Patent ID: 7571835
Filing Date: 2009-08-11
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A dispensing container, operably configured to be positioned upon a substantially flat, horizontal surface, for the facilitated dispensing of fluent material, the dispensing container comprising: a generally tubular body comprising a front wall, a rear wall and two opposing sidewalls, the generally tubular body defining a vertical axis extending substantially parallel with the front wall, a depth axis extending substantially perpendicular to the front wall, and a transverse axis extending substantially parallel with the front wall and substantially perpendicular to the vertical axis, the generally tubular body further comprising an upper portion forming an upper opening; a closure structure disposed proximate the upper opening, the closure structure comprising a handle structure, the handle structure positioned substantially parallel with the depth axis in a recessed position within the upper opening and extending substantially parallel with the vertical axis no higher than an upper edge of the generally tubular body; a plurality of spout apertures operably disposed in one of the sidewalls; at least one inner flow prompting ramp operably positioned within the generally tubular body, the at least one inner flow prompting ramp comprising a lower end disposed adjacent the sidewall of the generally tubular body in which the plurality of spout apertures are disposed, a higher end disposed adjacent a sidewall opposite the sidewall having the lower end adjacent thereto, and an inclined surface extending between the lower end and the higher end, the lower end of the at least one inner flow prompting ramp being disposed at a distance above a bottom of the generally tubular body approximately equal to a distance between the bottom of the generally tubular body and a bottom peripheral region of the plurality of spout apertures, the generally tubular body being formed from a first blank of at least one of paper, paperboard, and corrugated paperboard.