US 6,394,297 B1Granted

Container attachment device and method of use

OwnerGary Nanceinventor

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Abstract

A container attachment device for attaching a container to a storage container has first and second attachment elements that can be attached to the storage container and the container, respectively, to make them readily interconnectable. The first attachment element has a first anchor having a first adhesive backing for attaching the first attachment element to the storage container; and the first attachment element has a rigid tongue extending upwardly. The second attachment element has second and third anchors connected by a bridge. The second and third anchors have second and third adhesive backings, respectively, for attaching the second attachment element to the storage container. The bridge is shaped to connect the second and third anchors such that when the second and third anchors are attached to the container by the second and third adhesive backings, the rigid tongue of the first attachment element can be removably engaged between the bridge and the container.

Claims1

Dependent claims

A condiment cup for attachment to a storage container, the storage container having a lip, the condiment cup comprising:

a container having a vertical sidewall defining a top opening for accessing a storage space of the container;
an integral attachment arm having an outwardly extending portion and a downwardly extending portion, the outwardly extending portion extending from the vertical sidewall adjacent the top opening and the downwardly extending portion extending downward roughly parallel to the vertical sidewall, the outwardly extending portion spacing the downwardly extending portion from the vertical sidewall;
and
a first ridge and a second ridge formed by the vertical sidewall, the first and second ridges being roughly parallel to and horizontally spaced from either side of the downwardly extending portion, the downwardly extending portion and the first and second ridges being spaced to clamp the lip of the storage container therebetween,
the first and second ridges extend outward from the vertical sidewall approximately the same distance as the outwardly extending portion of the integral attachment arm.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 09/590,607Filed 9 Jun 2000 · us provisional application
Priority: 11 Jun 1999
Granted: 28 May 2002
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

A47G 19/04
Plates, dishes or the like: plates with detachable waste receptacles
B65D 25/22
External fittings: for facilitating lifting or suspending of containers
B65D 67/02
Kinds or types of packaging elements not otherwise provided for: clips or clamps for holding articles together for convenience of storage or transport
A47G
Household or table equipment