Patent ID: 6527133
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A blow molded plastic container comprising:a plurality of upstanding side walls; a plurality of corner portions interconnecting adjacent side edge portions of respective side walls; a bottom, an adjacent edge portion of said bottom joined to an adjacent bottom edge portion of a respective side wall; a top having a neck, an adjacent edge portion of said top joined to an adjacent top edge portion of a respective side wall; a handle formed generally in a region extending along one of said corner portions generally within the profile of said container, said handle forming a aperture for receiving the fingers of a user; a label surface located on at least one of said side walls; and a bumper extending around the periphery of said container across each of said upstanding side walls, said bumper projecting outward from each of said side walls a distance, said distance being sufficient to prevent contact of said label surface against any flat surface abutting against said container, wherein said bumper is offset downwardly to extend around said label surface thereby enlarging said label surface.