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US 6,742,551 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for efficient distribution and recovery of recyclable/reclaimable materials
OwnerGary W. Davis, Jon W. Fisherinventors
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Abstract
New or unused consumable product is distributed with a package capable of capturing the used or spent product for transmission to a recycling or disposal facility. In the exemplary embodiment of motor oil, the package includes a drain pan jug for capturing the used motor oil. The drain pan jug includes a sloped upper surface from a surrounding peripheral lip to an opening therethrough and sidewalls tapered to allow nested stacking. The drain pan jug is of a height permitting insertion under a vehicle for capture of used motor oil.
Claims5
A product for use in efficient handling of reusable goods, comprising:
- a container adapted for capture and transmission of used product, the container including a bottom, sidewalls around an outer perimeter of the container, and a top forming an enclosure therein,
- wherein the top includes an opening therethrough into an interior of the enclosure and an upper surface surrounded by a peripheral lip projecting above a remainder of the top,
- wherein the upper surface is sloped towards the opening, and
- wherein at least lower portions of each of the sidewalls are sloped inwardly to form a perimeter sized to fit, together with the bottom, within a region defined by the peripheral lip and the upper surface, the bottom and at least part of the lower portions of the sidewalls being received into a region defined by the peripheral lip when the container is stacked in nested relation with another substantially identical container.
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