Patent ID: 7000794

Claim:
A container for storing fluid that is filled therein, the container comprising: a generally parallelepiped wall structure enclosing an internal cavity dimensioned to receive an associated fluid therein, the wall structure including a first surface having first and second wall portions, the second wall portion being located above the first wall portion; a recess interposed between the first wall portion and the second wall portion; and means for providing an overflow region in the container, the overflow region providing means including: the first wall portion located adjacent a desired fill level of the container and having a fluid spout extending outwardly from the first wall portion and the desired fill level with an opening that terminates in a first plane, and a ventless overflow region of the cavity that terminates in the second wall portion that is disposed between the fill level and first plane, a plane of the second wall portion being substantially parallel to first plane, the overflow region accommodates a desired air space in the container wherein the associated fluid filled at an elevated temperature relative to a storage and shipping temperature into the internal cavity via the opening can migrate into the overflow region thereby increasing the volume of the associated fluid being stored at the storage and shipping temperature.