# US 2014/0190929 A1 · Spray bottle with improved grip

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- Number: US 2014/0190929 A1
- Document ID: US20140190929A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/147,112
- Filed: 2014-01-03
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-04
- Applicants: Impact Products, LLC
- Inventors: John Thomas Irwin; Stephen A. Dukes; Jeffrey C. Gayer
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190929A1

## CPC

- B65D 23/102: {Gripping means formed in the walls, e.g. roughening, cavities, projections}
- B65D 25/56: with means for indicating level of contents
- 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 bottle including a reservoir configured to contain a fluid therein. The bottle further including a grip portion in fluid communication with the reservoir. The grip portion has at least one of a textured surface substantially enveloping the grip portion and a plurality of annular indentations and a plurality of protrusions formed thereon.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A bottle, comprising:
a reservoir configured to contain a fluid therein; and
a grip portion in fluid communication with the reservoir and having at least one of a textured surface substantially enveloping the grip portion and a plurality of annular indentations formed thereon.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The bottle of claim 1, wherein the grip portion includes a first end and a second end, the first end having an opening configured to receive at least one of a cap and a pumping system and the second end abutting the reservoir.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The bottle of claim 1, wherein an outer diameter of the grip portion increases from a first end to a second end thereof.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The bottle of claim 1, wherein the grip portion includes the textured surface and the textured surface is one of mechanically formed on the grip portion and chemically formed on the grip portion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The bottle of claim 1, wherein the grip portion includes the plurality of annular indentations and each of the plurality of annular indentations is adapted to receive a finger.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The bottle of claim 1, wherein the grip portion includes the plurality of annular indentations and the plurality of annular indentations include at least three annular indentations.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The bottle of claim 6, wherein an outer diameter of a first one of the annular indentations is less than an outer diameter of a second one of the annular indentations, and an outer diameter of a third one of the annular indentations is greater than the outer diameter of the second one of the annular indentations.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The bottle of claim 1, wherein the grip portion includes the plurality of annular indentations and an outer diameter of each of the plurality of annular indentations increases from a first end of the grip portion to a second end of the grip portion.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The bottle of claim 1, wherein the grip portion includes the plurality of annular indentations and further comprises a plurality of protrusions interposed between each of the plurality of annular indentations.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The bottle of claim 9, wherein an outer diameter of each of the plurality of protrusions increases from a first end of the grip portion to a second end of the grip portion.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The bottle of claim 1, wherein the grip portion includes both the plurality of annular indentations and the textured surface.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The bottle of claim 1, wherein the grip portion includes the plurality of annular indentations and the plurality of annular indentations is formed at an angle with respect to a transverse axis of the bottle.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The bottle of claim 12, wherein the angle is 30 degrees.

### Claim 14

A bottle, comprising:
a reservoir configured to contain a fluid therein; and
a grip portion in fluid communication with the reservoir and having at least three annular indentations formed thereon and a plurality of protrusions interposed between each of the at least three annular indentations.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The bottle of claim 14, wherein an outer diameter of a first one of the annular indentations is less than an outer diameter of a second one of the annular indentations, and an outer diameter of a third one of the annular indentations is greater than the outer diameter of the second one of the annular indentations.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The bottle of claim 14, wherein an outer diameter of each of the plurality of annular indentations and an outer diameter of each of the plurality of protrusions increases from a first end of the grip portion to a second end of the grip portion.

### Claim 17 (depends on 14)

The bottle of claim 14, wherein the grip portion includes a textured surface formed on at least a portion thereof.

### Claim 18 (depends on 14)

The bottle of claim 14, wherein the plurality of annular indentations is formed at an angle with respect to a transverse axis of the bottle.

### Claim 19 (depends on 14)

The bottle of claim 14, wherein each of the at least three annular indentations is adapted to receive a finger.

### Claim 20

A bottle, comprising:
a reservoir configured to contain a fluid therein; and
a grip portion in fluid communication with the reservoir and having at least three annular indentations formed thereon and a textured surface formed on at least a portion thereof, each of the at least three annular indentations having an outer diameter, the outer diameter of each of the at least three annular indentations increasing from a first end of the grip portion to a second end of the grip portion.