An exemplary container for storing and transporting materials is disclosed. In various embodiments, the exemplary container includes one or more handles for assisting a user with lifting the exemplary container and/or controlling the exemplary container when pouring the exemplary container's contents. The one or more handles, in particular embodiments, are designed for minimum interference with other similar containers during transport. In some embodiments, certain handles are recessed within a cavity of a sidewall of the exemplary container.

A storage bin including a box and a lid. The box includes a bottom and at least four walls extending from the bottom to an upper rim. The lid is configured to be positioned relative to the rim such that the lid closes the box. The lid defines a planar lid surface with an upwardly extending peripheral raised edge thereabout. A plurality of friction feet may be secured to the box bottom. The lid may include at least one lock assembly. The lid may include a label assembly.

STACKABLE BASKET AND ASSEMBLY OF BASKET AND SUPPORT The invention relates to a basket (B) provided with two handles (A), in which a mouth (1), a bottom (2) of the basket having a smaller section than the mouth (1) are defined, wherein the dimension of the mouth (1) according to the longitudinal direction (X) is comprised in the range of [36 cm; 38 cm] and the dimension of the bottom (2) is comprised in the range of [33 cm; 35 cm] and the dimension of the mouth (1) according to the transverse direction (Y) is comprised in the range of [18 cm; 20 cm] and the dimension of the bottom (2) is comprised in the range of [15 cm; 17 cm], or the dimension of the mouth (1) according to the transverse direction (Y) is comprised in the range or in the range of [27 cm; 30 cm] and the dimension of the bottom (2) is comprised in the range of [22.5 cm; 25.5 cm], the height is comprised in the range of [31 cm; 33 cm], with the handles (A) being inclined with respect to the vertical direction (Z) towards the mouth (1) at an angle exceeding 3?.

A container assembly for carrying and pouring flowable materials and that includes a bucket that is defined by a closed bottom portion, an upstanding side portion, and an upper rim area that at least partially defines an open top. A handle is attached near the upper rim area and a plurality of gripping surfaces are located in the closed bottom portion of the bucket and/or defined by the side portion to permit multiple means of gripping the container. The container includes one or more posts or feet that facilitate a stacked and only partially nested association between containers oriented in a vertically stacked configuration.

A molded plastic drum configured to hold wire. The drum includes a plastic interior cone. The cone can include ribs or other similar structure to simulate an outer cylindrical shape (or any other desired shape) to wrap the wire around. The cone is integrally formed with the rest of the container. The drum includes windows to determine the amount of wire in the drum. The drum can also include drain holes.

A beverage container assembly has a container with an opening and a lid that closes the opening. The lid has a mouthpiece that extends laterally outwardly of the container to allow a person's head to remain upright or erect (i.e., minimizing or no head tilt movement) while drinking so as to not impede the user's straight-ahead vision, such as while driving. The mouthpiece is configured so that the container becomes disposed at one side of the nose so that the container is tiltable further as the nose does not interfere with the tilting action.

A handheld fluid container shaped and configured so that the majority of the fluid volume is carried near the rear of the container where the container is held and supported. In various embodiments, the containers have handle parts and/or handle openings that allow the containers to be manually supported from the rear of the containers. The container bodies also have forward angled front and rear walls and container bottoms shaped so that the majority of the interior volume of the container is located at the rear of the container rather than at the front. The center of gravity of the containers when partially or fully filled with fluid is located near the rear of the container where it is manually supported by the user.

Collapsible household containers having a foldable wall section with shape-retaining characteristics are disclosed. In particular, collapsible laundry baskets, buckets, colanders, dish drainers, and cups are provided. The folding region may include foldable tiers of a flexible material, each tier having at least one stable, relatively expanded position and at least one stable, relatively collapsed position; and an intervening, non-folding tier composed of a different, relatively rigid material.

Difficulties associated with transferring fluids are overcome by providing jugs for such containers that are stackable and attachable to wheel assemblies and a pole that can serve as a handle for pulling or pushing the containers.

Embodiments of this disclosure include a rigid tray container and methods and equipment for using the rigid tray container in batched process operations. In one embodiment, a mass container is sized and dimensioned to receive one or several rigid tray containers. In other embodiments, equipment is configured to lid/unlid, secure, stack, load/unload, and buffer rigid tray containers. In other embodiments, equipment is configured to stack and stage mass containers. In some embodiments, methods are provided for batch processing items.