Nested lid containers
OwnerMichael J. Perryinventor
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods are presented for nesting lid containers. An apparatus includes a first container and a second container that includes a bottom, at least one side wall coupled perpendicular to an edge of the bottom and extending from the bottom to an open top to form a container, and a securing element coupled to a side of the bottom opposite the at least one side wall for preventing movement of the container while placed on a surface. A second container is insertable into a first container where at least one side wall of the first container is configured to receive at least one side wall of the second container such that the second container acts as a lid for the first container.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a first container and a second container, each of the first and second containers comprising:
- a bottom;
- a side wall coupled perpendicular to an edge of the bottom and extending from the bottom to an open top to form a container, the side wall spanning a perimeter of the edge of the bottom and having a height that is consistent along a length of the side wall;
- and
- a securing element coupled to a side of the bottom opposite the at least one side wall, the securing element configured to prevent movement of the container while placed on a surface,
- wherein the side wall of the second container is insertable into the first container and secured using a friction fit with the side wall of the first container and without use of a secondary securing mechanism such that the second container acts as a lid for the first container.
A method, comprising:
- aligning a first container with a corresponding second container such that container portions of each of the first and second containers face each other, each of the first and second containers comprising:
- a bottom;
- a side wall coupled perpendicular to an edge of the bottom and extending from the bottom to an open top to form a container, the side wall spanning a perimeter of the edge of the bottom and having a height that is consistent along a length of the side wall;
- and
- a securing element coupled to a side of the bottom opposite the at least one side wall, the securing element configured to prevent movement of the container while placed on a surface;
- and
- inserting the side wall of the second container into the first container;
- and
- applying pressure to one or more of the first container and the second container to secure the side wall of the second container within the sidewall of the first container such that the second container acts as a lid for the first container.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first container and a second container, each of the first and second containers comprising:
- a bottom;
- a side wall coupled perpendicular to an edge of the bottom and extending from the bottom to an open top to form a container, the side wall spanning a perimeter of the edge of the bottom and having a height that is consistent along a length of the side wall;
- and
- a securing element coupled to a side of the bottom opposite the at least one side wall, the securing element configured to prevent movement of the container while placed on a surface;
- and
- a flexible member permanently connecting the first container to the second container,
- wherein the side wall of the second container is insertable into the first container and secured using a friction fit with the side wall of the first container and without use of a secondary securing mechanism, the side wall of the first container configured to receive the side wall of the second container such that the second container acts as a lid for the first container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.