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US 5,016,772 AGranted
Collapsible receptacle assembly and related method
OwnerPeter J. Wilkinventor
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Abstract
A collapsible receptacle assembly comprises a first box member having one open face and one open side and a second box member having one open face and one open side, the second box member being larger in at least one dimension than the first box member so that the first box member is nestable within the second box member. The assembly further comprises connectors for slidably connecting the first box member and the second box member to one another so that the first box member is slidably insertable into the second box member.
Claims8
A collapsible receptacle assembly comprising:
- a first box member having one open face and one open side;
- a second box member having one open face and one open side, said second box member being larger in at least one dimension than said first box member so that said first box member is nestable within said second box member, said first box member being slidably inserted in said second box member;
- locking means for preventing said first box member from being disconnected from said second box member upon a pulling of said first box member from said second box member through the one open side of said second box member;
- sealing means permanently attached in part to at least one of said first box member and said second box member for forming a substantially liquid tight seal between said first box member and said second box member.
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A method for preparing a children' play station, comprising the steps of:
- providing a collapsible receptacle assembly comprising:
- a first box member having one open face and one open side;
- a second box member having one open face and one open side, said second box member being larger in at least dimension than said first box member so that said first box member is nestable within said second box member, said first box member being slidably inserted in said second box member;
- and
- locking means for preventing said first box member from being disconnected from said second box member upon a pulling of said first box member from said second box member through the one open side of said second box member;
- providing a liner of sheet material;
- positioning said first box member and said second box member in a relatively collapsed configuration on a surface accessible to children;
- sliding said first box member and said second box member with respect to one another to remove at least a major portion of said first box member from said second box member;
- placing said liner into the opened receptacle assembly;
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- at least partially filling the liner in the opened receptacle assembly with a fluid or granular substance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.