Stackable Liquid Pitcher

Abstract

Disclosed is a liquid pitcher that is specifically designed to be stackable. The present invention comprises a beverage pitcher for storing liquid with an internal handle and optionally with a pouring spout. The internal handle is a handle that is housed within the body of the liquid pitcher rather than protruding from the body of the liquid pitcher. The internal handle allows the pitcher to support the base of a subsequent pitcher placed within the first pitcher interior. The handle does not protrude from the body of the liquid pitcher and does not sacrifice any structural integrity because it has two points of attachment, which is an upgrade over currently available stackable liquid pitchers, whose handles largely only have a single point of attachment.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 814,446 filed on Apr. 22, 2013, entitled “Stackable Liquid Pitcher.” The above identified patent application is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety to provide continuity of disclosure.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to stackable beverage containers adapted for storing and pouring liquid, those with a handle for ease of pouring, and those with an optionally tapered spout for directing the pouring activity.[0004]Liquid pitchers are well known vessels utilized for supporting large quantities of liquid contents and for dispensing the same. Liquid pitchers are uncomplicated in concept; however there remains room for improvement in their design. When many liquid pitchers need to be stored between uses, they take up a substantial amount of space because their design is generally not amenable to stac...

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Benefits of technology

[0017]It is another object of the present invention to provide an internal handle liquid pitcher that can be more readily stacked than those having an external handle, whereby the present invention offers the ability to stack several of the same pitchers in vertical alignment without interference from an external handle thereon.

[0018]It is another object of the present invention to provide an internal through-handle for improved purchase.

Problems solved by technology

McMillan's external handle creates a problem in that it prevents the liquid pitcher from being stackable.

These depressions are internal structures in the body of the container, but they do not form an actual through-handle because they do not meet one another along the interior of the pitcher.

However the indentations nonetheless do not meet to form a complete through-handle, which creates an enclosed conduit through the body of the present liquid pitcher for increased purchase and for accommodating stacking of complementary pitchers thereon.

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