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US 2020/0140146 A1Published application
Container with removable tray
AssigneeSonoco Development, Inc.
InventorsSLAWEK WITKOWSKI, R. MICHAEL SCHOCK, LAURA BOATWRIGHT, MICHAEL L. THORNTON
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a container including a container body with a removable tray wherein the container can house at least two materials that must be kept separate until use. The container also may have upwardly extending fingers in the removable tray for securing a material.
Claims20
A container comprising:
- a container body defining a first body end, a second body end, and a container space formed between the first body end and the second body end;
- a removable tray positioned within the container body between the first container body end and the second container body end, the removable tray having an open top end and an enclosed bottom end, wherein when the removable tray is fully inserted into the container body, the removable tray divides the container space into an enclosed container space and removable tray space;
- a mating ridge and groove disposed on at least a portion of an internal surface of the container body and at least a portion of an external surface of the removable tray such that the ridge and groove are configured to mate and retain the tray in position until the tray is removed;
- at least two fingers extending upwardly from the bottom end of the removable tray;
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- at least one removable housing snap-fit between the fingers.
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A container comprising:
- a container body defining a first body end, a second body end, and a container space formed between the first body end and the second body end;
- a removable tray positioned within the container body between the first container body end and the second container body end, the removable tray having an open top end and an enclosed bottom end, wherein when the removable tray is positioned within the container body, the removable tray divides the container space into an enclosed container space containing a first material and a removable tray space containing a second material;
- at least two fingers extending upwardly from a bottom portion of the removable tray;
- and
- at least one removable housing secured between the fingers, wherein if the container is inverted, the at least one housing remains secured between the fingers, and
- wherein the container is configured such that the first material and the second material are separated prior to removal of the removable tray and are configured to be placed into contact with each other after removal of the removable tray.
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A container comprising:
- a container body having an internal surface and defining a first body end, a second body end, and a container space formed between the first body end and the second body end;
- a removable tray comprising an internal surface, an external surface, an open top end, and an enclosed bottom end, and wherein:
- the removable tray is positioned within the container body between the first container body end and the second container body end,
- the removable tray divides the container space into an enclosed container space containing a first material and a removable tray space, and
- at least a portion of the external surface of the removable tray is in contact with the internal surface of the container body;
- at least two fingers extending upwardly from a bottom portion of the removable tray;
- and
- at least one removable housing secured between the fingers, wherein:
- the at least one housing contains a second material,
- the at least one housing is secured between the fingers, and
- the container is configured such that the first material and the second material are configured to be placed into contact with each other after removal of the removable tray.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.