Measuring container with heat dissipating section

Abstract

A container includes a base and a side wall integrally formed with and extending upwardly from the base to define an interior volume for holding a substance. The side wall and the base are formed of a microwave-safe material. The side wall has an outer side wall surface facing toward ambient and an inner side wall surface facing toward the interior volume. The side wall has a first region in which a wall structure is located offsetting the outer side wall surface on the wall structure from a recessed outer surface, which is offset outwardly from the inner side wall surface and inwardly from the outer side wall surface on the wall structure. The side wall is configured to be gripped by a user's hand in the first region and the wall structure allows for air pockets to form between the user's hand and the recessed outer surface.

1 . A container comprising:
 a base; and   a side wall integrally formed with and extending upwardly from the base to define an interior volume for holding a substance,   the side wall and the base being formed from a microwave-safe material;   the side wall having an outer side wall surface facing toward ambient and an inner side wall surface facing toward the interior volume,   the side wall having a first region in which a wall structure is located offsetting the outer side wall surface on the wall structure from a recessed outer surface, which is offset outwardly from the inner side wall surface and inwardly from the outer side wall surface on the wall structure,   wherein the side wall is configured to be gripped by a user's hand in the first region and the wall structure allows for air pockets to form between the user's hand and the recessed outer surface.   
     
     
         2 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the side wall includes a second region devoid of the wall structure. 
     
     
         3 . The container of  claim 2 , wherein the side wall is more opaque in at least a portion of the second region as compared to the recessed outer surface. 
     
     
         4 . The container of  claim 2 , wherein the side wall is more opaque in at least a portion of the second region and along the wall structure as compared to the recessed outer surface. 
     
     
         5 . The container of  claim 2 , wherein the side wall includes a third region also being devoid of the wall structure, wherein the side wall is more opaque in the second region and along the wall structure as compared to the third region. 
     
     
         6 . The container of  claim 5 , wherein the third region is as translucent as the recessed outer surface. 
     
     
         7 . The container of  claim 6 , wherein the side wall terminates at an upper rim having a depression for forming a pour spout, wherein at least a portion of the third region is circumferentially aligned with and disposed beneath the depression. 
     
     
         8 . The container of  claim 7 , wherein the second region surrounds the third region. 
     
     
         9 . The container of  claim 5 , wherein the second region surrounds the third region. 
     
     
         10 . The container of  claim 2 , wherein a thickness of the side wall measured in the second region of the side wall is equal to a thickness of the side wall measured in the first region of the side wall through the wall structure. 
     
     
         11 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the outer side wall surface is circular in a cross section taken normal to a central vertical axis of the container. 
     
     
         12 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the wall structure includes recess side surfaces extending outwardly from the recessed outer surface to the outer side wall surface. 
     
     
         13 . The container of  claim 12 , wherein the recess side surfaces at least partially surround respective recesses. 
     
     
         14 . The container of  claim 13 , wherein the outer side wall surface along the wall structure is textured to be more opaque than the recessed outer surface. 
     
     
         15 . The container of  claim 14 , wherein the side wall includes a second region devoid of the wall structure, wherein the outer side wall surface in the second region is also textured similarly to the recess side surfaces and the outer side wall surface along the wall structure. 
     
     
         16 . The container of  claim 15 , wherein the side wall also includes a third region also being devoid of the wall structure, wherein the third region is as translucent as the recessed outer surface. 
     
     
         17 . The container of  claim 16 , further comprising graduation marks provided on the outer side wall surface within the third region. 
     
     
         18 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the microwave-safe material from which the side wall and the base wall is made is sufficiently resilient in the side wall to deform the side wall when being squeezed by the user's hand and return to an undeformed shape when no longer being squeezed. 
     
     
         19 . A container comprising:
 a base; and   a side wall integrally formed with and extending upwardly from the base to define an interior volume for holding a substance,   the side wall and the base being formed from a microwave-safe material;   the side wall having an outer side wall surface facing toward ambient and an inner side wall surface facing toward the interior volume,   the side wall having a first region in which a wall structure is located offsetting the outer side wall surface on the wall structure from a recessed outer surface, which is offset outwardly from the inner side wall surface and inwardly from the outer side wall surface on the wall structure, wherein the side wall is configured to be gripped by a user's hand in the first region and the wall structure allows for air pockets to form between the user's hand and the recessed outer surface,   wherein the side wall includes a second region devoid of the wall structure, wherein the side wall is more opaque in at least a portion of the second region and along the wall structure as compared to the recessed outer surface,   wherein the side wall includes a third region also being devoid of the wall structure, wherein the side wall is more opaque in the second region and along the wall structure as compared to the third region, wherein the second region surrounds the third region and graduation marks are provided within the third region.   
     
     
         20 . A container comprising:
 a base; and   a side wall integrally formed with and extending upwardly from the base to define an interior volume for holding a substance,   the side wall and the base being formed from a microwave-safe material;   the side wall having an outer side wall surface facing toward ambient and an inner side wall surface facing toward the interior volume, the side wall having a first region in which a wall structure is located offsetting the outer side wall surface on the wall structure from a recessed outer surface, which is offset outwardly from the inner side wall surface and inwardly from the outer side wall surface on the wall structure,   wherein the side wall is configured to be gripped by a user's hand in the first region and the wall structure allows for air pockets to form between the user's hand and the recessed outer surface,   wherein the side wall includes a second region devoid of the wall structure,   wherein a thickness of the side wall measured in the second region of the side wall is equal to a thickness of the side wall measured in the first region of the side wall through the wall structure, and a thickness of the side wall in the first region measured between the recessed outer surface and the inner side wall surface is less than the thickness of the side wall in the first region of the side wall through the wall structure.