US 10,501,232 B1Granted

Adjustable wrap-around container system

OwnerDonald Todd Priceinventor

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Abstract

An adjustable wrap-around container system is provided comprising a plurality of connectable modules. Each module includes an outer perimeter wall and an inner perimeter wall defining an outer volume therebetween, the inner perimeter wall surrounding an inner volume that may contain, for example, a post. The inner and outer perimeter walls may both include two segments, joined at an angle, such as 90°, at their inner edges. A module connects to an adjacent module by sliding a tab on the module into a slot in the adjacent module. By adjusting how far each module slides into the adjacent module, the dimensions of the inner volume may be varied. The assembled container can retain solids, such as soil for plants, liquids, or other materials.

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Dependent claims

An adjustable wrap-around container system, comprising:

a plurality of modules connectable to form a container having an outer perimeter wall and an inner perimeter wall defining an outer volume therebetween, the inner perimeter wall surrounding an inner volume, each module comprising:
an inner wall, comprising:
a first inner segment;
and
a second inner segment having an inner edge joined to an inner edge of the first inner segment at a first angle;
an outer wall spaced apart from the inner wall, comprising:
a first outer segment parallel to the first inner segment, the first outer segment of the outer wall comprising:
a thick section having a first thickness;
and
a thin section having a second thickness thinner than the first thickness, an inner surface of the thin section being flush with an inner surface of the thick section;
a second outer segment parallel to the second inner segment, having an inner edge joined to an inner edge of the first outer segment at the first angle, the second outer segment of the outer wall comprising:
a thick section having the first thickness and joined to the first outer segment;
and
a thin section having the second thickness, an outer surface of the thin section being flush with an outer surface of the thick section;
a base connecting the inner wall with the outer wall at their bottom edges, the base comprising:
a first base section between the first inner segment and the first outer segment;
a second base section between the second inner segment and the second outer segment, the second base section having a slot formed in an outer edge parallel to the first inner and outer segments of the inner and outer walls;
and
a tab secured to an underside of the first base section perpendicular to the second inner and outer segments of the inner and outer walls;
whereby, a first module and a second module are connected by sliding the tab of the first module into the slot of the second module;
and
whereby, when the first module and the second module are connected, at least a portion of an outer surface of the thin section of the first outer segment of each module is adjacent to at least a portion of an inner surface of the thin section of the second outer segment of each module.

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An adjustable wrap-around container system, comprising:

a first module, comprising:
an inner wall, comprising:
a first inner segment;
and
a second inner segment having an inner edge joined to an inner edge of the first inner segment at a first angle;
an outer wall spaced apart from the inner wall, comprising:
a first outer segment parallel to the first inner segment;
and
a second outer segment parallel to the second inner segment, having an inner edge joined to an inner edge of the first outer segment at the first angle;
a base connecting the inner wall with the outer wall at their bottom edges, the base comprising:
a first base section between the first inner segment and the first outer segment;
and
a second base section between the second inner segment and the second outer segment, the second base section having a slot formed in an outer edge parallel to the first inner and outer segments of the inner and outer walls;
and
a wall connecting an outer edge of the first inner segment with an outer edge of the first outer segment;
a second module, comprising:
an inner wall, comprising:
a first inner segment;
and
a second inner segment having an inner edge joined to an inner edge of the first inner segment at a first angle;
an outer wall spaced apart from the inner wall, comprising:
a first outer segment parallel to the first inner segment;
and
a second outer segment parallel to the second inner segment, having an inner edge joined to an inner edge of the first outer segment at the first angle;
a base connecting the inner wall with the outer wall at their bottom edges, the base comprising:
a first base section between the first inner segment and the first outer segment;
a second base section between the second inner segment and the second outer segment;
and
a tab secured to an underside of the first base section perpendicular to the second inner and outer segments of the inner and outer walls;
and
a wall connecting an outer edge of the second inner segment with an outer edge of the second outer segment;
wherein the first and second modules are connectable by sliding the tab of the second module into the slot of the first module;
and
a third module, comprising:
an inner wall, comprising:
a first inner segment;
and
a second inner segment having an inner edge joined to an inner edge of the first inner segment at a first angle;
an outer wall spaced apart from the inner wall, comprising:
a first outer segment parallel to the first inner segment;
and
a second outer segment parallel to the second inner segment, having an inner edge joined to an inner edge of the first outer segment at the first angle;
a base connecting the inner wall with the outer wall at their bottom edges, the base comprising:
a first base section between the first inner segment and the first outer segment;
a second base section between the second inner segment and the second outer segment, the second base section having a slot formed in an outer edge parallel to the first inner and outer segments of the inner and outer walls;
and
a tab secured to an underside of the first base section perpendicular to the second inner and outer segments of the inner and outer walls;
wherein:
the first and third modules are connectable by sliding the tab of the third module into the slot of the first module;
and
the second and third modules are connectable by sliding the tab of the second module into the slot of the third module;
and
wherein for each of the first, second and third modules:
the first outer segment of the outer wall comprises:
a thick section having a first thickness;
and
a thin section having a second thickness thinner than the first thickness, an inner surface of the thin section being flush with an inner surface of the thick section;
and
the second outer segment of the outer wall comprises;
a thick section having the first thickness and joined to the first outer segment;
a thin section having the second thickness, an outer surface of the thin section being flush with an outer surface of the thick section;
whereby, when the first module and the second module are connected, at least a portion of an outer surface of the thin section of the first outer segment of each module is adjacent to at least a portion of an inner surface of the thin section of the second outer segment of each module.

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Facts

Application: 15/647,003Filed 11 Jul 2017 · us provisional application
Priority: 22 Jul 2016
Granted: 10 Dec 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

B65D 21/083
Containers of variable capacity: by means of additional elements, e.g. modular
A01G 9/02
Cultivation in receptacles, forcing-frames or greenhouses ; Edging for beds, lawn or the like: receptacles, e.g. flower-pots or boxes ; Glasses…
B65D 85/70
Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials: for materials not otherwise provided for
B65D
Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials

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Application62/365,685Us provisional application · filed 22 Jul 2016
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