Stacking containers

Abstract

A stacking bottling has a bifurcated base portion providing a pair of legs defining a channel therebetween, a body portion with a generally rectangular cross section, and a top portion providing an inverted U-shaped handle and a spout which are configured and dimensioned to seat in the channel of the base portion of a second bottle of like dimension and configuration. The adjacent side surfaces of the top and base portions has interfitting projections and recesses to limit relative horizontal movement of the stacked bottles. Preferably, the side surfaces of the legs of the base portion have the projections and the side surfaces of the handle or the spout have the recesses.

1 . A stacking bottle having: 
 (a) a bifurcated base portion providing a pair of legs defining a channel therebetween;    (b) a body portion having a generally rectangular cross section; and    (c) a top portion providing an inverted U-shaped handle and a spout which are configured and dimensioned to seat in the channel of the base portion of a second bottle of like dimension and configuration, the adjacent side surfaces of said top and base portions having interfitting projections and recesses to limit relative horizontal movement of the stacked bottles.    
   
   
       2 . The bottle in accordance with  claim 1  wherein the side surfaces of said legs of said base portion have said projections and the side surfaces of one of said handle and spout have said recesses.  
   
   
       3 . The bottle in accordance with  claim 1  wherein said projections and recesses are oriented vertically.  
   
   
       4 . The bottle in accordance with  claim 1  wherein said body portion has a rectangular cross section and the axis of said channel extends perpendicularly relative to the axis of said handle.  
   
   
       5 . The bottle in accordance with  claim 4  wherein said rectangular cross section is substantially square.  
   
   
       6 . The bottle in accordance with  claim 1  wherein said legs have a cross section in which the inwardly oriented opposing side surfaces of each of said legs defining said channel converge to said intermitting projections and said handles have said cooperating recesses.  
   
   
       7 . The bottle in accordance with  claim 1  wherein said spout and handle portions lie along a common horizontal axis.  
   
   
       8 . The bottle in accordance with  claim 1  wherein the side walls of said legs defining said channel are inclined inwardly.  
   
   
       9 . The bottle in accordance with  claim 8  wherein the side of surfaces of said handle are inclined inwardly to cooperate with said side surfaces of said legs defining said channel.  
   
   
       10 . The bottle in accordance with  claim 1  wherein said top portion has a horizontal surface about said handle and spout.  
   
   
       11 . The bottle in accordance with  claim 10  wherein said legs of said base portion have a horizontal bottom surface.  
   
   
       12 . The bottle in accordance with  claim 1  wherein said projections have opposed surfaces which are inclined inwardly and said recesses are cooperatively configured.  
   
   
       13 . The bottle in accordance with  claim 1  wherein said recesses are on the side surfaces of said handle.  
   
   
       14 . A stacking bottle having: 
 (a) a bifurcated base portion providing a pair of legs defming a channel therebetween;    (b) a body portion having a generally square cross section;    (c) a top portion providing an inverted U-shaped handle and a spout which are configured and dimensioned to seat in the channel of the base portion of a second bottle of like dimension and configuration, the adjacent side surfaces of said top and base portions having interfitting projections and recesses to limit relative horizontal movement of the stacked bottles, said projections and recesses being oriented vertically; and    (e) the axis of said channel extends perpendicularly relative to the axis of said handle, the side surfaces of said legs of said base portion having said projections and the side surfaces of one of said handle and spout having said recesses.    
   
   
       15 . The bottle in accordance with  claim 14  wherein said legs have a cross section in which the inwardly oriented opposing side surfaces of each of said legs defining said channel converge to said intermitting projections and said handles have said cooperating recesses and said spout and handle portions lie along a common horizontal axis.  
   
   
       16 . The bottle in accordance with  claim 14  wherein the side walls of said legs defining said channel are inclined inwardly and the side of surfaces of said handle are inclined inwardly to cooperate with said side surfaces of said legs defining said channel.  
   
   
       17 . The bottle in accordance with  claim 14  wherein said top portion has a horizontal surface about said handle and spout and said legs of said base portion have a horizontal bottom surface.