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US 11,498,737 B1Granted
Container assembly with multiple container cover and sealing structure
OwnerMarjorie V Weirinventor
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Abstract
A container assembly for holding containers filled with different items, such as food and cocktail garnishes is disclosed. The container assembly includes a support structure to support a plurality of removable containers. The containers are closed by a cover and sealed by perimeter seals. In illustrated embodiments, the cover includes a plurality of raised or dome shaped portions to provide interior head room for content in the containers. In embodiments described, the perimeter seals are formed of a gasket layer or bands and the support structure includes a support tray and container box.
Claims20
An assembly comprising:
- a cover;
- a support structure;
- a plurality of containers, each of the plurality of containers having a perimeter rim at a top of the containers having an undersurface spaced from a bottom of the containers and the undersurface of the perimeter rims are aligned with and rest on an upper surface of the support structure to removably support the plurality of containers via the perimeter rims at the top of the plurality of containers;
- perimeter seals along an underside of the cover spaced to align with the perimeter rims of the plurality of containers to seal the plurality of containers;
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- at least one latch feature on the cover configured to removably attach the cover to the support structure with the perimeter rims between the cover and the upper surface of the support structure to seal the plurality of containers when the cover is closed.
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An assembly comprising:
- a plurality of containers;
- a support structure wherein the support structure includes a container box and a support tray including a plurality of spaced container openings for the plurality of containers along the support structure and the support tray is supported on a perimeter rim of the container box;
- a cover having a planar base including a plurality of individual raised portions elevated above the planar base and the planar base enclosing each of the individual raised portions and the plurality of individual raised portions spaced to align with the plurality of containers to provide head space above the containers;
- perimeter seals along an underside of the cover extending about a perimeter of each of the individual raised portions to seal each of the plurality of containers;
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- at least one latch feature on the cover configured to removably attach the cover to the support structure to seal the plurality of containers when the cover is closed and each of the plurality of containers having a perimeter rim extending about a perimeter of the containers that rests on an upper surface of the support tray so that the perimeter rims of the plurality of containers are between an undersurface of the cover and an upper surface of the support tray when the cover is attached to the support structure.
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A kit comprising;
- a plurality of containers, each of the plurality of containers having a perimeter rim about an opening at a top of the containers and the perimeter rims of the plurality of containers having a thickness between an upper surface and an undersurface spaced from a bottom of the containers;
- a support structure including a support tray formed of an elongate body having an upper surface and a plurality of spaced container openings sized for insertion of the plurality of containers so that the undersurface of the perimeter rims of the plurality of containers overlap and rest on the upper surface of the tray with the bottoms of the containers spaced below the upper surface of the support tray to removably support the plurality of containers;
- a cover having one or more latch features configured to engage one or more latch features on the support structure to removably attach the cover to the support structure;
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- perimeter seals spaced to align with and enclose each of the plurality of containers to seal the perimeter rims of each of the plurality of containers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.