# US 12,214,930 B2 · Stackable liquid vessel and multi-vessel arrangement > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,214,930 B2 - Document ID: US12214930B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/992,910 - Filed: 2022-11-22 - Published: 2023-05-25 - Granted: 2025-02-04 - Earliest claimed: 2021-11-23 - Applicants: Jeffrey A. Parker; Blair Bentham - Inventors: Jeffrey A. Parker; Blair Bentham - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12214930B2 ## CPC - B65D 21/0231: {Bottles, canisters or jars whereby the neck or handle project into a cooperating cavity in the bottom (B65D81/361 takes precedence)} - B65D 1/0223: {characterised by shape} - B65D 1/023: {Neck construction} - B65D 1/0276: {having a continuous contact surface, e.g. Champagne-type bottom} - B65D 1/44: Corrugations - B65D 23/102: {Gripping means formed in the walls, e.g. roughening, cavities, projections} - B65D 71/0096: {the dimensions of the supports corresponding to the periphery of the load, e.g. pallets} - B65D 2501/0036: Hollow circonferential ribs - B65D 2501/0081: Bottles of non-circular cross-section - B65D 2571/00012: Bundles surrounded by a film - B65D 2571/00043: Intermediate plates or the like - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## Abstract A stackable liquid vessel may be able to receive, store, and dispense various liquids or fluids, such as beverages, cooking oil or vinegar, motor oil, and/or other appropriate materials or substances. Each stackable liquid vessel may be able to at least partially couple to at least one other stackable liquid vessel. An arrangement of stackable liquid vessels may utilize perforated slipsheets to reduce material usage when packing, shipping, storing, and/or displaying multiple stackable liquid vessels (e.g., a pallet of stackable vessels). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A stacked configuration of stackable liquid vessels, the stacked configuration comprising: a plurality of tiers of stackable liquid vessels, each tier from the plurality of tiers of stackable liquid vessels comprising: a plurality of stackable liquid vessels arranged in a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows; and a perforated slip sheet that selectively couples to and decouples from the plurality of stackable liquid vessels, the perforated slip sheet arranged parallel to each tier, wherein the plurality of tiers of stackable liquid vessels requires no support members that are perpendicular to the perforated slip sheets, and wherein each stackable liquid vessel comprises: a body portion having a rounded cuboid shape, the body portion centered about a center axis of the stackable liquid vessel; a shoulder portion coupled to the body portion, the shoulder portion comprising: a sloped portion coupled to the body portion, wherein the sloped portion has a rounded pyramid frustum shape and wherein each corner of the sloped portion is associated with a structural support impression; a shoulder support coupled to the sloped portion, the shoulder support comprising a planar surface that is perpendicular to the center axis of the stackable liquid vessel; and a shoulder extension coupled to the shoulder support, the shoulder extension having a spherical segment shape; and a cylindrical neck coupled to the shoulder extension, the cylindrical neck centered about the center axis of the stackable liquid vessel. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The stacked configuration of claim 1, wherein the stacked configuration of stackable liquid vessels comprises five or more tiers. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The stacked configuration of claim 1, wherein the stacked configuration of stackable liquid vessels includes seven columns and the plurality of rows includes eight rows. ### Claim 4 A stackable liquid vessel comprising: a body portion having a rounded cuboid shape, the body portion centered about a center axis of the stackable liquid vessel; a shoulder portion coupled to the body portion, the shoulder portion comprising: a sloped portion coupled to the body portion, wherein the sloped portion has a rounded pyramid frustum shape and wherein each corner of the sloped portion is associated with a structural support impression; a shoulder support coupled to the sloped portion, the shoulder support comprising a planar surface that is perpendicular to the center axis of the stackable liquid vessel; and a shoulder extension coupled to the shoulder support, the shoulder extension having a spherical segment shape; and a cylindrical neck coupled to the shoulder extension, the cylindrical neck centered about the center axis of the stackable liquid vessel. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The stackable liquid vessel of claim 4, wherein the structural support impression has a rounded triangle shape. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The stackable liquid vessel of claim 4, wherein the body portion comprises a complementary receptacle that accepts at least the cylindrical neck and shoulder extension of an associated stackable liquid vessel. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The stackable liquid vessel of claim 4 further comprising an integrated handle that includes a set of grip region cavities along the body portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The stackable liquid vessel of claim 7, wherein the integrated handle is disposed along a vertical corner of the stackable liquid vessel. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The stackable liquid vessel of claim 4 further comprising a set of ribs. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The stackable liquid vessel of claim 9, wherein a plurality of ribs from the set of ribs run along a path perpendicular to the vertical axis. ### Claim 11 A stackable liquid vessel comprising: a body portion having a rounded cuboid shape with four vertical sidewalls, the body portion centered about a center axis of the stackable liquid vessel; a shoulder portion coupled to the body portion, the shoulder portion comprising: a sloped portion coupled to the body portion, wherein the sloped portion has a rounded pyramid frustum shape and wherein each face of the sloped portion is aligned with one of the four vertical sidewalls, wherein each corner of the sloped portion is associated with a structural support impression having a rounded triangle shape; a shoulder support coupled to the sloped portion, the shoulder support comprising a planar surface that is perpendicular to the center axis of the stackable liquid vessel; and a shoulder extension coupled to the shoulder support, the shoulder extension having a spherical segment shape; and a cylindrical neck coupled to the shoulder extension, the cylindrical neck centered about the center axis of the stackable liquid vessel. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The stackable liquid vessel of claim 11, wherein the body portion comprises a complementary receptacle that accepts at least the cylindrical neck and shoulder extension of an associated stackable liquid vessel. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The stackable liquid vessel of claim 11 further comprising an integrated handle that includes a set of grip region cavities along the body portion. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The stackable liquid vessel of claim 13, wherein the integrated handle is disposed along a vertical corner of the stackable liquid vessel. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The stackable liquid vessel of claim 11 further comprising a set of ribs. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The stackable liquid vessel of claim 15, wherein a plurality of ribs from the set of ribs run along a path perpendicular to the vertical axis.