Patent ID: 8678215
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A container comprising: a container body defining an internal cavity adapted to contain a flowable substance therein; a substantially elliptical opening in a top surface of the container body adapted to allow the flowable substance to flow therethrough; a handle adapted to be grasped by a user, the handle comprising a first end at the container body, a tubular portion extending forwardly and upwardly from the first end toward the opening, and a second end connecting the tubular portion to the container body; and a resealable closure positioned over the opening, the closure comprising a base fixedly connected around the opening of the container to define an aperture positioned over the opening and a hinged cap connected to the base at a hinge located at a rear of the base, the cap being adjustable by pivoting about the hinge between an open position, wherein the flowable substance can flow from the internal cavity through the opening and the aperture, and a closed position, wherein the cap is releasably engaged with the base and obstructs the opening and the aperture to prevent the flowable substance from flowing through the opening, the closure further comprising a lip positioned around at least a portion of the aperture at a front of the base opposite the rear, wherein the lip extends upward from the base and is curved outwardly and away from a center of the aperture at the front of the base, and wherein a height of the lip increases to a maximum height at the front of the base, such that the maximum height of the lip at the front of the base is greater than the height of the lip at other locations, [w]herein the opening has an elongated length, and the closure has a height defined from adjacent surfaces of the container, and wherein the adjacent surfaces of the container, the length of the opening, and the height of the closure are adapted such that when the closure is in the open position and the container is filled with the flowable substance to a level where pouring is possible at a tilt angle of approximately 25 degrees, the opening and the closure are adapted to permit the flowable substance to flow through the opening and the closure without interrupting airflow through the opening and the closure when the container is tilted over a range of tilt angles of greater than approximately 25 degrees wherein the second end of the handle is located below the top surface of the container and is spaced rearwardly from the opening, wherein the top surface of the container includes a sloped portion that is sloped rearwardly and downwardly away from the opening and extends from the opening to the second end of the handle, such that the sloped portion angles more sharply downward proximate the handle than proximate the opening.