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US 11,801,971 B2Granted
Interlocking containers
AssigneeOmielife, Inc.
InventorsNancy Yen, Maria Bujalska, Aaron McCready
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Abstract
A container system with an interlocking mechanism is disclosed. The containers of the system have interlocking components that securely interconnect the individual containers vertically, so that groupings of containers can be transported easily. The containers can be water tight and air tight. The container can be modular and form infinite combinations of stacked and interlocked groupings.
Claims20
A container system comprising:
- a large container having an open large container top and a resealable large container lid defining a periphery that removably engages the large container top;
- a plurality of smaller containers each respectively having an open small container top and a resealable small container lid that removably engages the small container top;
- an elongated rail formed lengthwise along a horizontal axis on the large container lid with a plurality of notches, the rail defining an ovoid with edges remote from the periphery;
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- a pair of feet formed on each of the small containers, the feet defining opposing inner hooks that slidably mate along the horizontal axis with two edges of the rail opposite to each other across the horizontal axis, the opposing inner hooks disposed along an inner edge of each of the pair of feet and including at least one tab that elastically engages one of the plurality of notches so that the plurality of smaller containers are removably secured to the large container lid.
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A container system comprising:
- a first container having an open first container top and a resealable first container lid defining a periphery that removably engages the first container top;
- a second container having an open second container top and a resealable second container lid that removably engages the second container top;
- an elongated rail formed lengthwise along a horizontal axis on an outer surface of the first container lid, the rail defining edges remote from the periphery, two of the edges defined on opposite sides of the horizontal axis, the elongated rail including at least one notch defined on at least one of the two of the edges;
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- a pair of feet formed on the second container, the feet defining opposing inner hooks that slidably mate along the horizontal axis with the two of the edges of the rail, the opposing inner hooks disposed along an inner edge of each of the pair of feet and including at least one tab that elastically engages the at least one notch so that the second container is removably secured along the horizontal axis to the first container lid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.