Stackable bottle system

a bottle and stacking technology, applied in the field of containers, can solve the problems of increasing the likelihood that the contents of the bottles will leak out of the bottles, stackable bottles do not include, and the stackable bottles are not ideal

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-05-11
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Such stackable bottles are not ideal as the sideways stacking of bottles may increase the likelihood that the contents of the bottles will leak out of the bottles, particularly where the bottle contents are liquid.
These nesting, stackable bottles do not include means for interlocking the sides or tops and bottoms of the bottles to provide stability to a stack of such bottles.
Such bottles, however, do not include means for interlocking their side walls.
These bottles, however, do not include means for interlocking their top and bottom surfaces.
Such a structure is less than ideal in that the handles of the bottle will not be accessible when the bottle is in a stack.
The bottle does not provide a planar top and bottom support surface for stable vertical stacking of bottles containing consumables.

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[0026] Referring first to FIG. 1, a stackable bottle 2 according to the present invention comprises a storage compartment having an upper surface 4 with a conical ceiling 6, a centrally disposed neck 8 extending from the conical ceiling with an opening 10 therein, and a lower surface (not shown). The bottle has four side walls 12, 14, 16, 18, vertical interlocking means comprising side wall protrusions 20, 22 corresponding to side wall recesses 24, 26, and horizontal interlocking means comprising at least one upper surface protrusion 28 corresponding to at least one lower surface recess (not shown).

[0027] The side wall protrusions are of a size, relative to the size of the side wall recesses, which permits a releasable locational transition fit engagement of the protrusions into the recesses. Similarly, the upper surface protrusions are of a size, relative to the size of the lower surface recesses, which permits a releasable locational transition fit engagement of the protrusions i...

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Abstract

A stackable bottle for use with liquids or other consumable materials and a system of such stackable bottles features nesting bottles having interlocking upper and lower surfaces, interlocking side walls and integral handles. Each bottle has generally planar side walls to permit optimization of stack volume. Bottles are designed to be stacked in an upright position to reduce spillage from the neck of each bottle. Interlocks provide a locational transition fit engagement for ease of connection and disconnection.

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TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates generally to containers, and more particularly to a system of stackable bottles. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] It is known to provide a storage bottle which permits stacking of bottles on the bottles' sides. Examples of such bottles include U.S. Pat. No. 4,892,207 to Cullis entitled: “Bottled Water Container”, U.S. Pat. No. 5,002,199 to Frahm entitled: “Stackable Bottle”, U.S. Pat. No. 4,308,955 to Schieser et al. entitled: “Interfitting, Stackable Bottles”; and U.S. Pat. No. 3,889,834 to Harris entitled: “Container Construction”. Such stackable bottles are not ideal as the sideways stacking of bottles may increase the likelihood that the contents of the bottles will leak out of the bottles, particularly where the bottle contents are liquid. [0003] It is also known to provide stackable bottles which permit the nesting of the neck of one bottle into a recess in the bottom of another bottle. Examples of such bo...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D21/00
CPCB65D21/0202B65D21/0231
Inventor LANE, DEAN VINCENT
Owner ADD VANCED CREATIONS
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