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US 12,747,067 B2Granted
Drinking container in modular system
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsCaleb C. Adams, George A. Barton, Evan Maverick James Quiros, Joshua D. Schneider
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Abstract
A container, such as a beverage container, is provided. The container includes a storage body and a support structure coupled to the storage body, such as to an exterior of the storage body. The support structure includes one or more couplers, such as male couplers and female couplers, configured to couple the container in a modular system.
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A container configured to pour a pourable material, the container comprising:
- a storage body defining a containment area configured to receive a pourable material, the storage body extending along a primary longitudinal axis;
- an opening defined by the storage body, the opening providing fluid communication between the containment area and an exterior of the storage body;
- a support structure detachably coupled to the storage body;
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- a plurality of female couplers extending from the support structure, each of the plurality of female couplers comprising:
- a sidewall extending from the support structure;
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- a rib extending from the sidewall above and offset from the storage body, wherein the support structure, the sidewall, and the rib collectively define a channel parallel to the primary longitudinal axis;
- wherein the plurality of female couplers comprise a lower female coupler and an upper female coupler, the lower female coupler defining a first channel extending from a closed end at a bottom of the support structure to an open end, and the upper female coupler defining a second channel extending from an open lower end to an open upper end, wherein the first channel and the second channel extend parallel to the primary longitudinal axis.
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A container configured to pour a pourable material, the container comprising:
- a storage body defining a containment area configured to receive a pourable material, the storage body extending along a primary longitudinal axis;
- an opening defined by the storage body, the opening providing fluid communication between the containment area and an exterior of the storage body;
- a support structure detachably coupled to the storage body;
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- a plurality of male couplers extending from the support structure, a first subset of the plurality of male couplers extending from a first outer edge of the support structure and a second subset of the plurality of male couplers extending from a second outer edge of the support structure opposite the first edge, each of the plurality of male couplers comprising:
- a backwall extending from the support structure;
- an interior wall extending from the support structure;
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- a tongue extending from the interior wall offset from and above the support structure, wherein the support structure, the backwall, the interior wall, and the tongue collectively define a channel parallel to the primary longitudinal axis, and wherein the channel extends from a closed back end at the backwall to an open front end opposite the closed back end.
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A container configured to pour a pourable material, the container comprising:
- a storage body defining a containment area configured to receive pourable materials, the storage body comprising an inner wall and an outer wall that define a vacuum-insulated area between the inner wall and the outer wall, the vacuum-insulated area providing thermal insulation between the containment area and an exterior of the storage body, the storage body is formed from a first material comprising a metal;
- an opening defined by the storage body, the opening providing fluid communication between the containment area and the exterior of the storage body;
- a support structure detachably coupled to the storage body, the support structure formed from a second material comprising a plastic;
- a plurality of female couplers extending from the support structure, the plurality of female couplers configured to detachably couple the support structure to a modular storage system, wherein a first subset of the plurality of female couplers extend from a first edge of the support structure to an opposing second edge, and wherein a second subset of the plurality female couplers extend from the second edge of the support structure to the first edge;
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- wherein the plurality of female couplers comprise a first lower female coupler and a second lower female coupler, the first lower female coupler defining a first channel extending from a closed end at a bottom of the support structure to an open end, and the second lower female coupler defining a second channel extending from a closed end at the bottom of the support structure to an open end, wherein the first channel and the second channel extend parallel to the primary longitudinal axis.
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