Receptacle for attaching to a product having a curved wall
OwnerJames D. Gillingwaterinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a receptacle for connecting to a curved wall of a product. The receptacle has a pair of spaced-apart flanges configured to partially extend about the product. The receptacle includes an outer wall member configured to be spaced-apart from the curved wall of the product. A pair of spaced-apart ends connect the flanges to the outer wall member. The receptacle includes a bottom connecting to and extending between the ends. The bottom has an outer edge connecting to and extending in parallel with the outer wall member. The bottom has a curved inner edge configured to abut with and partially extend about the product.
Claims20
A receptacle for connecting to a curved wall of a product, the receptacle comprising:
- a pair of spaced-apart flanges configured to partially extend about the product;
- an outer wall member configured to be spaced-apart from the curved wall of the product;
- a pair of spaced-apart ends connecting the flanges to the outer wall member;
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- a bottom connecting to and extending between the ends, the bottom having an outer edge connecting to and extending in parallel with the outer wall member, and having a curved inner edge configured to abut with and partially extend about the product.
In combination, a product having a curved wall and a receptacle connecting to the curved wall of said product, the receptacle comprising:
- a pair of spaced-apart flanges configured to partially extend about the product;
- an outer wall member spaced-apart from and partially covering a portion of the curved wall of the product, the outer wall member being arc-shaped;
- a pair of spaced-apart ends extending from the curved wall of the product, the ends connecting the flanges to the outer wall member;
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- a bottom connecting to and extending between the ends, the bottom being arc-shaped with a curved outer edge connecting to and extending in parallel with the outer wall member, and a curved inner edge spaced-apart from and extending in parallel with the curved outer edge, the curved inner edge being configured to abut with and partially extend about the product.
A method of forming a container having a receptacle via blow-moulding, the method including the step of:
- providing a mould having a contoured surface that is a mirror image of a container, the mould having a protrusion extending inwards so as to form an indentation in the container;
- disposing a molten material via pressurized air into the contoured surface of the mould, the molten material forming the container including the indentation;
- removing the container from the mould;
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- forming a receptacle for the container by connecting a portion of material across at least part of the indentation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.