Rounded Container with Square Top and Method for Using the Same

A method for using a container, the method comprising:

• lifting a container comprising a substance disposed within an internal volume of a body of the container;
• rotating the container about a horizontal axis of the body;
• pouring the substance from the container;
• maintaining the body at an angled orientation for as long as the substance is being poured from the container;
• and
• disposing the body at a vertical orientation to stop the pouring of the substance from the container.

A container comprising:

• a cylindrical shaped body;
• a rim disposed around a circumference of the body and forming an opening of the container;
• at least one hold defined within the rim;
• a plurality of bail flanges defined in the rim, wherein the hold is disposed between at least two of the bail flanges;
• a bail coupled to each of the plurality of bail flanges;
• and
• a handle coupled to the bail,
• wherein the plurality of bail flanges and the at least one hold are vertically adjacent to a different corner of the rim,
• wherein the at least one hold comprises a hollow cavity defined therein configured to accommodate a user,
• wherein the rim comprises:
• a substantially square shape when viewed from a top down position;
• and
• a plurality of side walls formed together with a corresponding plurality of corners, wherein each corner comprises a curved inner surface and is disposed between two adjacent side walls each comprising a flat inner surface,
• wherein each corner disposed between two adjacent side walls forms a funnel when the container is rotated relative to a horizontal axis of the body.