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US 12,227,338 B2Granted
Container and latching system
AssigneeYETI Coolers, LLC
InventorsDustin R. Bullock, Colin Darling, Walter T. Blanchard
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Abstract
A container is disclosed that has a base and a lid that is rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration. The lid may be secured to the base with a latch assembly. A latch assembly may have a locked position and an unlocked position.
Claims20
A container comprising:
- a base including:
- a sidewall structure having at least a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the sidewall structure having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
- a bottom portion connected to the first end of the sidewall structure and configured to support the container on a surface;
- and
- a base opening formed at the second end of the sidewall structure, the base opening being configured to allow access to an interior void of the container formed by the sidewall structure and the bottom portion;
- a lid pivotally connected to the base, wherein the lid is configured to rotate between an open configuration that allows access to the base opening and a closed configuration that prevents access to the base opening;
- and
- a latch assembly having a locked position and an unlocked position, the latch assembly comprising:
- a latch body pivotally connected to the lid;
- a latch-locking arm pivotally connected to the latch body;
- a latch-locking arm biasing member that exerts a rotational force on the latch-locking arm;
- an interlocking pawl that is rotatably attached to the latch body located closer to an upper edge of the latch body than a lower edge of the latch body, wherein the interlocking pawl is configured to contact the lid when the latch assembly is in the unlocked position to prevent the latch assembly from locking before the lid is in the closed configuration;
- and
- wherein when the latch assembly is moved to the locked position, the latch-locking arm engages the base and rotates against the rotational force.
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A container comprising:
- a base including:
- a sidewall structure having at least a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the sidewall structure having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
- a bottom portion connected to the first end of the sidewall structure and configured to support the container on a surface;
- and
- a base opening formed at the second end of the sidewall structure, the base opening being configured to allow access to an interior void of the container formed by the sidewall structure and the bottom portion;
- a lid pivotally connected to the base, wherein the lid is configured to rotate between an open configuration that allows access to the base opening and a closed configuration that prevents access to the base opening;
- and
- a latch assembly having a locked position and an unlocked position, the latch assembly comprising:
- a latch body pivotally connected to the lid;
- a latch button slidably connected with the latch body, the latch button having a latch button-locking member;
- a latch-locking arm having an arm-locking member;
- a latch button biasing member that exerts a linear force on the latch button;
- and
- wherein when the latch assembly is moved to the locked position, the latch button moves against the linear force until the latch button-locking member engages the arm-locking member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.