ENVASE PARA BEBIDAS CON MEJOR RESISTENCIA A LA CAIDA

UN CONTENEDOR DE BEBIDAS (10) CON UNA RESISTENCIA A LA ALTURA DE CAIDA MEJORADA CONSTA DE UNA PARED LATERAL CILINDRICA GENERALMENTE (12), UNA PARTE DE SOPORTE ANULAR (16) QUE ESTA CONECTADA A LA PARED LATERAL (12) MEDIANTE UNA PARTE CONECTORA EXTERIOR (28), UN PANEL CONVEXO (38) COLOCADO RADIALMENTE HACIA DENTRO DE DICHA PARTE DE SOPORTE ANULAR (16) Y UNA PARTE CONECTORA INTERIOR (40) QUE CONECTA EL PANEL CONVEXO (38) CON LA PARTE DE SOPORTE ANULAR (16). SI SE FABRICA EL CONTENEDOR (10) SEGUN EL METODO Y DIMENSIONES DE LA INVENCION, SE PUEDE CONSEGUIR UNA MEJORA EN LA RESISTENCIA A LA ALTURA DE CAIDA ACUMULATIVA UTILIZANDO EL MISMO GROSOR DE MATERIAL, O MATERIAL QUE ES INCLUSO MAS DELGADO QUE EL QUE SE UTILIZABA HASTA AHORA. A beverage container (10) with improved cumulative drop height resistance includes a generally cylindrical sidewall (12), an annular supporting portion (16) that is connected to the sidewall (12) by an outer connecting portion (28), a domed panel (38) that is disposed radially inwardly of said annular supporting portion (16), and an inner connecting portion (40) that connects the domed panel (38) to the annular supporting portion (16). By manufacturing the container (10) according to the method and dimensions of the present invention, an improvement in the cumulative drop height resistance is accomplished using the same material thickness, or material that is even thinner than that which was previously used.