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US 4,804,092 AGranted
Nestable container
AssigneeImperial Chemical Industries PLC
InventorWilfred L. Jones
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Abstract
A container which, when empty, is nestable within a like container and may be used to contain a structured paint or other material. The container comprises grippable (22), wall (20) and base (12) portions, the grippable portion (12) being integrally formed with the wall portion (20) and lying adjacent the wall portion (20) and extending within an outer like container in a nesting configuration. When not nested the grippable portion (22) is displaceable relative to the wall portion (20).
Claims7
A nestable unitary molded plastics container comprising:
- a base portion;
- a side wall portion extending upwardly from the perimeter of the base portion;
- and a carrying handle portion connected to said wall portion by a resilient hinge permitting said handle portion to be displaceable between a carrying configuration in which said handle extends outwardly away from said wall portion, and a nesting configuration in which said handle portion lies adjacent to the exterior of said wall portion so that the container is nestable within a like container with said handle portion of the inner container extending within the outer container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.