Holder
AssigneeKura Sushi, Inc.
InventorsKunihiko Tanaka, Naoki Sakamoto
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Abstract
A holder houses a container of a fluid to be conveyed. The holder has a holder body having a bottom wall and a first side wall extending upward from a peripheral edge of the bottom wall, and a lid body having a top surface and a second side wall extending downward from a peripheral edge of the top surface. The lid body opens and closes an upper opening defined by an upper end of the first side wall. In a state where the container is housed in the holder, the upper end of the first side wall and a lower end of the second side wall are positioned below an upper end of the container, the top surface or the second side wall is in contact with the container or has a gap with the container such that the container is suppressed to tilt at a particular angle or more.
Claims16
A holder that houses a container for a fluid, the holder comprising:
- a holder body having a bottom wall and a first side wall extending upward from a peripheral edge of the bottom wall, the first side wall having an upper end that defines an upper opening of the holder body;
- and
- a lid body having a top surface and a second side wall extending downward from a peripheral edge of the top surface, the lid body configured to selectively open and close the upper opening, the second side wall having a first taper angle at a first circumferential location and a second taper angle at a second circumferential location positioned diametrically opposite the first circumferential location, the second taper angle being different from the first taper angle,
- wherein when the container is housed in the holder,
- the upper end of the first side wall and a lower end of the second side wall are positioned below an upper end of the container,
- an area of the top surface is smaller than an area of the upper opening, and
- at least one of the top surface or the second side wall is in contact with the container or is configured to have a gap with the container such that the container is restricted from tilting more than a threshold angle so as to prevent or suppress spillage or tipping.
A holder that houses a container for a fluid, the holder comprising:
- a holder body having a bottom wall and a first side wall extending upward from a peripheral edge of the bottom wall, the first side wall having an upper end that defines an upper opening of the holder body;
- and
- a lid body having a top surface, a second side wall extending downward from a peripheral edge of the top surface, a third side wall, a lid peripheral portion extending between a lower end of the second side wall and an upper end of the third side wall, and a locking member configured to selectively open and close the upper opening, the locking member being spaced from the lower end of the second side wall by the lid peripheral portion,
- wherein when the container is housed in the holder,
- the upper end of the first side wall and a lower end of the second side wall are positioned below an upper end of the container,
- an area of the top surface is smaller than an area of the upper opening, and
- at least one of the top surface or the second side wall is positioned close to the container such that the container is held within the holder so as to prevent or suppress spillage or tipping.
A holder, comprising:
- a container for a fluid;
- a holder body having a bottom wall and a first side wall extending upward from a peripheral edge of the bottom wall, the first side wall having an upper end that defines an upper opening of the holder body;
- and
- a lid body having a top surface and a second side wall extending downward from a peripheral edge of the top surface, the lid body configured to selectively open and close the upper opening, the second side wall having a first taper angle at a first circumferential location and a second taper angle at a second circumferential location positioned diametrically opposite the first circumferential location, the second taper angle being different from the first taper angle,
- wherein when the container is housed in the holder body,
- the upper end of the first side wall and a lower end of the second side wall are positioned below an upper end of the container,
- an area of the top surface is smaller than an area of the upper opening, and
- the holder body has a size such that the container is held within the holder so as to prevent or suppress spillage or tipping.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.