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US 8,757,425 B2Granted
Beverage container
AssigneeWilliams Industries, Inc.
InventorBruce Copeland
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Abstract
An illustrative beverage container having a handle defining multiple gripping portions is disclosed.
Claims16
A beverage container comprising:
- a body having a top portion and a bottom portion;
- the top portion having an annular lip defining an opening through the top portion;
- and
- a handle arcing outwardly and downwardly away from the top portion;
- wherein the handle defines an open gripping portion and a closed gripping portion;
- and
- wherein the handle further defines a second closed gripping portion,
- wherein the handle includes
- a first portion beginning at a first connection to the container and extending downward and away from the container and downward toward the bottom of the container to a handle tip, and
- a second portion extending from the handle tip upward and inward toward the container to a connection with a middle member and then downward from the middle member and toward the container until the second portion is joined at a second connection to the container and
- wherein the middle member joins the first portion and second portion between the handle tip and the first and second connections to the container.
8 more elements
A beverage container comprising:
- a body having a closed bottom and an open mouth opposite the bottom;
- an annular lip extending circumferentially around the container body to define the mouth;
- the lip including a drinking portion extending further upwardly above and beyond the mouth than other portions of the lip;
- a handle having an upper portion extending from the container body to a tip, the handle being circumferentially displaced from the drinking portion;
- the handle having a lower portion extending from the tip toward the container body;
- a middle member extending transversely between the upper and lower portions to define a first closed gripping hollow and a second closed gripping hollow therebetween;
- and
- wherein the lower portion defines a downwardly opening gripping hollow between the lower portion and the body, the downwardly opening gripping hollow having a highest point from which the gripping hollow extends downward toward the container in one direction and downward toward the tip in an opposite direction.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.