Plastic recyclable container
AssigneeRathbun Family Real Estate Group
InventorW. John Rathbun
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Abstract
A plastic recyclable container including a container body having a bottom and a continuous sidewall. A pair of ears are positioned on the sidewall and include opposed shaped openings. A plastic handle has a connector assembly at each end including a pair of inwardly directed projections received by the openings. The projections include holding members positioned within the ears. The cross-section of the projections is shaped complementary with the ear openings ensuring that the handle can be moved to different predetermined positions.
Claims12
A plastic recyclable container, comprising, in combination, a plastic container body having a bottom and a continuous sidewall extending upwardly from said bottom, a pair of integral opposed ears defined in said sidewall, each of said ears defining an opening, a plastic handle having opposed ends, a plastic connector assembly positioned at each of said opposed ends of said plastic handle, each of said connector assemblies including a pair of inwardly directed projections forming a generally "V" shaped configuration received in said openings defined by said ears.
A plastic recyclable container comprising, in combination, a plastic container body having a bottom and a continuous sidewall extending upwardly from said bottom, a pair of integral opposed ears defined on said sidewall, each of said ears defining an opening, a plastic handle having opposed ends, a plastic connector assembly at each of said opposed ends of said plastic handle, each of said connector assemblies including a pair of inwardly directed projections forming a generally "V" shaped configuration received in said openings defined by said ears and a pair of holding members extending from said pair of inwardly directed projections for retaining said handle in a pivoting relationship with said pair of opposed ears.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.