IP Library Patent Application 11260904
Patent Application
App. No. 11/260,904

Package for liquid laundry products

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App. No.
11/260,904
Abstract

A liquid laundry product dispensing bottle is provided of a type not featuring a through-apertured gripping handle. The bottle includes a body having an open end terminating in a circular neck fitted with a pour spout. Along an uppermost perimeter the spout has a leading edge to allow optimum pouring of liquid in one direction. A first and second plane traverses the length of the bottle body with each bisecting the spout, the first and second planes being orthogonally oriented to one another, the first plane dividing front and rear major faces of the body into asymmetric first and second areas, the first area including the leading edge of the spout. A gripping ledge is arranged adjacent the open end beneath the neck and angled diagonally downward. A removable cap is fittable over the neck and spout. The bottle includes several cues to allow a user to properly grip same. These cues include the angled gripping ledge, sidewall curvatures and trademark placement.

Claims (8)

1 . A liquid laundry product dispensing bottle without a through-apertured gripping handle comprising:

a bottle body with a closed end and an open end, the open end terminating in a circular neck fitted with a pour spout, the spout along an uppermost perimeter having a leading edge to allow optimum pouring in one direction, first and second planes traversing a length of the bottle body with each bisecting the spout, the first and second planes being orthogonally oriented to one another, the first plane dividing front and rear major faces of the body each into asymmetric first and second areas, the first area comprising the leading edge of the spout, and a gripping ledge adjacent the open end beneath the neck and angled diagonally downward in a direction beginning from the second area toward the first area; and

a removable cap fittable over the neck.

2 . The bottle according to claim 1 wherein the gripping ledge has on each of front and rear faces outwardly projecting terraces.

3 . The bottle according to claim 2 further comprising a concave surface adjacently beneath each of the terraces.

4 . The bottle according to claim 1 further comprising a left sidewall flanking the first area formed with a concave and a convex curved section.

5 . The bottle according to claim 4 further comprising a right sidewall flanking the second area formed with a concave and a convex curved section and having curvature more pronounced than the respective left sidewall concave and convex curved sections.

6 . The bottle according to claim 1 further comprising a trademark identifying the laundry product placed on the front major face, and wherein the rear major face either has no trademark or the trademark is of smaller size than found on the front major face.

Assignments (8)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2017
From: THE SUN PRODUCTS CORPORATION
To: HENKEL IP & HOLDING GMBH
Reel/Frame 041937/0131 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF FIRST LIEN SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Mar 26, 2013
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: THE SUN PRODUCTS CORPORATION (AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO SPOTLESS U.S. ACQUISITIONS LLC)
Reel/Frame 030092/0158 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECOND LIEN SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Mar 26, 2013
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: THE SUN PRODUCTS CORPORATION (AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO SPOTLESS U.S. ACQUISITIONS LLC)
Reel/Frame 030092/0179 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2009
From: SPOTLESS U.S. ACQUISITIONS LLC
To: THE SUN PRODUCTS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022835/0062 →
FIRST LIEN GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Oct 14, 2008
From: SPOTLESS U.S. ACQUISITIONS LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 021679/0093 →
SECOND LIEN GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Oct 14, 2008
From: SPOTLESS U.S. ACQUISITIONS LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 021679/0105 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2008
From: CONOPCO, INC.
To: SPOTLESS U.S. ACQUISITIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 021523/0605 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2005
From: MCNABB, RICHARD PAUL; GARCIA-RUIZ, HUMBERTO
To: CONOPCO, INC. D/B/A UNILEVER
Reel/Frame 017121/0422 →