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US 11,992,103 B2Granted
Container with magnetic closure
AssigneeYETI Coolers, LLC
InventorsJeffrey Charles Munie, Kyle Edward Rogers, Edward Abante, Christopher M. Keller, Derek G. Sullivan, Tobias Hotchkiss
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Abstract
A container device that has an outer shell with an opening that is sealed by a closure mechanism. The closure mechanism can include magnetic strips that are configured to partially or wholly seal the opening.
Claims7
A container, comprising:
- an outer shell formed from a water-resistant material, and having a front portion, a back portion, side portions, and a base portion, the outer shell further comprising:
- an opening at a top of the container extending into a storage compartment;
- a closure mechanism, further comprising:
- a first magnetic strip coupled to an internal surface of the container on a first side of the opening;
- a second magnetic strip having a second magnetic strip top side and a second magnetic strip bottom side, wherein the second magnetic strip is coupled to a second side of the opening by a first flexure element, wherein the first flexure element is connected to the container at a first top end and has a first free end opposite the first top end such that the second magnetic strip is configured to flex and pivot relative to the first magnetic strip;
- a third magnetic strip having a third magnetic strip top side and a third magnetic strip bottom side, wherein the third magnetic strip top side is coupled to the container by a second flexure element, wherein the second flexure element is connected to the container at a second top end and has a second free end opposite the second top end such that the third magnetic strip is configured to flex and pivot relative to the first magnetic strip;
- wherein the second magnetic strip is configured to be magnetically coupled to the first magnetic strip inside the storage compartment;
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- wherein the third magnetic strip is outside the storage compartment and is configured to be magnetically coupled to the first magnetic strip, wherein when in a closed configuration the first magnetic strip is positioned between the second magnetic strip and the third magnetic strip.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.