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US 2010/0206759 A1Published application
Stackable liquid container with tunnel-shaped base
AssigneeDean Intellectual Property ServicesII, Inc.
InventorsCarl T. Eiten, Matthew J. Simpson
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a liquid container generally includes a base member, a sidewall member, a neck member, a spout, and a handle. The sidewall member is attached to and extends upwardly from the base member. The neck member couples the sidewall member to the spout. The base member has a recessed portion and at least one slot. The recessed portion extends upwardly into the container such that the base member may rest upon the neck member of another container. The slot may be tunnel-shaped to conform to one or more ribs of the neck member of another container. The tunnel shape may form a cavity that extends across the base member.
Claims20
A container for liquids, comprising:
- a base member;
- a sidewall member that is attached to and extends upward from the base member;
- a spout for receiving an associated closure cap for removable placement on and off of the spout;
- an upwardly converging neck member that couples the sidewall member and the spout;
- a handle that protrudes from the container proximate the neck member;
- wherein at least one support projection protrudes upwards from the neck member, the support projection extending over at least a portion of the neck member;
- wherein at least one rib extends from the spout to the sidewall member, the handle being radially spaced apart on the neck member from the at least one rib;
- and
- wherein the base member has a shape configured to rest upon the neck member of another container, the shape comprising:
- a recessed portion having a lower contour that generally conforms to at least a portion of an upper contour formed by the neck member and closure cap when selectively disposed on the spout;
- and
- at least one slot formed at least partially across the base member that generally conforms to one or more ribs of the neck member, the at least one slot having a tunnel-shape.
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A container for liquids, comprising:
- a base member;
- a sidewall member that is attached to and extends upward from the base member;
- a spout for receiving an associated closure cap for removable placement on and off of the spout;
- an upwardly converging neck member that couples the sidewall member and the spout;
- and
- a handle that protrudes from the container proximate the neck member;
- wherein the base member has a shape configured to rest upon the neck member of another container, the shape comprising:
- a recessed portion having a lower contour that generally conforms to at least a portion of an upper contour formed by the neck member and closure cap when selectively disposed on the spout;
- and
- at least one slot formed at least partially across the base, the slot having a tunnel-shape.
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A container for liquids, comprising:
- a front part and a back part, the front part and the back part joined to form:
- a base member;
- a sidewall member that is attached to and extends upward from the base member;
- a spout for receiving an associated closure cap for removable placement on and off of the spout;
- an upwardly converging neck member that couples the sidewall member and the spout;
- and
- a handle that protrudes from the container proximate the neck member;
- wherein the base member has a shape configured to rest upon the neck member of another container, the shape comprising:
- a recessed portion having a lower contour that generally conforms to at least a portion of an upper contour formed by the neck member and closure cap when selectively disposed on the spout;
- and
- at least one slot formed at least partially across the base, the slot having a tunnel-shape.
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A container for liquids, comprising:
- a base member;
- an annular sidewall member that is attached to and extends upward from the base member;
- a spout for receiving an associated closure cap for removable placement on and off of the spout;
- an upwardly converging neck member that couples the annular sidewall member and the spout;
- and
- a handle that is attached to the container proximate the neck member;
- wherein the base member has a recessed portion that extends upwardly into the container such that the base member may rest upon the neck member of another container.
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A container for liquids, comprising:
- a base member;
- an annular sidewall member that is attached to and extends upward from the base member;
- a spout for receiving an associated closure cap for removable placement on and off of the spout;
- an upwardly converging neck member that couples the annular sidewall member and the spout;
- and
- a handle that is attached to the container proximate the neck member;
- wherein the annular sidewall member has a sidewall protruding portion and a sidewall indented portion, the sidewall protruding portion having an outer contour that generally conforms to an inner contour of the sidewall indented portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.