Boxed container system
AssigneeAltium Packaging LP
InventorsGrover John Manderfield, JR., Joey Arlin Palmer
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Abstract
A container system includes a container for holding a fluid. The container may be positioned within a box that provides structural support to the container while allowing the container system to be stacked. The container may include chamfered corners and a glug mitigation mechanism. The box may include corresponding chamfered corners and one or more access apertures for providing access to the container handle and container opening that are positioned within and below the top surface of the box.
Claims20
A container system, comprising:
- a container, comprising:
- a container top;
- a container bottom;
- a plurality of container sides contiguous with the container top and the container bottom;
- a plurality of chamfered container corners coupling adjacent container sides and contiguous with the container top and the container bottom, each chamfered container corner comprising at least one rib;
- a handle extending from a front portion of the container top to a rear edge of the container top adjacent a container side;
- and
- a container opening configured to access an interior of the container.
A container system, comprising:
- a container, comprising:
- a container top,
- a container bottom,
- a plurality of container sides contiguous with the container top and the container bottom;
- a plurality of chamfered container corners coupling adjacent container sides and contiguous with the container top and the container bottom, each chamfered container corner comprising at least one rib,
- a handle extending from a front portion of the container top to a rear edge of the container top adjacent a container side while maintaining a substantially constant width, and
- a container opening configured to access an interior of the container;
- a box, comprising:
- a box top,
- a box bottom,
- a plurality of box sides contiguous with the box top and the box bottom;
- a plurality of chamfered box corners coupling adjacent box sides and contiguous with the box top and the box bottom,
- a handle access aperture positioned in the box top,
- a spout aperture positioned in the box top,
- wherein the box is sized and shaped to receive the container such that the handle is positioned within the box below the handle access aperture and the container opening is positioned within the box below the spout aperture.
A container system, comprising:
- a container, comprising:
- a container top,
- a container bottom,
- a plurality of container sides contiguous with the container top and the container bottom;
- a plurality of chamfered container corners coupling adjacent container sides and contiguous with the container top and the container bottom, each chamfered container corner comprising at least one rib,
- a plurality of angled corners, each angled corner configured to transition the container bottom or the container top to the chamfered container corner contiguous with the container bottom and the container top,
- a handle extending from a front portion of the container top to a rear edge of the container top adjacent a container side while maintaining a substantially constant width, and
- a container opening configured to access an interior of the container;
- a box, comprising:
- a box top,
- a box bottom,
- a plurality of box sides contiguous with the box top and the box bottom;
- a plurality of chamfered box corners coupling adjacent box sides and contiguous with the box top and the box bottom,
- a handle access aperture positioned in the box top,
- a spout aperture positioned in the box top, and
- a bottom grip aperture positioned within the box bottom;
- and
- a spout configured for removable coupling to the container opening, wherein the spout is packaged in sealed packaging and is removably coupled to an inside surface of the box,
- wherein the box is sized and shaped to receive the container such that the handle is positioned within the box below the handle access aperture and the container opening is positioned within the box below the spout aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.