BOTTLE WITH OFFSET SPOUT AND COUNTER-BALANCED BASE
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1. A bottle, comprising:
- a body having a first side and a second side, the second side space from and parallel to the first side, each of the first and second sides being generally circular in shape;
an edge connecting the first side and the second side, the edge having a leading portion and a trailing portion;
a spout extending from the edge, the spout offset from the vertical centerline of the body;
a substantially flat base, the base having a toe portion adjoining the leading portion of the edge and a heel portion spaced from the toe portion and adjoining the trailing portion of the edge;
wherein, when the bottle is supported on a generally flat horizontal surface by the leading portion of the edge, the bottle will roll to a position resting on the base under the influence of the heel portion.
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Abstract
A bottle having a generally short cylindrical body, an offset spout and a flat base generally opposite the spout is disclosed. The base includes a gently curved toe portion and a heel portion opposite the toe portion. The heel portion is weighted such that if the bottle is rolled along its forward edge and released it will return to a static position sitting on the base.
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20 Claims
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1. A bottle, comprising:
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a body having a first side and a second side, the second side space from and parallel to the first side, each of the first and second sides being generally circular in shape; an edge connecting the first side and the second side, the edge having a leading portion and a trailing portion; a spout extending from the edge, the spout offset from the vertical centerline of the body; a substantially flat base, the base having a toe portion adjoining the leading portion of the edge and a heel portion spaced from the toe portion and adjoining the trailing portion of the edge; wherein, when the bottle is supported on a generally flat horizontal surface by the leading portion of the edge, the bottle will roll to a position resting on the base under the influence of the heel portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A container for holding liquids, comprising:
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a body having a generally circular first side and a generally circular second side spaced from the first side; a curved surface interconnecting the first and second sides; a spout extending outwardly from the curved surface; a flat base positioned opposite the spout between the first and second sides, the base having a toe portion and a heel portion; wherein the bottle is adapted to roll on the curved surface when the spout is moved from a first upright position to a second position wherein liquid may pour from the spout, wherein the bottle is adapted to return to a static position resting on the base solely under a force applied by the heel portion; and wherein when the bottle moves between the first and second positions, the bottle remains in a single vertical plane. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A bottle comprising:
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a first side wall and a second side wall spaced from the first side wall; a flat base interconnecting a portion of the first side wall and second side wall, the base having a toe portion and a heel portion spaced from the toe portion; an edge surface interconnecting the first side wall and the second side wall and extending from the toe portion to the heel portion of the base; a spout extending outwardly from the edge surface; wherein, the bottle has a vertical centerline extending between the base and the spout and the heel portion is offset from the centerline. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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