Receptacles – Container attachment or adjunct – Handle – handle component – or handle adjunct
Patent
1991-11-19
1993-12-14
Shoap, Allan N.
Receptacles
Container attachment or adjunct
Handle, handle component, or handle adjunct
220377, 220761, 220768, 220773, 220254, 220695, 220696, 215 16, 215100A, 2224651, 222566, 222567, B65D 2528
Patent
active
052694380
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
This invention relates to containers for surface coating materials, such as paint.
The invention is concerned with the problem of making handled paint containers, for example, more practical in use.
According to the present invention there is provided a container for surface coating materials comprising an open-topped container body and provided with a pivotally mounted carrying handle at the open top mounted substantially off-center with respect to the container body so that when a user holds the container suspended by the handle at least % major part of the open top of the container is unobstructed by the presence of the handle and the user's hand, wherein the container has at least one pair of opposite sides which are straight and mutually parallel and the handle extends between said sides, characterised in that the container body is made of plastics material and comprises a thin-walled lower container body part provided around its open top with a separately formed plastics shroud part which externally forms an upward continuation and termination of the container body wall and internally defines an opening to receive a circular lid for the container in plug fashion, and further characterised in that the handle is pivoted in the shroud part in a position and manner so that when the container is suspended by the handle it tips so as to increase the said major unobstructed part.
In a preferred form of the invention the container has the shroud part defining a pouring channel which is uppermost on the container body when the container tips when suspended by the handle. The shroud part may define a recess to accommodate the handle entirely within the confines of the shroud.
The lower body part may be transparent or translucent, to render the contents visible, while the shroud on the other hand is pigmented to serve an identification function.
The invention will now be described further with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a plastics container according to the invention;
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the container;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the container in use, with its lid removed;
FIG. 4 is another view of the container in use for pouring;
FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the base of the container; and
FIG. 6 is a plan view of a modified embodiment.
A plastics paint container 1 according to the invention has a body 2 which is made from PET plastics material. The body 2 is generally rectangular, in horizontal section, with rounded corners; this configuration provides for comparatively wide and flat display areas on the container side walls, a wide pouring channel, and well spaced pivots for the container handle. The square shape lends itself to correct and uniform orientation of the containers when they are stacked or placed in rows at the point of sale. The upper part of the container comprises a separately formed plastics shroud 3, firmly secured to the body 2. The outside surface of the shroud is flush with the outside surface of the container body so that the shroud forms a smooth upward continuation of the body, whilst internally the shroud defines a circular opening to receive a plug-like lid 4 for the container. A carrying handle 5 of the container is pivotally mounted to the shroud.
The handle 5 is mounted displaced laterally relative to the vertical center plane of the container at pivots 5a, so that when the container is in use, suspended from the handle, as seen in FIG. 3, the container hangs in a position tipped away from the handle and the user's hand, typically at about 15.degree. to the vertical, with the result that the surface of the paint in the container is open to access by a brush 7 to a substantially greater degree that it would be if the handle had been centrally mounted.
The shroud is formed with a recess 8 to receive the handle when the latter is not in use, so that the handle is stowed entirely within the surface of the shroud, thus facilitating stacking and storage of the container.
The shroud is formed with a pour
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Crown Berger Europe Limited
Hinds William R.
Schwarz Paul A.
Shoap Allan N.
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