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US 12,372,229 B2Granted
Container apparatus and method of using same
AssigneeFuse, LLC
InventorMatthew S. Brown
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Abstract
A container apparatus can receive and hold a beverage container such as a beverage can or bottle. The apparatus can include a light assembly and can be used as a flashlight. A magnet can be positioned on the outer surface of the apparatus, and the apparatus can be magnetically attached to a metal support structure, such as a metal post or table.
Claims19
A container apparatus comprising:
- (a) a container body adapted for receiving a beverage container therein, the container body having a top end defining an opening in the container body for receiving the beverage container and a base end opposite the top end;
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- (b) at least one flange positioned on an outer surface of the container body and having an opening formed therethrough to receive and engage a complementary fastener;
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- (c) a base panel attached to the container body proximate the base end of the container body, wherein a recess is formed in the base panel and a fastening member is positioned within the recess, the fastening member pivotably attached to the base panel whereby the fastening member can be pivoted in and out of the recess.
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A container apparatus comprising:
- (a) a container body adapted for receiving a beverage container, the container body comprising a sidewall comprising an upper sidewall section and a lower sidewall section, the upper sidewall section having a diameter larger than the lower sidewall section, the upper sidewall section having a top edge defining a top opening in the container body for receiving the beverage container and the lower sidewall section having a bottom edge defining a bottom opening in the container body;
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- (b) a light assembly comprising a housing and at least one light emitting device contained within the housing, the light assembly housing sized and shaped to be received through the bottom opening of the container body, wherein an outer surface of the light assembly housing frictionally engages an interior surface of the lower sidewall section whereby the light assembly housing is releasably retained within the container body, and wherein a recess is formed in the light assembly housing and a fastening member is positioned within the recess and pivotably attached to the base, whereby the fastening member can be pivoted in and out of the recess.
A container apparatus comprising:
- (a) a container body adapted for receiving a beverage container therein, the container body having a top end defining an opening in the container body for receiving the beverage container and a base end opposite the top end;
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- (b) a base panel attached to the container body proximate the base end of the container body, wherein a recess is formed in the base panel and a fastening member is positioned within the recess, the fastening member pivotably attached to the base panel whereby the fastening member can be pivoted in and out of the recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.