Patent ID: 9327872
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: B65D

Claim Text:
1. A product container, comprising: a top portion defining an opening, at least a part of the top portion defining a first maximum cross sectional area extending in a horizontal plane; a bottom portion defining a base, at least a part of the bottom portion defining a second maximum cross sectional area extending in a horizontal plane; and a central portion including a plurality of sidewalls that extend between the top and bottom portions, at least three adjacent sidewalls in the plurality of sidewalls collectively defining a narrowed waist portion of the container, the narrowed waist portion being configured to be gripped by a user for lifting the container and defining a waist cross sectional area extending in a horizontal plane, the waist cross sectional area being smaller than each of the first and second maximum cross sectional areas, and wherein each of the at least three adjacent sidewalls defining the narrowed waist portion consists of a plurality of discrete planar facets, wherein the narrowed waist portion defines a minimum horizontal cross sectional area of the central portion of the product container, the minimum horizontal cross sectional area being defined at least partially by abutting, generally vertical discrete planar facets, at least one of which is included in each of the at least three adjacent sidewalls of the narrowed waist portion, and each of the abutting, generally vertical discrete planar facets defines a smooth flat outer surface without projections and/or depressions, the smooth flat outer surface being configured to receive a flat product label coupled to the product container.