Patent ID: 8714011

Claim:
A measuring container set, comprising: a first measuring container, comprising: a first measuring vessel having a floor and an upwardly extending first sidewall terminating in a rim, the first measuring vessel forming an interior volume; a first handle attached to and extending laterally away from the first measuring vessel, the first handle having a first proximal portion attached to the first sidewall, a first central portion angling downward from the first proximal portion, and a first distal portion extending laterally away from the first central portion; a second measuring container, comprising: a second measuring vessel having a floor and an upwardly extending second sidewall terminating in a rim, the measuring vessel forming an interior volume; a second handle attached to and extending laterally away from the second measuring vessel, the second handle having a second proximal portion attached to the second sidewall, a second central portion angling downward from the second proximal portion, and a second distal portion extending laterally away from the second central portion; a first laterally-extending rib formed on one of the first central portion or the second central portion; a second laterally-extending rib formed on one of the first sidewall or the second sidewall; a first laterally-extending channel formed on one of the first central portion or the second central portion; and a second laterally-extending channel formed on one of the first sidewall or the second sidewall; whereby when the first measuring container is nested within the second measuring container, the first rib engages the first channel and the second rib engages the second channel to retain the first measuring container within the second measuring container.