Handle-less pitcher with multiple spouts

Abstract

A handle-less pitcher having a plurality of spouts radially spaced apart along the pitcher's sidewall. Each spout substantially extends from the upper rim of the handle-less pitcher to the base surface of the handle-less pitcher. The spacing and the dimensions of the tapering-triangular prism shaped spouts facilitates the manual control of the handle-less pitcher so that an average human user can single-handedly engage three of the spouts when gripping the exterior of the handle-less pitcher.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A handle-less pitcher comprising:
 a sidewall extending upwardly from a periphery of a bottom surface to an upper rim; and   a plurality of spouts radially spaced apart along the sidewall, wherein each spout extends substantially from the upper rim to said periphery.   
     
     
         2 . The handle-less pitcher of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of spouts is approximately equally spaced apart. 
     
     
         3 . The handle-less pitcher of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of spouts is five spouts defining a quasi-pentagonal cross-section orthogonal a longitudinal axis of the sidewall. 
     
     
         4 . The handle-less pitcher of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of spouts is spaced apart and adapted so that an average-sized human hand engages three spouts of the plurality of spouts when single-handedly gripping the sidewall. 
     
     
         5 . The handle-less pitcher of  claim 1 , wherein each spout is a tapering triangular prism shape. 
     
     
         6 . The handle-less pitcher of  claim 5 , wherein the tapering triangular prism shape has rounded edges. 
     
     
         7 . The handle-less pitcher of  claim 1 , wherein the sidewall is transparent or semi-transparent and provides incremental measuring hashes. 
     
     
         8 . A handle-less pitcher comprising:
 a sidewall extending upwardly from a periphery of a bottom surface to an upper rim; and   a plurality of spouts radially spaced apart along the sidewall, wherein each spout is a tapering triangular prism shape that extends substantially from the upper rim to said periphery, wherein the plurality of spouts is approximately equally spaced apart, and wherein the plurality of spouts is spaced apart and adapted so that an average-sized human hand engages three spouts of the plurality of spouts when single-handedly gripping the sidewall.   
     
     
         9 . The handle-less pitcher of  claim 8 , wherein the tapering triangular prism shape has rounded edges. 
     
     
         10 . The handle-less pitcher of  claim 9 , wherein the sidewall is transparent or semi-transparent and provides incremental measuring hashes.