Internal vent handle cover arrangement; and methods
AssigneePlanetary Design
InventorsSCOTT T. BILLADEAU, David J. Yakos, Joel R. Switzer
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Abstract
Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to an internal cover/vent handle arrangement, in association with a container, such as a 5 gallon bucket with a slanted sidewall for evacuating air volume above stored material. The disclosure relates to a squeeze-actuated vent valve arrangement arranged and configured to be easily operated even while deeply recessed in the bucket. The disclosure also relates to a deflectable outer seal arrangement configured to seal against a slanted sidewall of a bucket.
Claims20
An internal cover/vent handle arrangement for enclosing contents in a container, the internal cover/vent handle arrangement comprising:
- (a) a main cover body having:
- an outer perimeter;
- and, opposite exterior and interior surfaces;
- (b) a vent arrangement extending through the main cover body;
- (c) a vent handle arrangement comprising:
- a handle member;
- and, a squeeze-actuated vent valve arrangement configured to have:
- (i) a first, open, squeezed orientation in which the vent arrangement is open to permit a passage of air through the main cover body;
- and,
- (ii) a second, closed, release orientation in which the vent arrangement is closed to the passage of air through the main cover body;
- and
- (d) a deflectable outer seal arrangement oriented in extension around the outer perimeter of the main cover body;
- (i) the deflectable outer seal arrangement including a deflectable perimeter flange arrangement having a rest shape extending non-orthogonal to a direction between the exterior and interior surfaces of the main cover body.
An internal cover/vent assembly comprising:
- (a) a main cover body having:
- an outer perimeter;
- and, opposite exterior and interior surfaces;
- (b) a vent arrangement extending through the main cover body;
- (c) a vent handle arrangement comprising:
- a squeeze-actuated vent valve arrangement configured to have:
- (i) a first, open, squeezed orientation in which the vent arrangement is open to permit a passage of air through the main cover body;
- and,
- (ii) a second, closed, release orientation in which the vent arrangement is closed to the passage of air through the main cover body;
- and
- (d) a deflectable outer seal arrangement oriented in extension around the outer perimeter of the main cover body.
An internal cover/vent assembly comprising:
- (a) a main cover body having:
- an outer perimeter;
- and, opposite exterior and interior surfaces;
- (b) a vent arrangement extending through the main cover body;
- (c) a vent handle arrangement;
- and
- (d) a deflectable outer seal arrangement oriented in extension around the outer perimeter of the main cover body;
- (i) the deflectable outer seal arrangement including a deflectable perimeter flange arrangement having a rest shape extending non-orthogonal to a direction between the exterior and interior surfaces of the main cover body.
A method of venting a container, comprising:
- (a) squeezing a vent handle arrangement configured on an internal cover;
- and
- (b) pushing the internal cover along an inside of a container with a slanted sidewall while the internal cover is in sealing engagement with the slanted sidewall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.