Plastic container with top handle
View Patent ↗A plastic container is provided. The plastic container has a base with a foundation extending upward from the base, front and rear panels, right and left side panels, a front pillar wall, and a rear pillar wall extending upward from the foundation. The front pillar and rear pillar walls are not co-planer with the front and rear panels, respectively. A transitional wall, located between the front panel and the front pillar wall and between the rear panel and the rear pillar wall, is attached to the front and rear panels and the front and rear pillar wall. The container also includes an integral handle, a top panel, a shoulder, and a finish having an opening.
1. A plastic container, comprising:
a base;
a foundation extending upward from the base;
front and rear panels extending upward from the foundation;
right and left side panels extending upward from the foundation;
a front pillar wall extending upward from the foundation, the front pillar wall being non-co-planer with the front panel;
a rear pillar wall extending upward from the foundation, the rear pillar wall being non-co-planer with the rear panel;
a transitional wall attached to the front and rear panels and the front and rear pillar walls, the transitional wall being located between the front panel and the front pillar wall and being located between the rear panel and the rear pillar wall;
an integral handle having a first end attached to the right side panel and a second end attached to the transitional wall;
a top panel attached to the transitional wall, front and real panels, and second end of the handle;
a shoulder extending upward from the front and rear pillar walls and the left side panel; and
a finish extending upward from the shoulder and having an opening.
2. The container according to claim 1 , further comprising
a first chamfered corner between the right side panel and the front panel and extending upward from the base to a vertical position of the container adjacent the lower end of the handle; and
a second chamfered corner between the right side panel and the rear panel and extending upward from the base to a vertical position of the container adjacent the lower end of the handle.
3. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the front pillar wall and the front panel are non-parallel, and the rear pillar wall and rear panel are non-parallel.
4. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the top panel extends in a direction substantially parallel to the handle.
5. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the front and rear panels are substantially parallel; and
wherein the right and left side panels are substantially parallel.
6. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the front and rear pillar walls taper toward the left side panel.
7. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the foundation tapers toward the base.
8. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the handle extends downward from the second end to the first end.
9. The container according to claim 8 , wherein the handle extends downward from the second end to the first end at an angle between 0 and 25 degrees from horizontal.
10. The container according to claim 9 , wherein the handle extends downward from the second end to the first end at an angle between 0 and 15 degrees from horizontal.
11. The container according to claim 10 , wherein the handle extends downward from the second end to the first end at an angle of 15 degrees from horizontal.
12. The container according to claim 1 further comprising a view stripe.
13. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the handle is tubular.
14. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the base comprises:
at least one contact region for contacting a support surface on which the container can be supported; and
a plurality of strengthening ribs.
15. The container according to claim 14 , wherein the plurality of strengthening ribs are parallel to each other.
16. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the container is a 4.0 liter liquid container.
17. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the container is a 5.0 liter liquid container.
18. A plastic container, comprising:
a base;
a foundation extending upward from the base;
front and rear panels extending upward from the foundation;
right and left side panels extending upward from the foundation;
a front pillar wall extending upward from the foundation, the front pillar wall being non-parallel to the front panel;
a rear pillar wall extending upward from the foundation, the rear pillar wall being non-parallel to the rear panel;
a transitional wall attached to the front and rear panels and the front and rear pillar walls, the transitional wall being located between the front panel and the front pillar wall and being located between the rear panel and the rear pillar wall;
an integral handle having a first end attached to the right side panel and a second end attached to the transitional wall, the handle extending downward from the second end to the first end;
a top panel attached to the transitional wall, front and real panels, and second end of the handle;
a shoulder extending upward from the front and rear pillar walls and the left side panel;
a finish extending upward from the shoulder and having an opening;
a first chamfered corner between the right side panel and the front panel and extending upward from the base to a vertical position of the container adjacent the lower end of the handle; and
a second chamfered corner between the right side panel and the rear panel and extending upward from the base to a vertical position of the container adjacent the lower end of the handle.
19. The container according to claim 18 , wherein the handle extends downward from the second end to the first end at an angle between 0 and 25 degrees from horizontal.
20. The container according to claim 19 , wherein the handle extends downward from the second end to the first end at an angle between 0 and 15 degrees from horizontal.
21. The container according to claim 20 , wherein the handle extends downward from the second end to the first end at an angle of 15 degrees from horizontal.
22. A plastic container, comprising:
a base;
a cavity having front and rear panels, right and left side panels, front and rear pillar walls and a transitional wall, the front and rear panels, right and left side panels, front and rear pillar walls and transitional wall extending upward from the base, and the transitional wall being located between the front panel and the front pillar wall and between the rear panel and the rear pillar wall;
an integral handle having a first end attached to the right side panel and a second end attached to the transitional wall, the handle extending downward from the second end to the first end;
a top panel located on top of the front and rear panels and between the transitional wall and second end of the handle;
a shoulder extending upward from the front and rear pillar walls and the left side panel; and
a finish extending upward from the shoulder and having an opening.
23. The container according to claim 22 , wherein the handle extends downward from the second end to the first end at an angle between 0 and 25 degrees from horizontal.
24. The container according to claim 23 , wherein the handle extends downward from the second end to the first end at an angle between 0 and 15 degrees from horizontal.
25. The container according to claim 24 , wherein the handle extends downward from the second end to the first end at an angle of 15 degrees from horizontal.