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US 12,612,215 B2Granted
Removable liner for a container
AssigneeChubby Gorilla, Inc.
InventorsIbrahiem H. Aboabdo, Yining Wang, Xing Gao, Zhenwei Miao, Xingxin Huang
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Abstract
A container system is disclosed herein. The container system may include a body and a liner. The liner may be removably inserted into a recess of the body. The body may include a lip extending around the recess a distance from an opening to the recess. The liner may include a rim configured to contact the lip of the body when the liner is inserted into the recess. The liner may be configured to be turned inside out.
Claims18
A container system comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a first recess;
- a first opening to the first recess, the first opening positioned at a top end of the body;
- and
- a depression extending from the top end of the body, wherein the depression extends around only a portion of the first opening;
- a cap configured to threadably couple to threads positioned around an outer surface of a neck portion of the body to cover the first opening;
- and
- a liner, the liner comprising:
- a second recess;
- a second opening to the second recess, and
- a rim extending around the second opening;
- wherein the liner is configured to hold a substance in the second recess, wherein the liner is configured to be removably inserted into the first recess, wherein the liner is configured to be turned inside out, and a bottom of the liner is configured to be pushed through the second opening to turn the liner inside out, wherein the depression forms a gap between the rim and the body when the liner is positioned in the first recess.
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A method of assembling a container, the method comprising the steps of:
- inserting a liner into a first recess of a body of the container through a first opening in the body of the container;
- threadably coupling a cap to a neck portion of the body to cover the first opening, wherein the cap is threadably coupled to threads positioned around an outer surface of the neck portion,
- wherein the liner comprises:
- a bottom positioned at a first end;
- a sidewall coupled to a perimeter of the bottom, wherein the bottom and the sidewall form a second recess;
- a second opening to the second recess at a second end;
- and
- a rim extending radially outward from the sidewall, wherein the rim defines the second opening,
- wherein the sidewall and the bottom are flexible so the liner is configured to be turned inside out, and the bottom of the liner is configured to be pushed through the second opening to turn the liner inside out,
- wherein the rim of the liner contacts a lip in the first recess of the body when the liner is inserted into the first recess of the body;
- and
- removing the liner from the first recess by inserting an item into a depression forming a gap between the rim of the liner and the body, wherein the depression extends from a top end of the body into a portion of a sidewall of the body between the lip and the first opening, wherein the depression extends around only a portion of the first opening.
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A container comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a first recess comprising a sidewall;
- a first opening to the first recess, the first opening positioned at a top end of the body;
- a lip positioned in the first recess a distance from the first opening;
- and
- a depression extending from the top end of the body into a portion of the sidewall between the lip and the first opening, wherein the depression extends around only a portion of the first opening;
- wherein the depression is configured to form a gap between a rim of a liner positioned in the first opening and the body when the liner is positioned in the first recess to provide access to the rim so a user can insert an object into the depression to remove the liner from the first recess.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.