprises two globally plane gripping panels arranged parallel to one another and in relation to the central axis at a distance which is adapted for a hand taking. These panels have at least one reinforcing relief which extends in a transverse plane and are interconnected by connecting panels extending in continuation of the lower and upper portions by means of rounded corners located at the circumferential ends of the panels.

1 . A bottle made of plastic material having a bottom from which a body extends along a central axis to a neck which ends in a ring forming a pouring opening and is adapted to receive a closing element, said body comprising from the bottom to the neck:
 a lower portion having a cross section with an essentially constant profile, followed by   a gripping portion, and ending in   an upper portion having a section with an essentially constant profile arranged in alignment with said profile of the section of the lower portion, wherein said gripping portion comprises at least two globally plane gripping panels arranged parallel to one another and in relation to said central axis at a distance from one another which is adapted for a hand taking, said panels having at least one reinforcing relief which extends globally in a transverse plane of the body and being interconnected by connecting panels extending in continuation of said lower and upper portions of the body by means of rounded corners located at the circumferential ends of said panels.   
   
   
       2 . The bottle as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said at least one relief of the gripping panels extends through the corners. 
   
   
       3 . The bottle as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said at least one relief of the gripping panels is formed by a flute. 
   
   
       4 . The bottle as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said flute has a depth at the corners which is appreciably smaller than the depth in the central zone of said gripping panels. 
   
   
       5 . The bottle as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said gripping panels have a plurality of flutes, the flute passing through the central zone having a larger section than the flute located close to a longitudinal end of said gripping panel. 
   
   
       6 . The bottle as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said gripping panels have a plurality of flutes which are shaped and arranged so as to form a zone free from relief in the central zone of said gripping panels. 
   
   
       7 . The bottle as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said gripping panels have in their central zone a slight recessed depression. 
   
   
       8 . The bottle as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said gripping panels have an elongate rectangular shape which is oriented in a transverse plane of the body. 
   
   
       9 . The bottle as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the maximum height of said gripping panels in their central zone is between 2 and 4 cm, and wherein said gripping zone is located at between half and three quarters of the height of the bottle measured from the bottom. 
   
   
       10 . The bottle as claimed  claim 1 , wherein said gripping panels are connected longitudinally to the lower and upper portions of the body by surfaces which are inclined in relation to the central axis and form between them an opening angle of between 100 and 150°. 
   
   
       11 . The bottle as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the profile of the cross section of said lower and upper portions of the body has a given major dimension, and the distance separating the gripping panels is between 75 and 90% of said given distance, and is preferably approximately equal to 82% of this distance. 
   
   
       12 . The bottle as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the profile of the sections of said lower and upper portions is on the whole rectangular, and the gripping panels extend parallel to the opposite long sides of this rectangular profile.