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US 12,371,226 B2Granted
Containers
AssigneeInstant Brands Holdings Inc.
InventorsAlfonse Drechsler, Steven A. Olesen
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Abstract
A container, includes a collapsible portion and a container base. The collapsible portion has a first step structure; a second step structure; and a hinge assembly coupled between the first step structure and the second step structure. The container base is coupled to the collapsible portion. Another container includes a container base; a collapsible portion, coupled to the container base; a lid base, coupled to the collapsible portion; a ring, coupled to the lid base and sandwiching a periphery of the collapsible portion with the lid base; and a lid assembly, coupled to the ring when the container is in a closed status.
Claims21
A container, comprising:
- a collapsible portion, including:
- a first step structure;
- a second step structure;
- and
- a hinge assembly coupled between the first step structure and the second step structure;
- a lid base comprising an annular channel surrounded by an outer wall, the lid base is coupled to the collapsible portion;
- a ring comprising an annular lip extending downward, the annular lip comprising protrusions extending from an outer surface of the annular lip, wherein the ring is coupled to the lid base and sandwiching a periphery of the collapsible portion with the lid base, wherein an inner surface of the outer wall of the lid base includes cuttings that are configured to receive the protrusions extending from the outer surface of the annular lip of the ring to form a snap-fit connection between the ring and the lid base such that the ring is mounted on and in contact with the lid base and compresses the periphery of the collapsible portion into the annular channel;
- a lid assembly, coupled to the ring when the container is in a closed status, wherein the lid assembly directly contacts at least a portion of the collapsible portion when the container is in the closed status;
- and
- a container base, coupled to the collapsible portion, wherein:
- each of the first step structure and the second step structure comprises:
- an upper sidewall;
- a transverse step;
- and
- a lower sidewall, the transverse step coupled between the upper sidewall and the lower sidewall, the transverse step of the second step structure being in a direct contact with the hinge assembly or the lower sidewall of the first step structure when the container is in a collapsed status;
- and
- the container base is not compressible.
14 more elements
A container, comprising:
- a container base;
- a collapsible portion, coupled to the container base;
- a lid base, coupled to the collapsible portion;
- a ring comprising an annular lip extending downward, the annular lip comprising protrusions extending from an outer surface of the annular lip, wherein the ring is coupled to the lid base and sandwiching a periphery of the collapsible portion with the lid base;
- and
- a lid assembly, coupled to the ring when the container is in a closed status, wherein the lid base has an annular channel surrounded by an outer wall, the annular channel is contoured with the periphery of the collapsible portion, the channel receiving the periphery of the collapsible portion and wherein an inner surface of the outer wall of the lid base includes cuttings that are configured to receive the protrusions extending from the outer surface of the annular lip of the ring to form a snap-fit connection between the ring and the lid base such that the ring is mounted on and in contact with the lid base and compresses the periphery of the collapsible portion into the channel, wherein the collapsible portion has an annular gasket disposed at the periphery of the collapsible portion, and wherein the lid assembly directly contacts the annular gasket of the collapsible portion when the container is in the closed status.
3 more elements
A container, comprising:
- a container base;
- a collapsible portion, coupled to the container base;
- a lid base, coupled to the collapsible portion;
- a ring comprising an annular lip extending downward, wherein the ring is coupled to the lid base and sandwiching a periphery of the collapsible portion with the lid base;
- and
- a lid assembly, coupled to the ring when the container is in a closed status, wherein the lid base has an annular channel surrounded by an outer wall, the annular channel is contoured with the periphery of the collapsible portion, the channel receiving the periphery of the collapsible portion, wherein the ring includes a protrusion extending from an outer surface of the annular lip, the lid base includes a cutting formed in an inner surface of the outer wall, and the cutting receives the protrusion to form a snap-fit connection between the ring and the lid base.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.