US 10,329,052 B2 · Protective covers for upstanding containers of liquid

Abstract

A protective cover that closely overlies an exterior surface of an upstanding container for holding liquid has integrally formed portions that are separately removable from the container. Each of two substantially adjacent removable cover portions preferably snugly wraps substantially adjacent surface areas of the container's exterior, and is releasably coupled by a narrow tear-off strip portion of the cover that also perimetrically wraps the container's exterior. One removable cover portion preferably helps to hold a cap in a closed orientation on the container's neck. Another removable cover portion preferably underlies a bottom part of the container's exterior surface, and thereby helps to hold the protective cover in place on the container. Yet another removable cover portion preferably wraps and grips a major part of the container's upstanding sidewall, and forms a disposable funnel when removed from the container's exterior.

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Dependent claims

A protective cover configured to closely continuously overlie an exterior surface of an upstanding container having an internal chamber capable of retaining a quantity of liquid, wherein:

the protective cover comprises a plurality of separately removable cover portions that are integrally formed, but are able to be disconnected from each other to enable separation from the exterior surface of the upstanding container;
each of the cover portions perimetrically wraps a corresponding different portion of the exterior surface of the upstanding container;
prior to disconnection from each other, the plurality of cover portions cooperate to surround at least some of top and bottom parts of the exterior surface of the upstanding container to hold the protective cover in place on the exterior surface of the upstanding container;
one cover portion of the plurality of separately removable cover portions is configured to closely wrap a majority of the height of the exterior surface area of an upstanding sidewall of the container including a neck part of the container;
and
the one cover portion is configured so that, when inverted after being removed from the exterior surface of the upstanding container, it forms a relatively tall funnel.

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A substantially transparent protective cover formed from thermoplastic material and configured to closely continuously surround a majority of the height of an exterior sidewall surface of an upstanding container having an internal chamber capable of containing and retaining a quantity of liquid, wherein:

the protective cover comprises a plurality of protective cover portions configured to snugly overlie different perimetrically extending parts of the exterior sidewall surface of the container;
the plurality of protective cover portions are integrally formed, but are severable one from the other so as to be separately removable from the exterior sidewall surface of the container
prior to disconnection from each other, the plurality of protective cover portions cooperate to surround at least some of top and bottom parts of the exterior sidewall surface of the upstanding container to hold the protective cover in place on the exterior sidewall surface of the upstanding container;
and
one cover portion of the plurality of protective cover portions is configured so that, when inverted after being removed from the exterior sidewall surface of the upstanding container, it forms a relatively tall funnel.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Protective covers for upstanding containers of liquid

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Protective covers for upstanding containers of liquid

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Abstract

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