Patent ID: 6079591
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A stable container system comprising, in combination:a container including an outer shell including a substantially planar circular bottom face, a substantially cylindrical side wall integrally coupled to the bottom face and extending upwardly therefrom, and a substantially planar circular top face for defining an interior space, the top face and the bottom face of the outer shell each having a diameter equal to a height of the side wall of the outer shell, the top face of the outer shell having a circular bore formed therein with a diameter of at least 5 inches, the container further including an inner shell including a substantially planar circular bottom face, a side wall integrally coupled to the bottom face of the inner shell and extending upwardly therefrom and including a lower portion with a substantially cylindrical configuration having a height equal to about 1/5 that of the side wall of the outer shell and an upper portion with a substantially frusto-conical configuration and a substantially cylindrical upper sleeve with an open top integrally coupled to a lower surface of the top face of the outer shell about a periphery of the bore and having a plurality of interior threaded grooves formed therein, wherein the inner shell is positioned within the outer shell with an insulation material positioned therebetween;said container further including a vertically oriented substantially oval indentation formed in the side wall of the outer shell adjacent the top face thereof and a vertically oriented rod mounted between ends of the oval indentation and flush with the side wall of the outer shell for defining a handle;said container further including a substantially rectangular indentation formed in the side wall of the outer shell adjacent to the bottom face and a spout mounted within the rectangular indentation and in communication with the inner shell with a pair of diametrically opposed gripping ears and a dispensing push button positioned inwardly of the side wall of the outer shell for dispensing liquid from the container upon the depression thereof; anda cap including a substantially planar circular bottom face, a cylindrical side wall integrally coupled to the bottom face and extending upwardly therefrom, and a planar circular top face for defining an interior space, wherein the top face and the bottom face of the cap each have a diameter equal to that of the container, the bottom face having a hollow substantially cylindrical protrusion coupled thereto and extending downwardly therefrom with a plurality of threaded grooves formed therein for releasably engaging the threaded grooves of the inner shell of the container, the top face of the cap further including a plurality of substantially square gripping indentations and a horizontally oriented substantially oval indentation formed in the top face of the cap and a horizontally oriented rod mounted between ends of the oval indentation of the cap and flush with the top face of the cap for defining a handle.