Glossary
The terminology in the field of bottles, whether it is glass or plastic, wine or water, manufacturing or collecting, is far from being universal. Different terms can be used to describe the same part, shape or type of bottle and the same term can be used for different parts, shape or type of bottle. Unsurprisingly, this can create confusion when talking about bottles, neck finishes and closures. To help with this, we have created a glossary of the most common used terms and their equivalent.
Table of Content
Introduction
Rim/Lip
Sealing Surface/Land
Mouth/Throat/Bore/Orifice
Lip/Upper Part/Collar
Threads
Bead
Transfer Ring/Transfer Bead
Tamper Evident Transfer Ring/Tamper Evident Transfer Bead
Collar/Bead/Neck Bead/Lower Part/String Rim/Ring
Finish/Neck Finish/Top/Mouth/Lip/Collar
Neck
Shoulder
Body/Sidewall
Wall/Sidewall
Label Panel
Waist
Bottom
Heel/Insweep
Push-up/Kick-Up/Punt
Base
Indexing Ramp/Deco Lug/Deco Ramp/Seat
#
26,7mm US28mm PCO 1810
28mm PCO 1881
29/25
30/25 Low
38 DBJ
38 SWTE
43mm 3 Starts
48/41
55mm Crown
A
B
BaseBead
Beaded Band
Body
Bore
Bottom
BPF
BS
BSI
Bullet
Buttress Finish
C
CarafeCarboy
CETIE
Clarity
Cold Resistance
Collar
Cosmo Round
Crown Neck
Cylinder
D
DecanterDeco Lug
Deco Ramp
Demijohn
DIN
Distortion Temperature
E
"E" MeasureEnvironmental Stress Cracking
F
FinishFolded Band
F-Style
G
GMEH
Heel"H" Measure
Hooked Band
I
"I" MeasureImpact Resistance
Imperial Round
Indexing Ramp
Insweep
ISBT
ISO
J
Jefferson RoundJug
K
Kick-UpL
Label PanelLand
Lip
Lower Part
M
ModernMoisture Barrier
Molded Band
Mouth
N
NeckNeck Bead
Neck Finish
O
OblongOffset Band
Orifice
Oval
Oxygen Barrier
P
PLASTICSPunt
Push-Up
Q
R
Ratcheted BandRecessed Band
Rectangular
Rigidity
Rim
Ring
Round
S
Screw CapScrew Neck
Sealing Surface
Seat
Shoulder
Sidewall
Slitted Band
"S" Measure
Snap Fit
SPI
SPI-400
Sport Cap
Square
Staight Band
Stress Crack Resistance
String Rim
T
Tamper-EvidentTamper Evident Transfer Bead
Tamper Evident Transfer Ring
Tear Band
Threads
Throat
"T" Measure
Top
Transfer Bead
Transfer Ring
U
Upper PartV
W
WaistWall