Container
OwnerMerrilee Kickinventor
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Abstract
A container for storing a liquid or a solid may include a container body having a container side wall and a container bottom and a container lid having a pop top arm to pivot and cooperate with a weakened area to provide access to the interior of the container body. The container body may be formed from plastic and the container lid is formed from metal, and the container body may include a vertical neck. The container body may include a lip, and the bottom wall may include a center protrusion. The bottom wall may include a depression, and the bottom wall may include a radial extending depression.
Claims20
A container, the container comprising a container body, the container body comprising a container side wall and a horizontally-extending base connected to the container side wall, wherein the container side wall and the horizontally-extending base are shaped so that an interior of said container body has a truncated spherical shape, wherein a cross-sectional diameter of a top portion of said container body is less than a cross-sectional diameter of a middle portion of said container body, wherein the horizontally-extending base defines a diameter that is less than the cross-sectional diameter of the middle portion of said container body, wherein the container body further comprises a circular neck extending vertically from the container side wall so that the container side wall extends between the circular neck and the horizontally-extending base, wherein an upper edge of said container side wall is adjacent to the circular neck of the container body, and wherein said container body defines an opening to the interior of said container body;
- wherein the cross-sectional diameter of the top portion of said container body is defined by the circular neck;
- wherein the cross-sectional diameter of the middle portion of said container body is defined by the container side wall;
- wherein the container body is made out of a resin;
- wherein the container body is formed using a blow molding process;
- wherein the container side wall extends uninterruptedly between the circular neck and the horizontally-extending base;
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- wherein the container further comprises a lid connected to the container body and covering the opening to the interior of said container body.
The container of 1, wherein the base comprises a bottom wall and a depression formed therein.
A container, the container comprising a container body, the container body comprising a container side wall and a horizontally-extending base connected to the container side wall, wherein the container side wall and the horizontally-extending base are shaped so that an interior of said container body has a truncated spherical shape, wherein a cross-sectional diameter of a top portion of said container body is less than a cross-sectional diameter of a middle portion of said container body, wherein the horizontally-extending base defines a diameter that is less than the cross-sectional diameter of the middle portion of said container body, wherein the container body further comprises a circular neck extending vertically from the container side wall so that the container side wall extends between the circular neck and the horizontally-extending base, wherein an upper edge of said container side wall is adjacent to the circular neck of the container body, and wherein said container body defines an opening to the interior of said container body;
- wherein the cross-sectional diameter of the top portion of said container body is defined by the circular neck;
- wherein the cross-sectional diameter of the middle portion of said container body is defined by the container side wall;
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- wherein the container side wall extends uninterruptedly between the circular neck and the horizontally-extending base.
The container of 10, wherein the base comprises a bottom wall and a depression formed therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.