IP Library Granted Patent US 12685695
Granted Patent B2
US 12685695 · App. 18/882,215 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Transparent bottles including faceted side walls

Inventors: Elliott Michael Van Skaik (Liberty Township, OH); Dennis Lee Maclam (Mason, OH); Luis Peraza (New Albany, OH)
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
A61J7/0046B65D41/26B65D47/06B65D1/0223B65D25/54B65D2501/0081
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12685695
App. No.
18/882,215
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transparent bottle for holding a liquid includes a bottle body that includes a front wall, a rear wall and a first side wall and a second side wall that extend between the front wall and the rear wall. The first side wall includes a central portion and a front faceted portion that extends between the central portion and the front wall. The front faceted portion is curved relative to the central portion and is separated from the central portion by a front outer transition line and is separated from the front wall by a front inner transition line. A bottom that extends between the front wall, the rear wall and the first and second side walls. The bottom provides a base structure for supporting the bottle in an upright, standing position. A shoulder extends inward from the bottle body and a neck extends outward from the shoulder toward a mouth.

Claims (44)

1 . A transparent bottle holding a colored liquid, comprising:

a bottle body formed of a transparent plastic material, the bottle body comprising:

a front wall;

a rear wall;

a first side wall and a second side wall that extend between the front wall and the rear wall, the first side wall comprising:

a central portion; and

a front faceted portion that extends between the central portion and the front wall, the front faceted portion is angled relative to the central portion and is separated from the central portion by a front outer transition line and is separated from the front wall by a front inner transition line;

a bottom that extends between the front wall, the rear wall and the first and second side walls, the bottom providing a base structure for supporting the bottle in an upright, standing position;

a shoulder that extends inward from the bottle body;

a neck that extends outward from the shoulder toward a mouth; and

a dose cup;

wherein a total difference (ΔE) between the color of the colored liquid visible through the transparent bottle and the color of the colored liquid directly visible within the dose cup when the colored liquid is dispensed into the dose cup is no greater than 3.5.

2 . The bottle of claim 1 , wherein the first side wall comprises a rear faceted portion that extends between the central portion and the rear wall, the rear faceted portion is angled relative to the central portion and is separated from the central portion by a rear outer transition line and is separated from the rear wall by a rear inner transition line.

3 . The bottle of claim 2 , wherein the second side wall comprises:

another central portion; and

another front faceted portion that extends between the another central portion and the front wall, the another front faceted portion is angled relative to the central portion and is separated from the another central portion by another front outer transition line and is separated from the front wall by another front inner transition line.

4 . The bottle of claim 3 , wherein the second side wall comprises another rear faceted portion that extends between the another central portion and the rear wall, the another rear faceted portion is angled relative to the another central portion and is separated from the another central portion by another rear outer transition line and is separated from the rear wall by another rear inner transition line.

5 . The bottle of claim 4 , wherein the front inner transition line and the another front inner transition line are substantially parallel and the rear inner transition line and the another rear inner transition line are substantially parallel.

6 . The bottle of claim 5 , wherein the front outer transition line and the rear outer transition line extend toward each other from the shoulder toward the bottom.

7 . The bottle of claim 3 , wherein a forward-facing perimeter length between the front outer transition line and the another front outer transition line increases from the shoulder toward the bottom.

8 . The bottle of claim 1 further comprising a front label that covers a region of the front wall, wherein the front faceted portion is uncovered by the front label.

9 . The bottle of claim 8 , wherein the front label covers at least about 50 percent of the front wall.

10 . The bottle of claim 1 , wherein the neck extends outward from the shoulder at a transition region and increases in width at a filling region.

11 . The bottle of claim 10 , wherein the filling region has a volume of from about 15 mL to about 25 mL.

12 . A transparent bottle holding a colored liquid, comprising:

a bottle body formed of a transparent plastic material, the bottle body comprising:

a front wall;

a rear wall;

a first side wall that extends between the front wall and the rear wall, the first side wall comprising a central portion and a front faceted portion that extends between the central portion and the front wall;

a second side wall that extends between the front wall and the rear wall, the second side wall comprising another central portion and another front faceted portion that extends between the central portion and the front wall;

a shoulder that extends inward from the bottle body;

a neck that extends outward from the shoulder toward a mouth; and

a dose cup;

wherein at least about five percent of a front facing area of the bottle body is uncovered and transparent through the front faceted portion when 100 percent of the front wall is covered and opaque; and

wherein a total difference (ΔE) between the color of the colored liquid visible through the transparent bottle and the color of the colored liquid directly visible within the dose cup when the colored liquid is dispensed into the dose cup is no greater than 3.5.

13 . The bottle of claim 12 , wherein at least about five percent of a front facing area of the bottle body is uncovered and transparent through the another front faceted portion when 100 percent of the front wall is covered and opaque.

14 . The bottle of claim 12 , wherein the front faceted portion has a radius of curvature that is less than a radius of curvature of the central portion and is separated from the central portion by a front outer transition line and is separated from the front wall by a front inner transition line.

15 . The bottle of claim 14 , wherein the first side wall comprises a rear faceted portion that extends between the central portion and the rear wall, the rear faceted portion having a radius of curvature that is less than the radius of curvature of the central portion and is separated from the central portion by a rear outer transition line and is separated from the rear wall by a rear inner transition line.

16 . The bottle of claim 15 , wherein the another front faceted portion has a radius of curvature that is less than the radius of curvature of the central portion and is separated from the another central portion by another front outer transition line and is separated from the front wall by another front inner transition line.

17 . The bottle of claim 16 , wherein the second side wall comprises another rear faceted portion that extends between the another central portion and the rear wall, the another rear faceted portion having a radius of curvature that is less than the radius of curvature of the another central portion and is separated from the another central portion by another rear outer transition line and is separated from the rear wall by another rear inner transition line.

18 . The bottle of claim 17 , wherein the front inner transition line and the another front inner transition line are substantially parallel and the rear inner transition line and the another rear inner transition line are substantially parallel.

19 . The bottle of claim 18 , wherein the front outer transition line and the rear outer transition line extend toward each other from the shoulder toward the bottom.

20 . The bottle of claim 15 , wherein a forward-facing perimeter length between the front outer transition line and the another front outer transition line increases from the shoulder toward the bottom.

21 . The bottle of claim 12 , wherein the neck extends outward from the shoulder at a transition region and increases in width at a filling region.