IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0186807
(2014-02-21)
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등록번호 |
US-9284180
(2016-03-15)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Hayward, David A.
- Flanagan-Kent, Laura
- Mengeu, Gary
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
3 인용 특허 :
19 |
초록
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A container and an attachment configured to couple an accessory to the container are provided. The container includes a projection. The attachment defines a slot including a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to allow rotation of the attachment relative to the projec
A container and an attachment configured to couple an accessory to the container are provided. The container includes a projection. The attachment defines a slot including a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to allow rotation of the attachment relative to the projection with a top portion of the projection in the first portion of the slot. The attachment is configured to retain the projection in a second portion of the slot.
대표청구항
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1. A container comprising: a bottle including a sidewall and an end wall closing one end of the sidewall, the sidewall and end wall defining a cavity and a projection projecting from the sidewall, the projection having an outer portion having a first width and a first height and an inner portion ext
1. A container comprising: a bottle including a sidewall and an end wall closing one end of the sidewall, the sidewall and end wall defining a cavity and a projection projecting from the sidewall, the projection having an outer portion having a first width and a first height and an inner portion extending between the outer portion and the sidewall, the inner portion having a second width and a second height, the first width being greater than the second width and the first height being greater than the second height; andan attachment including a first wall and defining a slot having a first portion and a second portion, the first wall defining an aperture having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the aperture providing access for the outer portion of the projection to the first portion of the slot, the first portion of the slot being configured to allow the attachment to rotate relative to the projection with the outer portion of the projection located in the first portion of the slot, the second portion of the slot having a third width less than the first height of the outer portion of the projection, the second portion of the aperture configured to prevent withdrawal of the outer portion from the second portion of the slot through the second portion of the aperture. 2. The container of claim 1, wherein the attachment includes a second wall opposite the first wall, the second wall including a projecting portion projecting into the slot, the projecting portion configured to interact with the outer portion of the projection of the bottle to maintain the outer portion in the second portion of the slot. 3. The container of claim 2, wherein the outer surface of the projection distal from the sidewall defines a channel between an upper wall and a lower wall; and wherein the projecting portion is configured to project into the channel and the upper wall is configured to interact with the projecting portion to deter removal of the outer portion of the projection from the second portion of the slot. 4. The container of claim 1, wherein the bottle is a plastic bottle and the projection is an integrally molded projection, integrally molded with the sidewall of the bottle. 5. The container of claim 1, wherein the attachment is configured to couple to an accessory to support the accessory relative to the bottle and to recouple to the accessory after the accessory has been uncoupled from the attachment. 6. The container of claim 1, wherein the outer portion of the projection extends from a leading end to a trailing end and includes first and second sidewalls spaced apart and extending from the leading end to the trailing end; and wherein the sidewalls taper toward one another from the trailing end toward the leading end. 7. The container of claim 1, wherein the attachment includes a second wall on an opposite side of the slot from the first wall, the second wall defining an aperture; and wherein the second wall is configured such that the outer portion of the projection is prevented from moving out of the first portion of the slot through the aperture defined in the second wall. 8. The container of claim 1, wherein the attachment is configured to releasably couple an accessory to the bottle. 9. The container of claim 8, further comprising a sprayer configured to be coupled to the bottle by the attachment. 10. The container of claim 1, further comprising an accessory integrally formed with the attachment. 11. A method of coupling an accessory to a plastic bottle including a sidewall and a projection projecting from the sidewall, the projection having an outer portion, the method comprising: providing an attachment defining a slot having a first portion and a second portion and having a first wall defining an aperture providing access to the first portion of the slot, the attachment also including a retaining feature;coupling the accessory to the attachment;passing the outer portion of the projection through the aperture defined in the first wall and into the first portion of the slot;rotating the attachment relative to the projection with the outer portion of the projection located in the first portion of the slot thereby aligning the projection to be inserted into the second portion of the slot; andlocating the outer portion of the projection in the second portion of the slot with the outer portion configured relative to the retaining feature such that the retaining feature deters removal of the projection from the second portion of the slot into the first portion of the slot. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the attachment includes a second wall opposite the first wall, the retaining feature including a portion of the second wall projecting into the slot, the method further comprising: deflecting the portion of the second wall projecting into the slot out of the path of the outer portion as the outer portion is moved from the first portion of the slot into the second portion of the slot. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein the outer portion of the projection has a first height; wherein the aperture in the first wall has a first width greater than the first height; andwherein the second portion of the slot has a second width less than the first height. 14. A liquid container comprising: a sidewall and an end wall closing one end of the sidewall, the sidewall and the end wall defining a cavity configured to receive a liquid, the sidewall including a projection including an outer portion and an inner portion, the inner portion defining a channel, the outer portion having a leading end, a trailing end, and first and second sides extending between the leading end andthe trailing end, the outer portion having a first height between the leading end and the trailing end;an attachment comprising a first wall and a second wall spaced apart from the first wall, the attachment defining a slot having a first portion and a second portion, the first wall defining an aperture having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the aperture having a first width, the first width being greater than the first height, the aperture being configured to provide access to the first portion of the slot, the first portion of the slot being configured to receive the outer portion of the projection and allow the attachment to rotate relative to the projection with the outer portion of the projection located in the first portion of the slot, the second portion of slot having a second width less than the first height, the second portion of the aperture being located proximate the second portion of the slot, the attachment including a retaining feature configured to retain the outer portion of the projection in the second portion of the slot; andan accessory configured to be coupled to the sidewall by the attachment;wherein the outer portion of the projection is prevented from removal from the second portion of the slot through the second portion of the aperture in the first wall of the attachment. 15. The liquid container of claim 14, wherein the bottle further includes a spout and wherein the accessory is a sprayer configured to couple to the spout to dispense contents contained in the cavity. 16. The liquid container of claim 14, wherein the channel defined by the projection is configured to receive the portion of the first wall defining the second portion of the aperture. 17. The liquid container of claim 14, wherein the outer portion of the projection includes a wall configured to interact with the retaining feature to maintain the outer portion of the projection in the second portion of the slot. 18. The liquid container of claim 14, wherein the projection has a third width between the first and second sides proximate the leading end and a fourth width between the first and second sides proximate the trailing end; and wherein the fourth width is greater than the third width. 19. The liquid container of claim 18, wherein the second wall defines an aperture proximate the first portion of the slot having a fifth width; wherein the fifth width is less than the first height of the projection; andwherein the fifth width is less than the third width of the projection. 20. The liquid container of claim 14, wherein the retaining feature includes a projection of the second wall projecting into the slot.
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