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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 1990
Filed:
Apr. 10, 1989
Cornelis A Ten Bruggencate, Alphen, NL;
Andreas N Montijn, Hillegom, NL;
Gerrit J Van Keimpema, Woerden, NL;
Koninklijke Emballage Industrie Van Leer B. V., Amstelveen, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to a container (1) of the type which can be stacked which container has a top surface with a pouring orifice (6) adjacent one edge of the top surface (2) and a handle (9,10) which forms an integral part with the bottom of a recessed portion (8) of the top surface (2,4) and which in its initial or normal starting position extends at a sharp angle with respect to the vertical axis of the container and in a plane which is perpendicular to the plane of symmetry through the vertical axis of the container and the vertical axis of the pouring orifice, which handle may resiliently be bent into an upright gripping position or a downwardly folded storage position in which position it is completely inside the recessed portion.