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US 12,698,128 B2Granted
Container apparatus and methods of forming the same
AssigneeNathan Morris
InventorNathan Morris
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Abstract
Improved containers nest inside of each other when empty, thereby saving storage and transport space. Smaller containers can nest inside of larger containers for increased space efficiency. These containers, in various instances, use standard-sized canning jar lids, such as ‘small-mouth’ or ‘large-mouth’ jars and the like, to prevent “orphaning” of containers and lids.
Claims20
A container having a height (H), the container comprising:
- a substantially circular mouth having a rim and a first radius (R), the rim having a top edge and a bottom edge, where the bottom edge is provided to engage a second top edge of a second rim of a second container when the container and the second container are stacked;
- a substantially circular base having a center and a second radius (r) extending to an outer circumference, where the second radius is smaller than the first radius;
- and
- a wall having a thickness (t), the wall continuously extending from the rim of the mouth to the outer circumference around a central axis defining the height of the container, where the wall is tapered to facilitate nesting and has a non-uniform circumference along an entire length of the central axis such that the wall forms a section of a cone, where an internal volume (V) of the container substantially satisfies the formula:
- V
- =
- (
- π
- *
- H
- )
- /
- 3
-
- (
- R
- ∧
-
- 2
- +
- R
- *
- r
- +
- r
- ∧
-
- 2
- )
- .
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