Container and Seal Assembly
AssigneeBway Corporation
InventorsFrano LUBURIC, Forrest A. Burney
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to container systems comprising a container, a container ring, and a container lid. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed container systems use novel designs to provide a liquid-tight seal without the use of gaskets or adhesives. For example, in several embodiments, the container attaches to the container ring, and the container ring attaches to the container lid via a snap-fit assembly to facilitate reduced seams and increased sealing capability without the use of adhesives or additional sealing materials or components.
Claims21
A container assembly, comprising:
- a container comprising:
- a bottom surface;
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- at least one sidewall circumscribing the bottom surface, wherein the at least one sidewall extends in a vertical direction from the bottom surface to an upper end thereby forming a cavity, the upper end comprising an attachment portion and a latch tab extending from the attachment portion in a radial direction;
- a ring comprising:
- a container latch channel for at least partially receiving the attachment portion of the container, wherein the container latch channel comprises an outer container latch channel (CLC) side, an inner CLC side, and a top CLC side;
- a lid latch for engaging a lid, the lid latch comprising an inner lid latch side, a distal lid latch edge, and an outer lid latch side;
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- a bottom wall extending between the inner CLC side and the outer lid latch side, wherein at least the inner CLC side, the bottom wall, and the outer lid latch side form a lid latch channel;
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- the lid comprising:
- a ring latch channel for at least partially receiving the lid latch of the ring,
- wherein the latch tab is configured to fold downwardly when the container latch channel at least partially receives the sidewall.
A system for sealing a container, comprising:
- a ring for engaging the container, the ring comprising:
- a container latch channel for accepting a portion of the container;
- a lid latch for engaging with a lid, the lid latch comprising an inner lid latch side and an outer lid latch side, wherein at least a portion of the lid latch extends in a radial direction;
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- a bottom wall extending between an inner wall of the container latch channel and the lid latch, wherein at least the inner wall of the container latch channel, the bottom wall, and the lid latch form a lid latch channel;
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- the lid comprising:
- a ring latch channel for at least partially receiving the lid latch of the ring, wherein the ring latch channel comprises an inner ring latch sidewall, an outer ring latch sidewall, and a top ring latch surface, wherein a width of the inner ring latch sidewall increases from a first diameter at a bottom of the inner ring latch sidewall to second diameter at a latch notch and decreases from the second diameter to a third diameter proximate the top ring latch surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.