Abstract: A blow molded container has a planar pinched section formed between and connecting a top wall, a neck and a front handle end of the container with an anti-glug vent tube formed in the planar pinched section so as to extend through the pinched section and spaced by parts of the planar pinched section away from the neck, from the front handle end and from the top wall. The vent tube is substantially horizontal at the neck breaking through a vertical wall of the neck and has the other end breaking out through the top wall at the bottom of the downwardly extending section between the neck and the front handle end.

Abstract: A container of storing and dispensing liquids which is resistant to tipping. The container preferably has a substantially semi-spherical outer surface. The container includes a body with a top, a bottom and a side wall which form a substantial portion of the container and which define an interior cavity. The body has a central axis extending from the bottom to the top. A lid is removably attached to the top of the body. The lid includes a dispenser for dispensing liquids from within the container. A counterweight is located in the bottom of the container and is positioned so as to maintain the central axis substantially vertical when the container is placed on a surface. The container is particularly beneficial for small children, the elderly and the physically handicapped.

Abstract: A preform (207,301), and a container (201,312,319) blown therefrom in a two stage process (as defined in the specification) is disclosed having a loop (202,304,313) defining a handle portion of the resulting blown container and wherein the loop is integrally connected by both a first end (306) and a second end (308) to respective first location (307) and second location (309) of the preform during manufacture of the preform.

Abstract: A plastic container is provided. The plastic container has a base, a body extending upward from the base, a neck extending upward from the body, a finish extending upward from the neck and having an opening, an integral handle having a lower end attached to the body and an upper end attached to the neck, first and second chamfered corners integral with the body and extending upward from the base to the neck, and third and fourth chamfered corners integral with the body and extending upward from the base to a vertical position of the container adjacent the lower end of the handle.

Abstract: A container includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion includes a shoulder that extends away from a neck of the container, and a grip portion. The grip portion defines an integral logo portion and is recessed within the top portion of the container. A waist or groove is provided on adjacent lateral sides of the grip portion and may include a lateral stiffening rib. The bottom portion of the container includes a plurality of vacuum panels that accommodate for internal forces tending to cause collapse of the vacuum panels during a hot-fill process. Any portion of the internal forces not accommodated by the vacuum panels in the bottom portion of the container is accommodated by an auxiliary vacuum panel, which is provided in the grip portion of the container.

Abstract: A container with a recessed handle. A middle portion of a container is positioned between a first and second portion wherein the middle portion has a recessed access area. A handle is positioned in the recessed access area wherein the handle is planar with an exterior of the container.

Abstract: A water bottle with an integrally molded handle in which the opening defined by the handle has a contour that corresponds substantially to the contours of the fingers of the hand when the bottle is held during use. The bottle can include a series of ribs and furrows approximately matching the contour of the insides of the fingers that allow the user to securely grip the bottle during use. In a second embodiment the integrally molded handle is attached by a fluted arrangement and can be extended from or collapsed to the sides of the bottle.

Abstract: A glass beverage container having a thermally insulated exterior surface that reduces the heat transfer between the glass beverage container and the hand of the person holding the glass. A thermally insulating material is fixedly attached to the glass handle or glass side wall of a beverage container. The thermally insulating material is bonded to the glass via an adhesive. The insulating material can comprise one or more layers of material such as rubberized latex and/or Neoprene. The glass beverage containers can include, but are not limited to, beer mugs, soda glasses, or pitchers.

Abstract: A plastic bottle is disclosed, which comprises a cylindrical sidewall having a predetermined thickness, an upper mouth-forming portion, a neck extending from this mouth-forming portion, a dome-shaped portion between the neck and one axial end of the cylindrical sidewall, a lower bottom-forming base extending from the other axial end of the cylindrical wall, all about a central axis. The bottle also has at least three substantially vertical exterior ribs that are substantially uniformly angularly spaced from each other about the axis on the neck, and these ribs have maximum cross-sectional radial dimensions along the axis generally greater than said predetermined thickness. The ribs reinforced the neck and distribute forces resulting from impact of a localized force to the mouth-forming portion towards the dome-shaped portion and cylindrical sidewall.

Abstract: A water bottle with an integrally molded handle in which the opening defined by the handle has a contour that corresponds substantially to the contours of the fingers of the hand when the bottle is held during use. The bottle can include a series of ribs and furrows approximately matching the contour of the insides of the fingers that allow the user to securely grip the bottle during use. In a second embodiment the integrally molded handle is attached by a fluted arrangement and can be extended from or collapsed to the sides of the bottle.

Abstract: A liquid storage bottle is provided with a generally cylindrical liquid storage chamber and an integral handle. A well is formed in the liquid storage chamber to accommodate the handle. The walls of the well are configured to prevent water from pooling thereon, and to allow a cleaning fluid to reach all inside surfaces of the bottle. The handle is configured for ease of cleaning the bottle. In one exemplary embodiment, the handle is closed-off from the liquid storage chamber. In another exemplary embodiment, the handle is configured to allow a water-safe cap easily to pass therethrough.

Abstract: A container including a plurality of side walls, a top, a handle, a bumper, and a substantially planar label surface. The top has a neck and is joined to a top portion of the side walls. The handle is formed in a region adjacent the top and extends between two adjacent side walls within the profile of the container. The bumper extends around the periphery of the container across each of the side walls. The bumper projects outward from each of the side walls a distance. The substantially planar label surface is located on one of the side walls proximal the bumper and extends upwardly higher than a lower end portion of the handle. The distance is sufficient to prevent contact of the label surface against a flat surface abutting against the container. The bumper may be offset downwardly to extend around the label surface thereby enlarge the label surface. The container may include a plurality of corner portions interconnecting adjacent side walls.

Abstract: Stackable plastic container including side portions having at least one of protrusions and depressions which nest with one of matching protrusions and depressions of a second container, and with the bottom portion including depressions which nest with the pouring spout and handle of a second container.

Abstract: A container includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion includes a shoulder that extends away from a neck of the container, and a grip portion. The grip portion defines an integral logo portion and is recessed within the top portion of the container. A waist or groove is provided on adjacent lateral sides of the grip portion and may include a lateral stiffening rib. The bottom portion of the container includes a plurality of vacuum panels that accommodate for internal forces tending to cause collapse of the vacuum panels during a hot-fill process. Any portion of the internal forces not accommodated by the vacuum panels in the bottom portion of the container is accommodated by an auxiliary vacuum panel, which is provided in the grip portion of the container.

Abstract: A bottle-type plastic container includes a container body and an opening at one end of the container body for allowing liquid contents to be charged into the container and discharged therefrom. The container body has surface portions, which are recessed inwards and opposed to each other to define a grip region therebetween. The recessed surface portions are each defined by at least two shoulder-like steps that are engageable with consumer's fingers when the container is held by hand.

Abstract: A vacuum-insulated beverage container has a body and a vacuum-insulated liner enclosed by the body. Seals between the body and the liner prevent all types of leaks of the beverage held in the liner. A handle is attached to the container using a method that permits the handle to be removably attached with only a single removable fastener. Nesting drinking cups are provided that removably attach to the container and to one another. The drinking cups can be separated from one another by directly pulling the cups apart or by rotating one cup relative to another.

Abstract: A large plastic blow-molded bottle of at least 64 oz., preferably 96 oz. or larger, is provided with an insert-type handle that preferably extends substantially within a maximum circumference of the bottle. The bottle has a height-to-width ratio of less than 2:1. Sufficient moldability is achieved by providing a vertical elongation magnification of approximately 2:1 and a horizontal elongation magnification of at least 3:1. The bottle can be round or rectangular in shape and may include a narrow side dimension (depth) of less than about 120 mm, allowing it to fit within the side pocket shelving of most refrigerators. The bottle may have a maximum total height of 265 mm or less so that it can fit on a standard sized shelf designed for a 64 oz. bottle.

Abstract: A shrink-sleeved bottle is disclosed. The bottle has a base, a top part and sides. The bottle has a handle located on a side of the bottle and a sleeve that covers the handle. The sleeve has a cut-out that allows a user to grip the handle, and a fringe that is maintained flush against the bottle.

Abstract: This invention provides a plastic bottle with a handle manufactured by mounting a handle comprising a grip and laterally-protruding fitting arms at both upper and lower ends of the grip on a concave for mounting a handle formed in the side of the bottle body by embedding the ends of the fitting arms into the wall in the concave, characterized in that the handle comprises a protruding piece in the upper part, but not in the lower part, of the end of the lower fitting arm.

Abstract: A biaxial stretching bottle in which a pair of carrying handles are provided oppositely constituted on both sides of a neck portion in such a manner as to be bent freely, and the biaxial stretching bottle having the carrying handle with a structure which can improve durability strength of a base portion and a connection structurally. A pair of U-shaped carrying handles, which a handle grip portion and an arm portion of both sides are formed integrally, are connected to and formed on both ends of the base portion constituted by overhang pieces formed on the symmetrical positions of both sides of the neck portion. Brackets are constituted unitarily across the lower surface of the vicinity of both ends of the base portion and a side surface of the neck portion and stoppers are projected and arranged on the upper surface of the base portion.

Abstract: Method of securing a separate handle (18) to a plastic blow-molded container, the container having a molded external flange which is not subject to stretching during the blow-molding process. The flange has a substantially flat underside face and serves as a rigid support for the handle (18) when a substantially flat upper abutment surface of the handle (18) is positioned against the flange. Preferably, the upper end of the handle (18) has a downwardly extending lug (15) which is surrounded by the blow-molded sidewall of the container. The preform and handle (18) can be brought together into position where the upper end of the handle is adjacent to the underside of the external flange by relative movement of the preform and handle (18) towards each other along a first path which is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the preform.

Abstract: A combination bottle hook and bottle cap wrench device is provided for suspending a plastic beverage bottle from a nearby structure which is convenient to a person wishing to use the contents of the bottle and for providing a wrench mechanism for aiding the user to loosen the bottle cap of the beverage bottle. The device is comprised of an L-shaped piece of plastic material having first and second legs extending at substantially right angles relative to one another. One leg has an open-ended C-shaped head portion for clamping around the neck of the beverage bottle. The other leg forms a retaining member for placement behind a portion of the structure on which it is desired to hook the beverage bottle. The inner surface of the C-shaped head portion is serrated or notched for purposes of gripping the bottle cap when it is desired to loosen the bottle cap.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a handled plastic container which includes the steps of: a) positioning a preformed handle and a synthetic resin preform within an open blow mold without mutual engagement of said handle and preform; said handle including upper retaining means and lower retaining means and said preform including a molded engagement portion adapted to engage with the upper retaining means of the handle; b) causing the upper retaining means of the handle to interconnect with the engagement portion of the preform after the handle and preform have been separately positioned within the blow mold; and c) stretch blow molding the preform in the blow mold wherein said blow molding stretches the preform beneath the engagement portion into blow mold to form a container and expands the sidewall of the preform so as to retain the upper retaining means of the handle in interconnecting relation with the engagement portion of the preform.

Abstract: This invention is titled “Synthetic resin bottle with a handle.” The purpose of this invention is to solve the problem of incomplete fitting engagement between handle and bottle wall.

Abstract: A biaxially oriented bottle having a carrying handle is provided. A carrying handle, which is provided at a side surface of a neck portion, and which is injection molded together with the neck portion of a preform, is used without further modification as the carrying handle of a biaxial stretching blow molded, thinly formed bottle. The carrying handle is integrally formed in a U-shaped configuration from a grip portion and arm portions on both ends of the grip portion. The arm portions are integrally formed with base portions comprising projected pieces formed at symmetrical positions on both sides of the neck portion. The arm portions, moreover, extend out to the sides with a length greater than the height of the neck portion. The boundary of the base portion and arm portion is thinly molded by being constricted and forms a connecting portion which can be freely bent in a vertical direction.

Abstract: The container of this invention has an increased strength in compression. When filled and with a closure the containers can withstand greater compressive force without a resulting deflection. This permits the use of a lighter weight and less costly shipper carton. The containers have a substantially rigid base, and except for rigidifying recesses, a substantially planar base. Further, the sidewalls of the container are substantially devoid of recesses and projections, and particularly, in the region of the base of the container. In addition, the sidewalls have a slight outward taper from an area at an upper part of the sidewall to the base of the container.

Abstract: A bottle is disclosed having a handle integral with a back wall and spaced from the plane of the bottom of the bottle, such separation being sufficient to allow a user's fingers to grip the bottle while the bottle is against a flat surface.

Abstract: A biaxially stretched bottle made of a thermoplastic resin having a carrying handle formed by integrally injection molding on the side of a lower neck portion of a preform at the same time when the preform is molded and applied as-formed as a carrying handle of a thin-wall bottle formed by stretch blow molding, wherein the carrying handle is formed with its arm portions extending across the both sides of the neck portion, enabled to rotate up and down with respective joining portions of base portions and the arm portion which are formed in symmetrical positions on both sides of the neck portion as its axis. This enables the change in the position of a gripping portion, which has been difficult in conventional integral forming, even in a bottle made of a material resin like PET resin which lacks in flexibility.

Abstract: A handle which can be permanently attached to a separate blow-molded plastic container. The handle has a contoured portion which comfortably confronts the palm and fingers of a hand of a person lifting the container. The handle is lightweight, injection molded in simple molds, and stackable in a uniform manner so that a stack of the handles can be efficiently stored, transported, and readily machine fed to automated handle-to-bottle attachment equipment. The handle may also be made from recycled plastic for food application.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a handled plastic container which includes the steps of: a) positioning a preformed handle and a synthetic resin preform within an open blow mould without mutual engagement of said handle and preform; said handle including upper retaining means and lower retaining means and said preform including a moulded engagement portion adapted to engage with the upper retaining means of the handle; b) causing the upper retaining means of the handle to interconnect with the engagement portion of the preform after the handle and preform have been separately positioned within the blow mould; and c) stretch blow moulding the preform in the blow mould wherein said blow moulding stretches the preform beneath the engagement portion into blow mould to form a container and expands the sidewall of the preform so as to retain the upper retaining means of the handle in interconnecting relation with the engagement portion of the preform.

Abstract: An ergonomic baby bottle construction 10 including a baby bottle member 20 having a lower generally cylindrical base portion 21 and an upper bent neck portion 30 which is disposed at an acute angle relative to the base portion 21. The rear surface of both the upper end of the base portion 21 and the bent neck portion 30 are provided with a plurality of finger grooves 40 which extend towards the front surface of the bent neck portion 30 such that the base portion 21 of the bottle member 20 will be disposed in a vertical orientation when the bottle member 20 is disposed in the feeding orientation.

Abstract: A bottle for storing and dispensing contents comprises at least one grip portion for improving a user's grip on the bottle. The grip portion is situated on the side of the bottle and extends at least partially along the height of the bottle and comprises a recessed grip panel formed in the side of the bottle adapted to receive the user's fingers and the grip panel is tapered at an angle with respect to the vertical direction. Preferably, the back of the bottle is thinner than the front so that a user can grip the bottle from the back. Preferably, there are a plurality of ribs inclined at a first angle with respect to the horizontal direction and a plurality of cross-hatch ribs inclined at a second angle, the second angle differing from the first at approximately ninety degrees and the ribs forming a lattice arrangement. Preferably, the bottle further comprises a plurality of ridges, situated on the side wall of the bottle for providing strength and rigidity to the bottle.

Abstract: A bottle for storing and dispensing contents comprises a grip portion for improving a user's grip on the bottle. The grip portion is situated on a side of the bottle and extends at least partially along the height of the bottle. The grip portion comprises a recessed panel having a concave shape, formed in the first side of the bottle and adapted to receive the user's fingers. In addition, the grip portion further comprises a grip panel situated on the recessed panel and comprising a plurality of ribs projecting radially outward from the recessed panel. The ribs are oriented substantially vertically to improve the vertical strength of the bottle in the area of the grip portion and spaced-apart so as to form depressions therebetween to receive the user's fingers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved drinking cup. The drinking cup includes a bottom portion and a sidewall portion integrally formed therewith. The sidewall portion defines a liquid holding cavity and has an upper peripheral edge which defines an opening through which a liquid can be placed within and withdrawn from the liquid holding cavity. The drinking cup further includes a laterally extending handle attached to the sidewall portion. The handle has an upper thumb rest portion including a raised portion for preventing a user's thumb from contacting the sidewall portion and inadvertently dislodging a lid placed over the opening. A lid for cooperating with the cup is also disclosed.

Abstract: Two plastic pieces such as a handle and a container are welded together using an ultrasonic horn. Protrusions serving as energy directors are arranged on one piece in a substantially circular array, in a starburst design. A hole or cavity is formed at a central axis of the circular array so that the amount of energy concentrating at inner ends of the energy directors will not create a burned spot or a hole in the container. The ultrasonic energy at the inner ends of the protrusions is concentrated at the smaller inner area defined by the inner ends of the protrusions to first melt inner ends of the protrusions and then the entire protrusions.

Abstract: A container of the type which can be lifted and carried by a person, the container comprising a bottom wall, a top wall, a back wall, which faces the person's body when the container is carried, a front wall opposite to the back wall, two opposed side walls extending between the back and front walls, a first hand-grippable portion positioned at the juncture between the bottom wall and one of the side walls, and a second hand-grippable portion positioned adjacent the juncture between the front wall and the other of the side walls.

Abstract: A handle which can be permanently attached to a separate blow-molded plastic container. The handle has a contoured portion which comfortably confronts the palm and fingers of a hand of a person lifting the container. The handle is lightweight, injection molded in simple molds, and stackable in a uniform manner so that a stack of the handles can be efficiently stored, transported, and readily machine fed to automated handle-to-bottle attachment equipment. The handle may also be made from recycled plastic for food application.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polyester bottle with a handle comprising a polyester bottle body and a synthetic resin handle body mounted to said bottle body, and the method of manufacturing the same. Said bottle body comprises a neck portion, a shoulder portion continuous from said neck portion, a body portion continuous from said shoulder portion, a bottom portion continuous from said body portion and a handle mounting portion on the wall surface of said body portion formed by blowing air into a preform which is set to a cavity of a mold for biaxial stretch blow molding. Said handle body comprises a grip portion and a fixing portion continuous from said grip portion. Said fixing portion is connected to said handle mounting portion for mounting said handle body to said bottle body. Heat treatment is performed to at least said handle connecting portion of said handle mounting portion by heated air being blown into said bottle body.

Abstract: A glass container 30 includes a container portion 34 and a handle 44. The container portion 34 is formed with a base floor 36, a side wall 38 and an opening 40 surrounded by an edge 42 which is formed with a pouring lip 46. The handle 44 is formed by two shell sections 52 and 54 which are assembled and secured, mechanically and adhesively, about a glass support 48 which is formed integrally with the glass container portion 34. A soft, non-slip attachment 110 is secured to an inboard side of the exterior of the handle 44.

Abstract: A thermal coffee carafe for maintaining the thermal energy of a fluid contained within the carafe. The carafe has a heat resistant outer shell capable of resting on a conventional coffee maker appliance's heat generation surface without any deformation. The outer shell is of a shape similar to the appliance's factory supplied carafe so that the carafe of this invention may fit on the heat generation surface of the appliance in place of the factory supplied carafe. The carafe also has an interior globe which only comes in contact with the outer shell at a top opening. The interior globe is the portion of the carafe that holds warm liquids such as coffee. The cavity between the outer shell and the interior globe provides insulation to the contained liquids. The cavity is evacuated to a lower pressure than atmospheric or contains an insulator such as an aerogel or partially contains an insulator and is evacuated adjacent to the insulator.

Abstract: A water cooler water bottle has a recessed handle angled to provide a natural lifting angle for a user, without bending the user's wrist. The handle is positioned adjacent the center of gravity of the bottle so that the center of gravity is substantially or directly under the handle when the user is carrying the bottle, and so that inversion of the bottle for insertion into a water cooler is easier. The side wall tapers smoothly into the handle and the recess so that during cleaning, cleaning liquid does not pool at the handle or the recess and remain in the bottle.

Abstract: A blow-molded plastic container and a separately formed injection-molded plastic handle adapted to be ultrasonically welded together. A pattern of energy directors is located on one of the confronting welding areas of the handle and the container sidewall. The handle has an elongate grip defining a grip centerline and the energy directors are located on both sides of the grip centerline adjacent opposite ends of the elongate grip.

Abstract: A blow-molded plastic container having a separately formed and permanently attached handle. The container has a blow-molded body portion with an inwardly set recess. An elongate plastic handle is attached to the sidewall of the container such that it spans across the recess in spaced relation. The handle has a grip portion and opposite ends which are secured to the body portion by welding techniques. The recess has a vacuum flex panel to accommodate changes resulting from hot-fill processing.

Abstract: A container of the type which can be lifted and carried by a person, the container comprising a bottom wall, a top wall, a back wall, which faces the person's body when the container is carried, a front wall opposite to the back wall, two opposed side walls extending between the back and front walls, a first hand-grippable portion positioned at the juncture between the bottom wall and one of the side walls, and a second hand-grippable portion positioned adjacent the juncture between the front wall and the other of the side walls.

Abstract: There is provided a bottle having a handle formed by stretch blow molding comprising an improved structure which facilitates carrying even a relatively large bottle in which a bendable handle having a flat shape extending in a transverse direction is integrally formed below a threaded portion of a neck of the bottle, and a connecting portion of said handle includes a narrow portion which is transversally provided by reducing the thickness at an intermediate portion of the connecting portion, whereby making the finger engaging tab bendable at the narrow portion in upper and lower directions, and molecular orientation of the resin material is performed by the narrow portion.

Abstract: A thin-walled plastic beverage container is provided with a gripping support that eliminates many of the problems associated with pouring and drinking from such containers.

Abstract: There is provided a plastic container having a bottom portion, side wall portions, and a top wall portion. The side wall portions include four face panels, and four somewhat narrower in width connector panels connected at their vertical sides to one side of each one of the face panels, respectively. The connection of the four face panels and the four connector panels forms an octagon. There is an area in each side wall portion between the bottom portion and the top wall portion which is indented inwardly a slight amount. Within the area of the indented portion there is a plurality of concave horizontal ribs circumscribing at least part way around the side wall portion. The top wall portion extends from the side wall portions and merges to a neck which defines an outlet for the container. The container includes a round handle which combats weakness during light weighting. On the shoulder of the top wall portion approaching the neck there are raised supports which improve top loading.

Abstract: The present invention provides a bottle with a grip that can effectively prevent cracks from being produced along the connecting portion of the bottle main body and the grip, and prevent flexural deformation from occurring as much as possible to make the grip firmly and stably secured to the bottle main body. The bottle comprises a biaxially oriented blow-molded bottle main body and a grip which includes upper and lower securing plates and a securing beam plate which are used as as insertion members. The front ends of the upper and lower securing plates are firmly held in position relative to each other by the securing beam panel so as to prevent cracks from being produced in the bottle main body. The securing beam plate is provided with a projection that makes the grip unremovably, undisplacably and hence stably secured to the bottle main body.

Abstract: A primary molded bottle body 1 is blow molded with a bottomed and tubular lower body blank portion 9 suspended and continuously provided from the bottom of an upper body portion 2. The upper body portion 2 comprises a mouth tube 8 continuously provided through a shoulder portion 7 to the top end of a body wall 3 provided at the back portion thereof with a handle piece 4. Only the lower body blank portion 9 of primary molded bottle body 1 is blow molded by biaxial stretching into a lower body portion 9' to obtain a bottle body 1', so that a large-sized bottle body with a handle having the substantially equal strength to a biaxially stretched blow-molded bottle can be obtained.

Abstract: A hollow container is formed with a thin-walled, plastic body; and a discrete plastic handle is attached by ultrasonic energy to the plastic body. The handle has a pair of spaced bosses at each end of the handle with a central opening therein to receive an ultrasonic horn. A plurality of integral, energy-directing protrusions are spaced from one another on the bosses to be melted and mixed with the plastic of the container. The energy directors melt first and mix with the plastic of thin-walled bottle to provide a secure attachment. The preferred container and preferred handle are each made of PET plastic.