Storage container
AssigneeSwimc LLC
InventorsMichael P. Yajko, Eugene M. Merrill
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Abstract
Provided is a storage container for storing a material, the storage container including a lid and a container body having a first portion for holding the material and a second portion to which the lid is configured to be attached. The second portion is spaced from the first portion in a longitudinal direction by a collar defining a gap between the first and second portions. The first portion has a wall with a closed bottom portion defining a cavity for the material and the second portion has a wall defining an opening for accessing the cavity.
Claims15
A storage container for storing a material, the storage container comprising:
- a lid;
- and
- a container body having:
- a first portion having a wall with a closed bottom portion defining a first cavity for the material;
- and
- a second portion to which the lid is configured to be attached, the second portion being spaced from the first portion in a longitudinal direction by a collar defining a gap between the first and second portions, and the second portion having an outer wall and an inner wall defining an opening for accessing the first cavity and being radially inwardly spaced from the outer wall, and a ledge extending radially inwardly from a bottom of the inner wall to define a seat for the lid,
- wherein a second cavity is formed between an inner surface of the outer wall and an outer surface of the inner wall above the gap, wherein one or more anchor points are defined by interior corners of the outer wall in the second cavity for receiving a handle attachment strap, and
- wherein the first portion, second portion, and collar are integrally formed.
A storage assembly comprising:
- a storage container including a lid and a container body having a first portion and a second portion to which the lid is configured to be attached, the second portion being spaced from the first portion in a longitudinal direction by a collar defining a gap between the first and second portions, the first portion defining a cavity for the material and the second portion having a wall defining an opening for accessing the cavity;
- and
- an attachment configured to be removably coupled to the storage container in the gap between the first and second portions, the attachment including a handle attachment strap configured to be coupled to the second portion, and a functional attachment being a separate item from the handle attachment strap and configured to be removably coupled to the handle attachment strap, the handle attachment strap having first and second ends configured to be removably coupled to one another and one or more other projections extending above an upper surface of the handle attachment strap to engage in respective anchor points in the second portion, the first end of the handle attachment strap having an opening and the second end of the handle attachment strap having a projection configured to be received in the opening for removably coupling the first and second ends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.