Nestable containers
First Claim
1. A nestable container having four sidewalls flared upwardly and outwardly from a common bottom with each sidewall connected to adjacent sidewalls by an inwardly fluted web extending over a majority of the height of the sidewall from the common bottom and defining thumb and finger gripping corners at the edges of said sidewalls.
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Abstract
A nestable container designed for efficient storage when the containers is not in use and for safe handling when in use. The container has four outwardly bowed sidewalls flared upwardly from its bottom with each sidewall connected to adjacent sidewalls by an inwardly fluted web to form a essentially square cross section. The webs define finger gripping corners at the edges of the sidewalls that allow the container to gripped better by a user. The containers can be nested with other containers of different sizes without wasting space. The essentially square configuration of the containers also make them easy to pack with or within other containers, that are typically also square or rectangular.
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27 Claims
- 1. A nestable container having four sidewalls flared upwardly and outwardly from a common bottom with each sidewall connected to adjacent sidewalls by an inwardly fluted web extending over a majority of the height of the sidewall from the common bottom and defining thumb and finger gripping corners at the edges of said sidewalls.
- 17. A nestable container having a frusto conic shaped sidewall with inwardly fluted webs extending over a majority of the height of the sidewall and defining thumb and finger gripping area for hand engagement with the container, wherein the inwardly fluted webs include a roughened textured surface to prevent the container from slipping out of a user'"'"'s hand.
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23. A nested container having a frusto conic shaped sidewall, a plurality of inwardly fluted webs extending parallel to one another between ends of said sidewall and terminating at one end of the open end of the container, with a peripheral lip at the open end extending outwardly, a stepped section adjacent the peripheral lip, and a plurality of engagement ribs extending downwardly from the peripheral lip towards the stepped section.
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24. A nestable container comprising:
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a frusto conic shaped sidewall; a plurality of inwardly fluted webs defining thumb and finger gripping areas along the sidewall; wherein the inwardly fluted webs extend substantially along the length of the sidewall from a closed end to an open end, and wherein the fluted webs have a substantially uniform radius of curvature; and
wherein the inwardly fluted webs include a roughened textured surface to prevent the container from slipping out of a user'"'"'s hand. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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