Patent attributes
A mug includes a lower portion with a base wall and a lower peripheral wall extending upward from a periphery of the base wall. An upper portion includes a shoulder portion tapering upward from an upper peripheral wall extending downward from a periphery of the shoulder portion. A mouth extends upward from an upper end of the shoulder portion. A mid portion connects the upper peripheral wall to the lower peripheral wall. The mid portion includes a constant radius for more than half of a circumference of the mid portion. The constant radius extends from the upper peripheral wall to the lower peripheral wall. The mid portion further includes an upper band adjacent the upper peripheral wall and a lower band adjacent the lower peripheral wall. Each of the upper band and the lower band have the constant radius about their entire circumferences.