Nesting container with integrated receptacle
OwnerStephen Marston Maddoxinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a container apparatus. The apparatus may include a container body. The container body may include a top, a bottom, and sidewalls spanning between the top and the bottom. The bottom and sidewalls may form an interior face and an exterior face, such that an enclosure is formed by the interior face. The apparatus may further include an inner ridge and a receptacle. The inner ridge may be defined on the interior face at the bottom. The receptacle may be formed by the inner ridge. The receptacle may thus be defined on a portion of the bottom within the enclosure. The inner ridge includes a hollow interior that forms an outer channel on the exterior face. The container body may be a trash can, and the receptacle may be shaped to receive a roll of trash bags.
Claims18
A container apparatus, comprising:
- a container body including a top, a bottom, and sidewalls spanning between the top and the bottom, the bottom and sidewalls forming an interior face and an exterior face, such that an enclosure is formed by the interior face;
- and
- a receptacle defined on a portion of the bottom within the enclosure, the receptacle formed by an inner ridge defined on the interior face at the bottom,
- wherein the inner ridge includes a first end disposed on the sidewalls and a second end disposed on the sidewalls, such that a region of the sidewalls is defined between the first end and the second end, and
- wherein the receptacle is formed by the inner ridge and the region.
A container apparatus, comprising:
- a container body including a top, a bottom, and sidewalls spanning between the top and the bottom, the bottom and sidewalls forming an interior face and an exterior face, such that an enclosure is defined within the interior face;
- an inner ridge defined on the interior face at the bottom, the inner ridge including a hollow interior that forms an outer channel on the exterior face;
- and
- a receptacle formed by the inner ridge,
- wherein the inner ridge includes a first end disposed on the sidewalls and a second end disposed on the sidewalls, such that a region of the sidewalls is defined between the first end and the second end, and
- wherein the receptacle is formed by the inner ridge and the region.
A nested container assembly, comprising:
- a first container and a second container, each of the first container and the second container including:
- a container body having a top, a bottom, and sidewalls spanning between the top and the bottom, the bottom and sidewalls forming an interior face and an exterior face, such that an enclosure is formed by the interior face;
- and
- an inner ridge defined on the interior face at the bottom, the inner ridge including a hollow interior that forms an outer channel on the exterior face,
- wherein the first container is positioned above and nested in the second container,
- wherein the outer channel of the first container is shaped to receive the inner ridge of the second container,
- wherein each of the first container body and the second container body further include:
- a first end of the inner ridge disposed on the sidewalls;
- a second end of the inner ridge disposed on the sidewalls;
- and
- a region of the sidewalls defined between the first end and the second end,
- wherein the respective receptacle of each of the first container and the second container is formed by their respective inner ridges and regions.
A container apparatus, comprising:
- a container body including a top, a bottom, and sidewalls spanning between the top and the bottom, the bottom and sidewalls forming an interior face and an exterior face, such that an enclosure is defined within the interior face;
- an inner ridge defined on the interior face at the bottom, the inner ridge including a hollow interior that forms an outer channel on the exterior face;
- and
- a receptacle formed by the inner ridge,
- wherein the sidewalls include a first side and a second side, and
- wherein the outer channel includes a first window on the first side, a second window on the second side, and a third window on the bottom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.