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US 11,891,212 B2Granted
Multi-compartment containers
OwnerJoseph Semmainventor
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Abstract
A container is presented having multiple compartments to house multiple personal items, such as eyewear. The container has a cylindrical middle section and two hemispheric end sections. Each compartment is joined to an adjacent compartment via a shared hinge and separated from an adjacent compartment via a separating wall that is attached to the shared hinge. The container is low profile, ergonomic, and designed to minimize the volume of space needed for housing multiple eyewear.
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A container, the container comprising:
- a housing having a cylindrical middle section with a given length, a first hemisphere section at a first end of the cylindrical middle section and a second hemisphere section at a second end of the cylindrical middle section;
- at least three compartments formed by the housing, including two outer compartments and a central compartment with two opposing sides, wherein each compartment is adapted to house a single item;
- wherein each opposing side of the central compartment is connected to one of the two outer compartments through a hinge, each hinge including a separator wall and an internal hinge pin, wherein both the separator wall and hinge pin span the length of the cylindrical middle section,
- wherein each separator wall rotates about the respective hinge independent of rotation of the compartments and keeps each item separate from an item housed in an adjacent compartment;
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- a hinge gap extending the length of the cylindrical middle section and partially into the first hemisphere section and the second hemisphere section, and formed by an indentation on adjacent sides of adjacent compartment walls such that the shared hinge is deep enough within the hinge gap so that no moving part of the hinge extends beyond an outer surface plane created by the adjacent compartment walls;
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- a lock to secure the housing in a closed configuration to maintain the single item within the compartment.
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A container, the container comprising:
- a housing having a cylindrical middle section with a given length, a first hemisphere section at a first end of the cylindrical middle section and a second hemisphere section at a second end of the cylindrical middle section;
- a plurality of compartments formed by the housing, including two outer compartments and a central compartment with two opposing sides, wherein each compartment is adapted to house a single item;
- wherein each opposing side of the central compartment is connected to one of the two outer compartments through a hinge, each hinge including a separator wall and an internal hinge pin, both the separator wall and hinge pin span the length of the cylindrical middle section,
- wherein each separator wall rotates about the respective hinge independent of rotation of the compartments and keeps each item separate from an item housed in an adjacent compartment;
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- wherein the hinge comprises a low profile hinge such that the hinge is positioned below an external surface of the housing when the housing is closed;
- a hinge gap extending the length of the cylindrical middle section and partially into the first hemisphere section and the second hemisphere section, and formed by an indentation on adjacent sides of adjacent compartment walls such that the hinge is deep enough within the hinge gap so that no moving part of the hinge extends beyond an outer surface plane created by the adjacent compartment walls;
- a lock to secure the housing in a closed configuration to maintain the single item within the compartment.
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A container, the container comprising:
- a housing with a circular cross section having a cylindrical middle section with a given length, a first hemisphere section at a first end of the cylindrical middle section and a second hemisphere section at a second end of the cylindrical middle section;
- a plurality of identically sized compartments formed by the housing, including two outer compartments and a central compartment with two opposing sides, wherein each compartment is adapted to house a single item;
- wherein each opposing side of the central compartment is connected to one of the two outer compartments through a hinge, each hinge including a separator wall and an internal hinge pin, both the separator wall and hinge pin span the length of the cylindrical middle section,
- wherein each separator wall rotates about the respective hinge independent of rotation of the compartments and keeps each item separate from an item housed in an adjacent compartment;
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- wherein the hinge comprises a low profile hinge such that the hinge is positioned below an external surface of the housing when the housing is closed;
- a hinge gap extending the length of the cylindrical middle section and partially into the first hemisphere section and the second hemisphere section, and formed by an indentation on adjacent sides of adjacent compartment walls such that the hinge is deep enough within the hinge gap so that no moving part of the hinge extends beyond an outer surface plane created by the adjacent compartment walls;
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- a magnet to secure the housing in a closed configuration by connecting the two outer compartments together.
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