Claims
- 1. A bottle-shaped container comprising:
- A top portion including a cap portion and a neck area having a neck wall extending from said cap portion away from the center of the container and then toward and then away from the center of the container when proceeding along the length of the container to form a neck grip, and dimensioned to allow a user to grasp said container at the neck area; and
- a bottom portion extending from said top portion, said bottom portion having a front wall, a back wall and side walls,
- each side wall of said bottom portion having a recess, said recesses of said side walls together defining a side grip to allow the user to grasp said container from said side walls.
- 2. A bottle-shaped container according to claim 1, wherein:
- said bottle-shaped container is formed of plastic.
- 3. A bottle shaped container according to claim 1, wherein:
- each said recess includes a first portion extending toward the center of the container followed by a second portion extending laterally to said back wall.
- 4. A bottle-shaped container according to claim 3, wherein:
- each said second portion of each said recess includes a plurality of parallel ridges.
- 5. A bottle-shaped container according to claim 1, wherein: said neck wall has a plurality of longitudinally extending ridges spaced about the circumference of said neck area to enhance grasping by the user of said neck grip of said container.
- 6. A bottle-shaped container according to claim 1, wherein: said front wall has a plurality of longitudinally spaced lateral grooves extending substantially across the front wall of said container.
- 7. A bottle-shaped container according to claim 1, wherein: said back wall has a plurality of longitudinally spaced lateral grooves extending substantially across the back wall of said container.
- 8. A bottle-shaped container according to claim 1, wherein: said recesses of said side walls are oppositely positioned from each other.
- 9. A bottle-shaped container according to claim 1, wherein: said recesses of said side walls are symmetrically positioned.
- 10. A bottle-shaped container comprising:
- A top portion including a neck area having a neck wall extending toward and then away from the center of the container when proceeding along the length of the container, and said neck wall having a plurality of longitudinally extending ridges spaced about the circumference of said neck area to form a neck grip to allow a user to grasp said container at the neck area; and
- a bottom portion extending from said top portion, said bottom portion having a front wall, a back wall and side walls,
- each side wall of said bottom portion having a recess, said recesses of said side walls together defining a side grip to allow the user to grasp said container from said side walls.
Parent Case Info
This is a, continuation, of application Ser. No. 08/338,272, filed Nov. 14, 1994, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/116,327, filed Sep. 3, 1993, now abandoned.
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (4)
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Mott's.RTM. Apple Juice Product Specification--Mar. 1992. |
Tropicana Twister Light bottle. |
Pocono Springs water bottle. |
glass Mott's Apple Juice bottle. |
Continuations (2)
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338272 |
Nov 1994 |
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116327 |
Sep 1993 |
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