Container with flexible nozzle

Claim 1

A container for fluids comprising: a single piece, integrally formed, thin-walled, self-supporting member defining a non-collapsible rigid hollow body of fixed shape having rigid continuous substantially flat side walls and self-supporting opposite top and bottom end walls, the bottom end wall being a rigid substantially flat surface, an elongated tubular nozzle integral with and extending from the top end wall, said nozzle adapted to be moved between storage and pouring positions, said nozzle having a flexible segment and said nozzle adapted to remain in a substantially rigid position extending outwardly from the container when in a pouring position and adapted to be flexed to other pouring positions under the influence of an external force, said top end wall having the shape of a stepped configuration such that when the nozzle is in its storage position the portion of the top end wall over which the free end of the nozzle extends in a storage position is further from the opposing bottom end wall than the portion from which the nozzle extends, so that the sharpness of the bend in the nozzle required to store it over the end wall is reduced and so that the major portion of the nozzle is substantially parallel to the bottom end wall when the nozzle is in said storage position, means for securing the nozzle in the storage position adjacent the top end wall and means forming a handle in said sidewalls.