Patent ID: 8806935

Claim:
A measuring container set, comprising: a first measuring container, comprising: a measuring vessel having a floor and upwardly extending sidewalls terminating in a rim, the measuring vessel forming an interior volume; a handle attached to the measuring vessel at a proximal end of the handle and extending downward and laterally away from the measuring vessel to a distal end of the handle, the handle having a first side and a second side; an elongated rib formed on the first side of the handle, the rib having a rib length in the direction from the proximal end of the handle toward the distal end of the handle and a rib width, the rib length being greater than the rib width, the rib length further being between one half and one third of the length from the proximal end to the distal end of the handle, the rib further having a rib height, the rib height being higher adjacent the proximal end of the handle than the rib height adjacent the distal end of the handle; and a channel formed on the second side of the handle, the channel having a channel length and a channel width, the channel further terminating in a widened channel mouth at an end of the channel toward the proximal end of the handle; wherein the first measuring container is configured to nest with at least one additional measuring container; the at least one additional measuring container comprising: an additional measuring vessel forming an additional interior volume; an additional handle attached to and extending downward and laterally away from the additional measuring vessel, the additional handle having a first side and a second side; an additional rib formed on the first side of the additional handle, the additional rib having an additional rib length and an additional rib width, and an additional rib height, the additional rib height being higher adjacent the proximal end of the additional handle than the additional rib height adjacent the distal end of the additional handle; an additional channel formed on the second side of the additional handle, the additional channel having an additional channel length and an additional channel width, the additional channel further terminating in a widened channel mouth at an end of the additional channel toward the proximal end of the additional handle, the additional channel also terminating in an open end without a raised end wall at an opposing end of the additional channel toward the distal end of the additional handle, wherein the rib is sized and configured to be snugly received within the additional channel; and further wherein a portion of the distal end of the additional handle extends downward and beyond the distal end of the handle when the measuring container is nested within the additional measuring container.