Container, handle attachment and method

摘要

A plastic container used for holding fluid material with an attachable handle is provided. The container includes a body, a plurality of walls, a spout, an attachable handle and a sliding structure. The spout is a hollow, cylindrical portion that extends from an opening in one of the walls. The cylindrical portion is configured to insert or remove the fluid material from the container. The attachable handle includes a rail structure that further includes a pair of non-parallel offset rails and a latch. The latch has a latching surface that is located at the ends of the offset rails farthest from each other. The slide structure includes a generally rectangular projection. The projection further includes a pair of non-parallel offset grooves and a latching surface. The latching surface is located where the grooves are farthest from each other. The offset grooves are adapted to mate with the offset rails and are fully engaged by the offset rails when the latch is engaged with the latching surface.

主权项

1. A container comprising:
a plastic container body for holding a fluid material, the body including a plurality of walls; a hollow, cylindrical portion extending from an opening in one of the walls, the cylindrical portion including a threaded, exterior surface engageable by a cap, wherein the cylindrical portion is configured to insert or remove material from the container; an attachable handle including a rail structure and a pair of outboard rails, the rail structure including a pair of opposed, non-parallel, offset rails, and a latch having a latch surface located at the end where the ends of the rails are farthest from each other; a slide structure including a generally rectangular projection from one of the walls, the projection including a pair of opposed, non-parallel offset grooves and a latching surface intersecting the grooves at the location where the grooves are farthest from each other, the grooves being adapted to mate with the offset rails and be fully engaged by the rails when the latch is engaged with the latching surface; wherein the outboard rails are outside of the offset rails, and the container body includes a pair of outboard grooves outside of the offset grooves, the outboard rails and outboard grooves being located such that the outboard rails and outboard grooves are not fully engaged unless the latch is engaged with the latching surface.