Multi-handled Beverage Pitcher

Abstract

A nestable two-handled pitcher has two pouring spouts spaced 180° away from one of the two handles. The container, typically of cylindrical or frustoconical shape, has a bottom, a peripheral wall and an upper lip. The container has features to facilitate de-nesting. The handles are spaced about the container by about 30°-180° apart along the peripheral wall or upper lip. The pitcher can be passed from one person holding one handle with one hand to another person who can grab the second handle with one hand whereupon the first person releases his grip upon the first handle.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A multi-handled beverage pitcher comprising:
 a beverage container having a bottom and a peripheral wall, defining a container height, the beverage container having a first wall portion joined to a second wall portion at a step change, so that the second wall portion is larger than the first wall portion and forms a de-nesting structure which prevents the beverage container from becoming jammed in a second and substantially identical multi-handled beverage pitcher;   wherein the second wall portion defines an upper lip;   wherein the second wall portion has two integrally formed spouts and two integrally formed handles, the spouts forming breaks in the upper peripheral lip through which liquid may be poured, wherein each of said two spouts is approximately opposite one of said two handles, and said two handles are spaced from each other about the peripheral lip by about 30° to about 180° so that the beverage container can be passed from one person holding one handle with one hand to another person who can grab the second handle with one hand whereupon the first person releases his grip upon the first handle.   
     
     
         2 . The pitcher of  claim 1  wherein said two handles are spaced from each other about the peripheral lip by about 30°. 
     
     
         3 . The pitcher of  claim 1  wherein said two handles are spaced from each other about the peripheral lip by about 40° 
     
     
         4 . The pitcher of  claim 1  wherein said two handles are spaced from each other about the peripheral lip by about 90°. 
     
     
         5 . The pitcher of  claim 1  wherein said two handles are spaced from each other about the peripheral lip by about 140°. 
     
     
         6 . A multi-handled beverage pitcher comprising:
 a frustoconical container having a bottom and a peripheral frustoconical wall which defines a frustoconical container height;   wherein the frustoconical container further comprises a first frustoconical wall portion joined to a second frustoconical wall portion at a step change, so that the second frustoconical wall portion is of larger diameter than the first frustoconical wall portion and forms a de-nesting structure which prevents the frustoconical container from becoming jammed in a second and substantially identical multi-handled beverage pitcher, and wherein the second frustoconical wall portion comprises less than 25% of the height of the frustoconical container;   wherein the second frustoconical wall portion defines an upper lip; and   wherein the second frustoconical wall portion has two integrally formed spouts and two integrally formed handles, the spouts forming breaks in the upper peripheral lip through which liquid may be poured, wherein each of said two spouts is approximately opposite one of said two handles, and said two handles are spaced from each other about the peripheral lip by about 30° to about 180° so that the frustoconical container can be passed from one person holding one handle with one hand to another person who can grab the second handle with one hand whereupon the first person releases his grip upon the first handle.   
     
     
         7 . The pitcher of  claim 6  wherein said two handles are spaced from each other about the peripheral lip by about 30° 
     
     
         8 . The pitcher of  claim 6  wherein said two handles are spaced from each other about the peripheral lip by about 40° 
     
     
         9 . The pitcher of  claim 6  wherein said two handles are spaced from each other about the peripheral lip by about 90°. 
     
     
         10 . The pitcher of  claim 6  wherein said two handles are spaced from each other about the peripheral lip by about 140°.