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US 2004/0155070 A1Published application
Flexible panel pitcher
OwnerMichael L. McGinley, Brian Lauinventors
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Abstract
A container or pitcher is provided having a flexible side wall portion and rim portion of the container which can conform to the shape of an object to which the pitcher is applied to thereby direct fluid flow from the pitcher over a broader area and to prevent fluid from flowing from the pitcher and underneath the rim of the pitcher and onto portions of the object to which it is not desirable to apply the fluid.
Claims29
A container comprising:
- a continuous side wall terminating in an upper side wall end and a lower side wall end, a bottom closing said lower side wall end, and a flexible panel forming a portion of said side wall and extending to form at least a portion of said upper side wall end.
A container comprising:
- a continuous side wall having an upper side wall end and a lower side wall end, a bottom attached to said lower side wall end, and a rim connected to said upper side wall end, a portion of said rim being sufficiently flexible to conform to the shape of an object to which said rim is pressed against.
A container comprising:
- a continuous side wall having an upper end and a lower end and said side wall defining a container body, said container further comprising a rim on a portion of said upper end,
- a bottom joined to said lower end, and a portion of said side wall comprising a flexible panel.
A container comprising:
- a continuous side wall having an upper end and a lower end and defining a container body, said container having an upper side wall rim on said upper end and a lower side wall rim on said lower end, a bottom joined to said lower side wall rim, a flexible panel forming a portion of said side wall upper end and extending to form a portion of said upper rim.
A container comprising:
- a continuous side wall having an upper end and a lower end said side wall defining a container body, a bottom joined to said lower side wall end to define a fluid-holding interior, said upper end comprising a rim, a portion of said rim comprising a generally flat, malleable rim segment, and a flexible panel forming a portion of said side wall said panel extending to connect with said rim segment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.