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US 11,027,907 B2Granted
Container with closures
AssigneeEufouric Brands, LLC
InventorScott Hoyt
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Abstract
A container having a full perimeter lid pressure or tensioning mechanism. The container can also have a removable temperature sensor to monitor an internal compartment temperature. A pressure regulator is also disclosed to regulate a pressure differential and vacuum of the container in order to control an amount of vacuum sealing of the lid to the container.
Claims12
A container, comprising:
- a body having a bottom, a plurality of side walls, a front wall and a back wall, wherein the bottom and the walls form a compartment for storing contents;
- at least one closure pivotally coupled to a portion of the body, the closure having a top surface, a bottom surface and a perimeter edge for selectively enclosing or sealing the compartment of the body, wherein the at least one closure is further slidably movable between a proximate position and distal position with respect to the body;
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- at least one hinge tensioning member extending between a portion of the body and a portion of the closure for applying full perimeter tension to the closure in the closed position, wherein the at least one hinge tensioning member is configured to increase a generally downwardly exerting pressure on the closure as the closure moves from the open position to the closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.