Pivoting handle type pitcher for thin walled container
OwnerEdward S. Robbins, IIIinventor
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Abstract
A carrier assembly for thin walled containers is provided which includes upper and lower carrier portions. The lower portion includes an open-top bucket like member and the upper portion includes a pair of straps extending away from a container neck engaging portion. The straps may be secured to the lower carrier portion for pivotal movement between a container loading/unloading position and a container neck engaging position. A combination carrier and thin walled container assembly is also provided.
Claims40
A container carrier assembly comprising:
- (a) a lower carrier portion including a peripheral sidewall, a bottom wall, and an upper peripheral edge;
- (b) an upper carrier portion including a relatively rigid handle portion pivotally mounted at one end to said lower carrier portion, and provided with a container neck engaging portion provided at the other end, said upper carrier portion being pivotable about a vertical axis.
A container carrier assembly comprising:
- (a) a lower carrier portion including a peripheral sidewall, a bottom wall, and an upper peripheral edge;
- (b) an upper carrier portion pivotally secured to said lower portion about a vertical axis;
- said upper carrier portion including a handle portion and a substantially inverted U-shaped container neck engaging portion, said upper carrier portion swingable about said vertical axis between a first position where said upper carrier portion lies outside an area defined by said upper peripheral edge and a second position where said neck engaging portion engages a neck of an associated container.
A container carrier assembly comprising:
- (a) a lower carrier portion including a peripheral sidewall, a bottom wall and an upper peripheral edge, said lower carrier portion further comprising a mounting bracket including a recess;
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- (b) an upper carrier portion including an elongated handle terminating at an upper end in a container neck engaging portion and at a lower end in a substantially vertically oriented pivot pin portion receivable within said recess.
A container carrier assembly comprising:
- (a) a lower carrier portion including a peripheral sidewall, a bottom wall and an upper peripheral edge;
- (b) an upper carrier portion including a handle portion pivotable about a vertical axis between a first container loading/unloading position and a second container neck engaging position;
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- (c) means for limiting pivotal movement of said upper carrier portion about said vertical axis to movement between said first and second positions,
A container and carrier assembly comprising:
- (a) a container carrier including a lower portion having a peripheral sidewall, a bottom wall, and an upper peripheral edge;
- an upper portion including a handle portion having a lower end pivotably secured in said lower portion for swinging movement about a vertical axis, and including a container neck engaging portion at an upper end of the handle portion;
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- (b) a flexible and collapsible container adapted to be carried by the carrier assembly, and having a relatively thin peripheral side wall, a bottom wall and a top wall, said top wall having an integrally formed neck portion including closure receiving means formed thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.