Patent ID: 11858680
Assignee: ALTIUM PACKAGING LP
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A container comprising:
a tubular body having a longitudinal axis and a rounded sidewall extending between a first end and an opposing second end;
the first end is configured to support the container in an upright orientation relative to a support surface;
a vertical portion defined, in part, by the rounded sidewall, having a vertical length aligned along the longitudinal axis, extending between the first and second ends, and having a vertical portion perimeter;
a plurality of grooves confined within the vertical portion of the rounded sidewall and extending around an entirety of the vertical portion perimeter, each of the grooves comprising a groove width extending transverse to the longitudinal axis and defining opposing sides of each of the plurality of grooves, a groove length extending parallel to the longitudinal axis, greater than the groove width, and defining opposing ends of each of the plurality of grooves, a rounded inner surface extending the groove length, having a continuous convex radius, and defining a depth of each of the plurality of grooves intermediate the opposing sides, the groove length being less than the vertical portion length; and
a smooth surface also confined within the vertical portion of the rounded sidewall, positioned intermediate the plurality of grooves and the rim portion, aligned with the vertical portion perimeter, and having a smooth surface length equal to a difference between the vertical portion length and the groove length,
wherein:
each of the plurality of grooves extends along the longitudinal axis;
the depth of each of the plurality of grooves is such that each of the plurality of grooves is radially inset a distance from the vertical portion perimeter;
an edge of the smooth surf ace defines a first of the opposing ends of each of the plurality of grooves nearest the rim portion; and
opposing sides of adjacently positioned ones of the plurality of grooves define a peak that is radially aligned with the vertical portion perimeter.