Container content removal device
OwnerGary K. Michelsoninventor
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Abstract
A container assembly includes a central connecting member that extends to an attached support plate at the bottom of the container. After opening the top of the container, lifting of the connecting member results in the contents of the container being pulled up by the support plate for ease of use. The use of the assembly is particularly useful for materials having a thick consistency such as dog food or cat food or spackling paste which are difficult to remove from their containers. In the preferred embodiment the support plate includes openings to drain any liquid from the contents of the container as the contents are being lifted from the container.
Claims28
A container comprising an enclosed member having a side wall having top and bottom edges, and top and bottom covers, said top and bottom covers having an inside surface and an outside surface, said top and bottom cover being formed integrally with the top and bottom edges of said side wall, said top and bottom covers being of substantially the same size, a lower internal rigid support plate for supporting contents within said container, said support plate being movable in relationship to said top and bottom covers, a connecting member attached at its lower end to said support plate, the upper end of said connecting member extending from said support plate substantially to said top cover.
A container comprising a member forming a side wall having top and bottom edges, top and bottom covers formed integrally with the top and bottom edges of said side wall, a lower internal support plate, said support plate being movable in relationship to said top and bottom covers, and a connecting member attached to said support plate, said connecting member extending from said support plate substantially to said top cover, said connecting member having a pair of side extensions connecting to a point that is along the diameter of said support plate.
A container having a content removal assembly comprising a member forming a side wall having top and bottom edges, top and bottom covers formed integrally with the top and bottom edges of said side wall, means for creating a channel for communicating air through the contents of the container so that air flows from the exterior of the container through said channel to break a vacuum seal that normally exists between the bottom cover of the container and the contents of the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.