US 12,234,058 B2
Container with nestable structure
Frano Luburic, Costa Mesa, CA (US)
Assigned to BWAY CORPORATION, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by BWAY Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/417,893.
Application 18/417,893 is a continuation of application No. 17/254,665, granted, now 11,912,463, previously published as PCT/US2019/040721, filed on Jul. 5, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/694,262, filed on Jul. 5, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0383642 A1, Nov. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. B65D 21/02 (2006.01); B65D 1/42 (2006.01); B65D 25/28 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 21/0233 (2013.01) [B65D 1/42 (2013.01); B65D 25/2897 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A container comprising:
a top comprising a top perimeter;
a bottom comprising a bottom surface and a bottom perimeter, the bottom perimeter;
a sidewall surface extending upwardly from the bottom perimeter to the top perimeter, the sidewall surface being located on an exterior of the container and being substantially smooth; and
a strengthening structure extending from the bottom perimeter to an upper portion of the container and comprising:
a first side edge along a first side of the strengthening structure, the first side edge being substantially parallel to the sidewall surface;
a second side edge along a second side of the strengthening structure, the second side edge being substantially parallel to the sidewall surface;
a first step surface extending from the sidewall surface inwardly to a first strengthening structure surface, the first step surface being substantially parallel to the bottom surface;
a second step surface extending from the first strengthening structure surface inwardly to a second strengthening structure surface, the second step surface being substantially parallel to the bottom surface; and
one or more ribs extending along an external surface of the strengthening structure, wherein one of the one or more ribs (i) extends vertically between the first step surface and the second step surface and (ii) comprises a rib overhang that extends to a lowermost height that is less than a height of the first step surface and a height of the second step surface, wherein all heights are determined relative to the bottom surface of the bottom of the container.