Container for liquids having hinged lid allowing easy stacking

Claim 1

A carafe comprising, a. a body formed of foamed plastic and having an elongated cross-sectional configuration, said body having a closed bottom and tapered sidewalls, b. a pouring lip formed integrally with said body and including a flat surface portion lying in a plane substantially parallel to the plane containing the top end wall of the body, said flat surface portion being intersected by a channel communicating with the interior of the body, c. an elongated lid formed of foamed plastic and including a flat portion which engages and overhangs the said flat surface portion of the pouring lip when the lid is in the closed position, said lid having a maximum width less than the stack height of the carafe and d. a hinge member formed integrally with the body and the lid, said hinge member comprising a relatively thin, substantially rigid web portion which is connected to the body by a first section of reduced thickness and to the lid by a second section of reduced thickness, said lid including circular edge portions located at opposite ends of the web and concentric with the said second section of reduced thickness, the radium of the said edge portions being greater than the width of the web.