Bowl and Method of Forming a Bowl
AssigneeYETI Coolers, LLC
InventorsKyle Ellison, Dustin R. Bullock, Colin Darling
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Abstract
A bowl may include a body forming a reservoir and a bottom, a bracket affixed to the bottom in which the bracket forms a center gap and a pair of curved ends, and in which the center gap is positioned between a pair of the curved ends, and a foot secured to the bottom via the bracket. The foot may include a first ridge and a second ridge positioned in a middle portion of the foot, and the foot may include a pair of curved ends. The pair of curved ends of the foot may engage the pair of curved ends of the bracket, and the first ridge and second ridge may span an interior portion of the center gap of the bracket.
Claims24
A container comprising:
- a body, wherein the body forms a reservoir, an inner cavity, and a bottom;
- a bracket affixed to the bottom, wherein the bracket comprises a projection;
- and
- a foot comprising a lip, and wherein the lip of the foot engages the projection of the bracket to secure the foot to the bottom.
A container comprising:
- a body configured to retain a volume of liquid or a mass of solid, wherein the body comprises a groove positioned on a bottom of the body;
- and
- a foot secured to the bottom in the groove, wherein the foot is partly recessed into the bottom, and wherein the foot protrudes beyond a bottommost surface of the body.
A method of forming a container comprising the steps of:
- forming a body configured to retain a volume of liquid or a mass of solid;
- forming a groove on a bottom of the body;
- forming a bracket comprising a pair of projections;
- affixing the bracket within the groove;
- forming a foot configured to mate with the bracket;
- and
- securing the foot to the bracket via the pair of projections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.