Container sealing device and container system
OwnerRobert D. Jacobsinventor
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Abstract
A sealing device for a container and a container system that includes the sealing device is provided. The sealing device includes a substantially rigid center body and an elastically deformable seal member attached to the center body. The substantially rigid center body has a top surface, a bottom surface, and a peripheral edge extending between the top surface and the bottom surface. At least a portion of the elastically deformable seal member extending outwardly past the peripheral edge of the center body. The container system includes a container with an interior cavity defined by at least one side wall and a base wall. One or more grooves is disposed in an interior surface of the at least one side wall.
Claims20
A sealing device for a container, the sealing device comprising:
- a substantially rigid center body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a peripheral edge extending between the top surface and the bottom surface;
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- an elastically deformable seal member attached to the center body, at least a portion of the elastically deformable seal member extending outwardly past the peripheral edge of the center body.
A container system, comprising:
- a container having a fixed volume interior cavity defined by at least one side wall and a base wall, the at least one side wall and the base wall are substantially rigid and are attached to one another, and the at least one side wall extends between the base wall and an upper edge, the upper edge defining a container opening, and the at least one side wall includes an interior surface;
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- a sealing device that includes:
- a substantially rigid center body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a peripheral edge extending between the top surface and the bottom surface;
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- an elastically deformable seal member attached to the center body, at least a portion of the elastically deformable seal member extending outwardly past the peripheral edge of the center body;
- wherein the container and the sealing device are relatively configured such that the sealing device may be disposed within the interior cavity of the container in an engaged configuration, and in the engaged configuration the sealing device is stationary relative to the container and is substantially parallel to the base wall, and the elastically deformable seal member is biased against the interior surface of the at least one side wall, thereby providing a seal between the at least one side wall and the elastically deformable seal member.
A container, comprising:
- at least one side wall;
- a base wall;
- a fixed volume interior cavity defined by the at least one side wall and the base wall;
- wherein the at least one side wall and the base wall are substantially rigid and are attached to one another, and the at least one side wall extends heightwise between the base wall and an upper edge, the upper edge defining a container opening, and the at least one side wall includes an interior surface;
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- one or more grooves disposed in the interior surface of the at least one side wall, each said groove is open to the interior cavity and extends around a circumference of the interior cavity, and wherein the grooves are spaced apart from one another along a height of the interior cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.