Reusable container with a removable divider
AssigneeUsefull Inc.
InventorMelissa Jeanne d'Arc Eldridge
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Abstract
A reusable container comprising a container having a ridge extending along an upper edge of the container, wherein the container includes an inner layer and an outer layer, defining a vacuum-insulated space, and a removable divider made of a material selected from a group consisting of silicone, plastic, plastic composite, stainless steel, and rubber, having a floor and a plurality of vertical walls attached to the floor, wherein the floor of the removable divider is configured to rest on a bottom surface of the inner layer of the container to create a plurality of separate compartments.
Claims20
A reusable container comprising:
- an outer layer having a base;
- an inner layer having a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface is separated from the base of the outer layer;
- a plurality of side walls from which the inner layer and the outer layer extend, wherein the plurality of side walls comprises a ridge positioned along upper edges of the plurality of side walls, wherein the ridge comprises a rim, and wherein the rim protrudes outwardly from the outer layer under the ridge;
- and
- a removable divider made of a material selected from a group consisting of silicone, plastic, and rubber, wherein the removable divider comprises:
- a floor;
- and
- one or more vertical walls attached to the floor;
- wherein a height of the one or more vertical walls is less than or equal to a height of a bottom surface of the rim, and wherein the floor of the removable divider is configured to rest on the bottom surface of the inner layer to create a plurality of separate compartments with the plurality of side walls;
- wherein the outer layer and the inner layer define a vacuum-insulated space.
A reusable container comprising:
- an outer layer having a base;
- an inner layer having a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface is separated from the base of the outer layer;
- a plurality of side walls from which the inner layer and the outer layer extend, wherein the plurality of side walls comprises a ridge positioned along upper edges of the plurality of side walls, wherein the ridge comprises a rim protruding outwardly from the outer layer under the ridge;
- and
- a removable divider made of a material selected from a group consisting of silicone, plastic, and rubber, wherein the removable divider comprises:
- a floor;
- and
- a first vertical wall extends from at least a side wall of the plurality of side walls to an opposite side wall;
- and
- a second vertical wall extends from the first vertical wall to an adjacent side wall;
- wherein:
- the first vertical wall and the second vertical wall are attached to the floor;
- a first height of the first vertical wall and a second height of the second vertical wall are less than or equal to a height of a bottom surface of the rim;
- and
- the floor is configured to rest on a bottom surface of the inner layer of the container to create at least three separate compartments with the plurality of side walls;
- wherein the outer layer and the inner layer define a vacuum-insulated space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.