IP Library Granted Patent US 11,338,955
Granted Patent B2
US 11,338,955 · App. 16/800,195 · Granted May 24, 2022

Container

Inventor: Merrilee Kick (Plano, TX)
B65D1/165B65D1/16B65D17/4012
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Patent No.
US 11,338,955
App. No.
16/800,195
Granted
May 24, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A container for storing a liquid or a solid may include a container body having a container side wall and a container bottom and a container lid having a pop top arm to pivot and cooperate with a weakened area to provide access to the interior of the container body. The container body may be formed from plastic and the container lid is formed from metal, and the container body may include a vertical neck. The container body may include a lip, and the bottom wall may include a center protrusion. The bottom wall may include a depression, and the bottom wall may include a radial extending depression.

Claims (40)

1. A container, the container comprising a container body, the container body comprising a container side wall and a horizontally-extending base connected to the container side wall, wherein the container side wall and the horizontally-extending base are shaped so that an interior of said container body has a truncated spherical shape, wherein a cross-sectional diameter of a top portion of said container body is less than a cross-sectional diameter of a middle portion of said container body, wherein the horizontally-extending base defines a diameter that is less than the cross-sectional diameter of the middle portion of said container body, wherein the container body further comprises a circular neck extending vertically from the container side wall so that the container side wall extends between the circular neck and the horizontally-extending base, wherein an upper edge of said container side wall is adjacent to the circular neck of the container body, and wherein said container body defines an opening to the interior of said container body;

wherein the cross-sectional diameter of the top portion of said container body is defined by the circular neck;

wherein the cross-sectional diameter of the middle portion of said container body is defined by the container side wall;

wherein the container body is made out of a resin;

wherein the container body is formed using a blow molding process;

wherein the container side wall extends uninterruptedly between the circular neck and the horizontally-extending base; and

wherein the container further comprises a lid connected to the container body and covering the opening to the interior of said container body.

2. The container of claim 1 , wherein the resin is a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin.

3. The container of claim 1 , wherein the lid is made out of a metal.

4. The container of claim 3 , wherein the metal is aluminum.

5. The container of 1 , wherein the base comprises a bottom wall and a depression formed therein.

6. The container of claim 1 wherein the container body further comprises a lip at the end of the circular neck opposite the upper edge of said container side wall, wherein said circular neck is adjacent to the lip.

7. The container of claim 6 , wherein a first portion of the lid extends on the lip of the container body; and

wherein a second portion of the lid extends horizontally and is vertically offset from the first portion of the lid so that the second portion is located vertically between the first portion of the lid and the horizontally-extending base of the container body.

8. The container of claim 7 , wherein the second portion of the lid comprises a weakened or scored area.

9. The container of claim 8 , wherein the lid further comprises an arm connected to the second portion of the lid, the arm comprising an aperture to facilitate pivoting of the arm by a user; and

wherein the arm is pivotable from a first position, in which the arm extends horizontally and the weakened or scored area is not deformed, to a second position, in which the arm does not extend horizontally and the weakened or scored area is deformed to provide an opening to the interior of said container body.

10. A container, the container comprising a container body, the container body comprising a container side wall and a horizontally-extending base connected to the container side wall, wherein the container side wall and the horizontally-extending base are shaped so that an interior of said container body has a truncated spherical shape, wherein a cross-sectional diameter of a top portion of said container body is less than a cross-sectional diameter of a middle portion of said container body, wherein the horizontally-extending base defines a diameter that is less than the cross-sectional diameter of the middle portion of said container body, wherein the container body further comprises a circular neck extending vertically from the container side wall so that the container side wall extends between the circular neck and the horizontally-extending base, wherein an upper edge of said container side wall is adjacent to the circular neck of the container body, and wherein said container body defines an opening to the interior of said container body;

wherein the cross-sectional diameter of the top portion of said container body is defined by the circular neck;

wherein the cross-sectional diameter of the middle portion of said container body is defined by the container side wall; and

wherein the container side wall extends uninterruptedly between the circular neck and the horizontally-extending base.

11. The container of claim 10 , wherein the container body is made out of a resin.

12. The container of claim 11 , wherein the resin is a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin.

13. The container of claim 10 , wherein the container body is formed using a blow molding process.

14. The container of claim 10 , further comprising a lid connected to the container body and covering the opening to the interior of said container body.

15. The container of claim 14 , wherein the lid is made out of a metal.

16. The container of claim 15 , wherein the metal is aluminum.

17. The container of 10 , wherein the base comprises a bottom wall and a depression formed therein.

18. The container of claim 10 , wherein the container body further comprises a lip at the end of the circular neck opposite the upper edge of said container side wall, wherein said circular neck is adjacent to the lip.

19. The container of claim 18 , further comprising a lid connected to the container body and covering the opening to the interior of said container body;

wherein a first portion of the lid extends on the lip of the container body; and

wherein a second portion of the lid extends horizontally and is vertically offset from the first portion of the lid so that the second portion is located vertically between the first portion of the lid and the horizontally-extending base of the container body.

20. The container of claim 19 , wherein the second portion of the lid comprises a weakened or scored area;

wherein the lid further comprises an arm connected to the second portion of the lid, the arm comprising an aperture to facilitate pivoting of the arm by a user;

and

wherein the arm is pivotable from a first position, in which the arm extends horizontally and the weakened or scored area is not deformed, to a second position, in which the arm does not extend horizontally and the weakened or scored area is deformed to provide an opening to the interior of said container body.

21. A container, the container comprising a container body, the container body comprising a container side wall and a horizontally-extending portion connected to the container side wall, wherein the container side wall and the horizontally-extending portion are shaped so that an interior of said container body has a truncated spherical shape, wherein a cross-sectional diameter of a top portion of said container body is less than a cross-sectional diameter of a middle portion of said container body, wherein the horizontally-extending portion defines a diameter that is less than the cross-sectional diameter of the middle portion of said container body, wherein the container body further comprises a circular neck extending vertically from the container side wall so that the container side wall extends between the circular neck and the horizontally-extending portion, wherein an upper edge of said container side wall is adjacent to the circular neck of the container body, and wherein said container body defines an opening to the interior of said container body;

wherein the cross-sectional diameter of the top portion of said container body is defined by the circular neck;

wherein the cross-sectional diameter of the middle portion of said container body is defined by the container side wall; and

wherein the container side wall extends uninterruptedly between the circular neck and the horizontally-extending portion.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2025
From: BUZZBALLZ, LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 071660/0379 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2025
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: BUZZBALLZ, LLC
Reel/Frame 071661/0039 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2024
From: BUZZBALLZ, LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 068502/0531 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2023
From: KICK, MERRILEE
To: BUZZBALLZ, LLC
Reel/Frame 064887/0587 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 12762934 · Apr 19, 2010
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