Bin
OwnerThomas K. Buckinventor
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Abstract
A bin for receiving or storing one or more items. The bin includes a wall having an upper end and a lower end, and a bottom extending along the lower end of the wall. The wall and the bottom cooperate to define a chamber for receiving or storing one or more items. The bin also includes mouth at the upper end of the wall that is in communication with the chamber. The bin further includes a rim extending around a periphery of the mouth. The bin also includes content information on at least a portion of an exterior surface of the rim that is configured to identify the one or more items the bin is intended to receive or store.
Claims49
A bin for receiving or storing one or more items, comprising:
- a wall having an upper end and a lower end;
- a bottom extending along the lower end of the wall, the wall and the bottom cooperating to define a chamber for receiving or storing the one or more items;
- a mouth defined by the upper end of the wall, the mouth in communication with the chamber;
- a rim extending around a periphery of the mouth;
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- content information on at least a portion of an exterior surface of the rim, the content information configured to identify the one or more items the bin is intended to receive or store.
A bin and ring assembly for receiving or storing one or more items, comprising:
- a bin, comprising:
- a wall having an upper end and a lower end, the wall tapering between the upper end and the lower end such that a first one of the bin is configured to nest in a second one of the bin;
- a bottom extending along the lower end of the wall, the wall and the bottom cooperating to define a chamber for receiving or storing the one or more items;
- a mouth defined by an upper end of the wall, the mouth in communication with the chamber;
- and
- a rim extending around a periphery of the mouth;
- and
- a ring configured to engage the rim of the bin, wherein, when the ring is engaged with the rim of the bin, no portion of the ring is shared with an interior surface of the chamber.
A bin assembly for receiving or storing one or more items, comprising:
- a bin, comprising:
- a wall having an upper end and a lower end;
- a bottom extending along the lower end of the wall, the wall and the bottom cooperating to define a chamber for receiving or storing the one or more items;
- a mouth defined by an upper end of the wall, the mouth in communication with the chamber;
- and
- a rim extending outward around a periphery of the mouth;
- and
- one of a ring and a lid configured to engage the rim of the bin, wherein the one of the ring and the lid comprises at least one discrete and non-continuous engagement mechanism for engaging the rim of the bin.
A bin assembly for receiving or storing one or more items, comprising:
- a bin, comprising:
- a wall having an upper end and a lower end;
- a bottom extending along the lower end of the wall, the wall and the bottom cooperating to define a chamber for receiving or storing the one or more items;
- a mouth defined by an upper end of the wall, the mouth in communication with the chamber;
- a rim extending outward around a periphery of the mouth;
- and
- a channel defined below a lower surface of the rim, the channel configured to facilitate grasping the bin;
- and
- one of a ring and a lid configured to engage the rim of the bin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.