Patent · US Expired

Container for fluids

US4969571A · kind A · utility

38Cited by
15References
20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 13, 1989
Grant dateNov 13, 1990
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D25/2894
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A container for storing liquid and liquid-like materials having a pair of handles oriented relative to each other to facilitate manual handling of the container. The container having front and back walls joined to bottom, top, and side walls forming an enclosed chamber for storing liquid. The top wall has a pouring spout and a first handle located in the longitudinal plane of the container. The front and back walls have laterally spaced corner sections joined to a transverse second handle. A recess extending under the second handle is open to the bottom wall and the side wall to allow the second handle to be gripped from either the bottom or the side.

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