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US 11,111,050 B2Granted
Pillar-shaped container
AssigneeMead Johnson Nutrition Company
InventorsRobin P. Wiggins, Johanna Kahn
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Abstract
A pillar shaped container for storing a granulated powder. The container has a sidewall having a cylindrical upper portion, a continuously concave curved intermediate portion and a cylindrical lower portion.
Claims18
A container, comprising:
- a sidewall having a substantially circular cross-section and a container height and comprising:
- a cylindrical upper portion having an upper height defining a circular top;
- a continuously concave curved intermediate portion extending downward from the upper portion;
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- a cylindrical lower portion having a lower height and extending downward from the intermediate portion, wherein each of the upper height and lower height are at least 10% of the container height and the upper height and the lower height combined are in a range of from about 20% to about 35% of the container height;
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- a bottom closing the lower portion,
- wherein the cylindrical upper portion and the cylindrical lower portion each have a constant cross-sectional radius that remains unchanged vertically,
- wherein the cylindrical upper portion and the cylindrical lower portion are aligned with the circular top and the bottom respectively, and
- wherein the upper portion height and the lower portion height are substantially equal.
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A pillar shaped metal can, comprising:
- a circular bottom having a diameter in a range from 100 mm to 150 mm;
- a sidewall comprising:
- a lower portion extending from the circular bottom and having a lower height;
- a continuously curved concave portion extending upward from the lower portion and having a concave portion height;
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- an upper portion extending upward from the concave portion oppositely from the circular bottom and having an upper height and a circular opening, wherein the lower height and upper height combined are in a range of from about 20% to about 50% of the concave portion height,
- wherein the continuously curved concave portion has a narrowest cross-sectional area, and the container is vertically symmetrical around the narrowest cross-sectional area,
- wherein the narrowest cross-sectional area has a diameter in a range of from about 80% to about 98% of the diameter of the circular bottom,
- wherein the circular opening has a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the circular bottom,
- wherein the upper portion and the lower portion each have a constant cross-sectional radius that remains unchanged vertically and wherein the upper portion and the lower portion are aligned with the circular opening and the circular bottom respectively, and
- wherein the lower height is substantially equal to the upper height.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.