Dual handle container

A dual handle plastic container (10) configured to store and/or transport liquid, the container comprising:

• a monolithic body including a top portion (20), a base portion (40), and a sidewall (50) extending between the top portion (20) and the base portion (40);
• the top portion (20) having:
• (i) a vent spout (22) that defines a circular vent recess (24) having a vent center, the vent spout (22) extending longitudinally along a first axis, the first axis extending through the vent center;
• (ii) a main spout (26) that defines a circular main recess (28) having a main center, the main spout (26) extending longitudinally along a second axis, the second axis extending through the main center, the main spout (26) having a top end (26a) and a bottom end (26b), the top end (26a) being opposite the bottom end (26b) along the second axis such that the bottom end (26b) is disposed in a downward direction relative to the top end (26a) along the second axis;
• (iii) an integrated first handle (36) that is elongate along the line that extends in a lateral direction between the first axis and the second axis;
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• (iv) two projections that are elongated in the lateral direction and are respectively spaced apart from opposing lateral sides of the integrated first handle (36), wherein the projections define a topmost surface of the container (10), and wherein the first handle (36), the vent spout (22) and the main spout (26) do not extend longitudinally to an elevation above the projections of the top portion (20), and
• the base portion 40 having an interior surface (42) and an exterior surface (44), the interior surface (42) being opposite the exterior surface (44), and the exterior surface (44) of the base portion (40) defining a second handle which is a recess (46), wherein the exterior surface (44) of the base portion (40) has a concavity that is configured to receive the two projections of the top portion (20) of a mating container in a stacked configuration, wherein the concavity comprises a portion of the second handle.

A stackable dual handle plastic container (10) configured to store and/or transport liquid, the container comprising:

• a monolithic body including a top portion (20), a base portion (40), and a sidewall (50) that extends between the top portion (20) and the base portion (40);
• the top portion (20) having:
• (i) a vent spout (22) that defines a circular vent recess (24) having a vent center, the vent spout (22) extending longitudinally along a first axis, the first axis extending through the vent center;
• (ii) a main spout (26) that defines a circular main recess (28) having a main center, the main spout (26) extending longitudinally along a second axis, the second axis extending through the main center, the main spout (26) having a top end (26a) and a bottom end (26b), the top end (26a) being opposite the bottom end (26b) along the second axis such that the bottom end (26b) is disposed in a downward direction relative to the top end (26a) along the second axis;
• (iii) an integrated first handle (36) that is elongate along the line that extends in a lateral direction between the first axis and the second axis, the top panel defining a maximum container length along the line, and the handle (36) defining a maximum handle length along the line, the maximum container length being approximately twice the maximum handle length;
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• (iv) two projections that are elongated in the lateral direction and are respectively spaced apart from opposing lateral sides of the integrated first handle (36), wherein the projections define a topmost surface of the container (10), and wherein the first handle (36), the vent spout (22) and the main spout (26) do not extend longitudinally to an elevation above the projections of the top portion (20), and
• the base portion 40 having an interior surface (42) and an exterior surface (44), the interior surface (42) being opposite the exterior surface (44), and the exterior surface (44) of base portion 40 defining a second handle which is a recess (46);
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• stacking flanges 48 configured to mate with stacking notches whereby the dual handle plastic container is stackable with another dual handle plastic container in a stacked configuration, wherein one of the stacking flanges (48) and the stacking notches is defined each projection of the top portion (20).

A method for storing and/or transporting liquid in a dual handle plastic container (10), the plastic container (10) including a monolithic body having a top portion (20), a base portion (40), and a sidewall (50) that extends between the top portion (20) and the base portion (40), the top portion (20) having fi) a vent spout (22) that defines a circular vent recess (24) having a vent center, the vent spout (22) extending longitudinally along a first axis that extends through the vent center;

• (ii) a main spout (26) that defines a circular main recess (28) having a main center, the main spout (26) extending longitudinally along a second axis that extends through the main center from a top end (26a) of the main spout (26) to a bottom end (26b) of the main spout (26), the top end (26a) being opposite the bottom end (26b) along the second axis such that the bottom end (26b) is disposed in a downward direction relative to the top end (26a) along the second axis;
• (iii) an integrated first handle (36) that is elongate along the line that extends in a lateral direction between the first axis and the second axis, and (iv) two projections that are elongated in the lateral direction and are respectively spaced apart from opposing lateral sides of the integrated first handle (36), wherein the projections define a topmost surface of the container (10), and wherein the first handle (36), the vent spout (22) and the main spout (26) do not extend longitudinally to an elevation above the projections of the top portion (20);
• the base portion 40 having an interior surface (42) and an exterior surface (44), the interior surface (42) being opposite the exterior surface (44), the exterior surface (44) of base portion (40) defining a second handle in recess form (46), wherein the exterior surface (44) of the base portion (40) has a concavity that is configured to receive the two projections of the top portion (20) of a mating container in a stacked configuration, wherein the concavity comprises a portion of the second handle, the method comprising:
• positioning the plastic container (10);
• filling the plastic container (10) with liquid;
• sealing the plastic container (10);
• and
• storing or transporting the liquid.