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US 6,722,514 B2Granted
Easy to hold container
AssigneePlaytex Products, Inc.
InventorCharles John Renz
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Abstract
A container adapted for use by an infant or a child is provided. The container has handles with first and second side walls that diverge away from each other, in the direction away from the outer circumference of the body of the container toward the center line of the container. The container can also have a base with at least one base recess formed therein and an inwardly tapered bottom surface, providing improved strength.
Claims32
A container adapted for use by an infant or a child comprising:
- a body having a top portion, a middle portion and a bottom portion, said middle portion having a first outer circumference, said top portion having an open end with a second outer circumference, said bottom portion having a closed end;
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- a handle having a first side wall, a second side wall, and a connecting wall secured between said first and second side walls, said handle being secured to said body, said first and second side walls diverging away from each other in the direction away from said outer circumference, said first and second side walls being substantially flat, said connecting wall being disposed along said outer circumference,
- wherein said second outer circumference is greater than said first outer circumference said middle portion is generally concaved along its major portion.
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A container adapted for use by an infant or a child comprising:
- a body having a top portion, a middle portion and a bottom portion, said middle portion having a first outer circumference, said top portion having an open end with a second outer circumference, said bottom portion having a base with a base recess, said base recess having a third circumference;
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- a handle having a first side wall, a second side wall, and a connecting wall secured between said first and second side walls, said handle being secured to said body, said first and second side walls diverging away from each other in the direction away from said outer circumference, said first and second side walls being substantially flat, said connecting wall being disposed along said outer circumference,
- wherein said second outer circumference is greater than said first outer circumference, and wherein said third circumference is less than said second outer circumference.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.