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US 10,618,721 B2Granted
Container with encircling graphic and process for producing
AssigneeAmerican Made Plastic Inc.
InventorMoe Vazin
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Abstract
A process for producing a container is provided. The process includes fabricating a container body, providing a graphic about the periphery of the container body such that the graphic covers substantially all of the periphery of the container body, and fixedly mounting a handle to the container body after providing the graphic.
Claims20
A process comprising:
- fabricating a container body having a peripheral surface comprising a peripheral vertically central section, wherein the container body comprises an upper protruding noncircumferential handle receptacle, and a lower indented noncircumferential handle receptacle configured to receive a handle;
- providing a graphic about the peripheral vertically central section of the container body such that the graphic covers all of the peripheral vertically central section of the container body;
- and
- fixedly mounting the handle to the container body with the upper protruding noncircumferential handle receptacle above and the lower indented noncircumferential handle receptacle below the graphic after providing the graphic;
- wherein the handle comprises a bottom portion having a curved upper edge configured to fit within a corresponding curved upper edge of the lower indented noncircumferential handle receptacle, and the container body is free of handle attachment points between the upper protruding noncircumferential handle receptacle and the lower indented noncircumferential handle receptacle.
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A container produced by a process comprising:
- fabricating a container body having a peripheral surface comprising a peripheral vertically central section while simultaneously fastening a graphic about the peripheral vertically central section of the container body such that the graphic covers all of the peripheral vertically central section of the container body, wherein the container body comprises an upper protruding noncircumferential handle receptacle and a lower indented noncircumferential handle receptacle configured to receive a handle;
- and
- fixedly mounting the handle to the container body with the upper protruding noncircumferential handle receptacle above and the lower indented noncircumferential handle receptacle below the graphic after fastening the graphic;
- wherein the handle comprises a bottom portion having a curved upper edge configured to fit within a corresponding curved upper edge of the lower indented noncircumferential handle receptacle, and the container body is free of handle attachment points between the upper protruding noncircumferential handle receptacle and the lower indented noncircumferential handle receptacle.
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A process for producing a container comprising:
- fabricating a container body having a peripheral vertically central section, the container body formed with an upper protruding noncircumferential handle receptacle and a lower indented noncircumferential handle receptacle configured to receive a handle;
- fastening a graphic about the peripheral vertically central section of the container body such that the graphic covers 100 percent of the peripheral vertically central section of the container body;
- and
- fixedly mounting the handle to the container body with the upper protruding noncircumferential handle receptacle above and the lower indented noncircumferential handle receptacle below the graphic after fastening the graphic;
- wherein the handle comprises a bottom portion having a curved upper edge configured to fit within a corresponding curved upper edge of the lower indented noncircumferential handle receptacle, and the container body is free of handle attachment points between the upper protruding noncircumferential handle receptacle and the lower indented noncircumferential handle receptacle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.