BOTTLE WITH OFFSET SPOUT AND COUNTER-BALANCED BASE

• US 20180282011A1
• Filed: 03/28/2018
• Published: 10/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Duston L. Evans
• Original Assignee: Duston L. Evans
• Inventors: EVANS, DUSTON L.
• Granted Patent: US 10,479,542 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 1/0223 characterised by shape
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 1/0261 Bottom construction B65D1/06 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 23/001 Supporting means fixed to the container
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2501/0081 Bottles of non-circular cross-section

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.

Claims

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.

2. The bottle of claim 1, further comprising a channel in the first side and the second side, the channel positioned proximate the edge.

3. The bottle of claim 2, wherein the first side and the second side comprise an inner portion and an outer portion, and wherein the inner portion is inset relative to the outer portion.

4. The bottle of claim 3, wherein the inner portion has a circular shape.

5. The bottle of claim 3, wherein the channel has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape.

6. The bottle of claim 1, wherein the toe portion comprises a non-linear edge.

7. A container for holding liquids, comprising:

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.

8. The container of claim 7, wherein the curved surface extends from the spout to the toe of the base.

9. The container of claim 7, wherein the first side has a perimeter, further comprising a channel disposed in the first side proximate the perimeter.

10. The container of claim 7, wherein the first side and the second side comprise an inner portion and an outer portion, and wherein the inner portion is inset relative to the outer portion.

11. The container of claim 10, wherein the inner portion has a circular shape.

12. The container of claim 11, wherein the channel has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape.

13. The container of claim 7, wherein the toe portion comprises a non-linear edge.

14. The container of claim 7, wherein the container has a vertical centerline and the heel portion is offset from the vertical centerline.

15. A bottle comprising:

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.

16. The bottle of claim 15, wherein the edge surface comprises a curved leading portion that extends from the toe portion to the spout.

17. The bottle of claim 15, wherein the spout extends from the edge surface at an acute angle.

18. The bottle of claim 15, wherein the spout is offset from the centerline of the bottle.

19. The bottle of claim 15, wherein the edge surface comprises a curve trailing portion that extends from the heel portion to the spout.

20. The bottle of claim 15, wherein the perimeter shape of the first side wall and the second side wall is substantially circular.