Patent ID: 8313005
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A plastic container for a particulate product, comprising: a base, a surrounding wall member extending vertically upwardly from the base, and a top opening formed at a top of the vertical wall member, the top opening being large enough for a 5 inch diameter cylinder to pass therethrough in a direction parallel to its axis, a pair of pinch pockets, the surrounding wall member, except for the pinch pockets, being located radially outwardly from the top opening, said pair of pinch pockets separated by a circumferential wall portion of the surrounding wall member, the straight line distance between the closest edges of the pinch pockets at the circumferential wall portion constituting a dimension W, the depth of the pinch pockets taken from the circumferential wall portion to the innermost point of the pinch pockets constituting the dimension ID, and the straight line distance between the innermost points of the two pinch pockets constituting a dimension C, and wherein depth D is greater than 1.25 inches and wherein the dimensions W and C together with D being greater than 1.25 inches provide a comfortable fit of the user's hand when holding the container with the user's fingers in one pocket and thumb in the other pocket.