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US 7,748,232 B2Granted
Food container and refrigerator having the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorDae Kil Kang
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Abstract
A food container and refrigerator having the same are provided, by which contents accommodated in the food container may be taken out of the food container. The food container includes a main body having an entrance on a top side of the main body, a cover opening or closing the entrance of the main body, and a locking unit having one side connected to the main body and the other side detachably engaged with an upper part of the cover to prevent the cover from being opened.
Claims21
A food container for a refrigerator, comprising:
- a main body comprising an entrance on a top side of the main body;
- a cover that opens or closes the entrance of the main body, wherein the cover comprises at least one engaging member that protrudes upwardly from the top side of the cover;
- and at least one locking device having one side connected to the main body and another side detachably engaged with an upper part of the cover to prevent the cover from being opened,
- wherein the at least one locking device comprises at least one engaging hole into which the at least one engaging member is inserted, and wherein the at least one locking device returns to a position at an angle of at least 90° from the top side of the cover due to elasticity of the at least one locking device after having been separated from the cover.
1 more element
A refrigerator, comprising:
- a cabinet comprising at least one storeroom that stores food;
- and
- at least one food container accommodated in the at least one storeroom and configured to be vertically put into or pulled out from the at least one storeroom, the at least one food container comprising:
- a main body comprising an entrance on a top side of the main body;
- a cover that opens or closes the entrance of the main body;
- and
- at least one locking device having one side connected to the main body and another side detachably engaged with an upper part of the cover to prevent the cover from being opened, wherein the cover comprises at least one engaging member that protrudes upwardly from the top side of the cover, wherein the at least one engaging member comprises at least one catching protrusion provided on a lateral side thereof configured to catch the at least one locking device, and wherein the at least one locking device returns to a position at an angle of at least 90° from the cover due to elasticity of the at least one locking device after having been separated from the cover.
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A food container, comprising:
- a main body comprising an entrance on a top side of the main body;
- a cover that opens or closes the entrance of the main body;
- and
- at least one locking device having one side connected to the main body and another side detachably engaged with an upper part of the cover to prevent the cover from being opened, wherein the at least one locking device comprises an unlocking part configured to be manipulated over the cover to separate the at least one locking device from the cover,
- wherein the at least one unlocking part is formed by bending the another side of the at least one locking device upwardly to form a gap between the top side of the cover and the unlocking part while the at least one locking device is engaged with the upper part of the cover, and
- wherein the at least one locking device returns to a position at an angle of at least 90° from the cover due to elasticity of the at least one locking device after having been separated from the cover.
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A food container, comprising:
- a main body comprising an entrance on a top side of the main body;
- a cover that opens or closes the entrance of the main body;
- and
- at least one locking device having one side connected to the main body and another side detachably engaged with an upper part of the cover to prevent the cover from being opened, wherein the at least one locking device returns to a position at an angle of at least substantially 90° from the cover due to elasticity of the at least one locking device after having been separated from the cover.
1 more element
A food container, comprising:
- a main body comprising an entrance on a top side of the main body;
- a cover that opens or closes the entrance of the main body;
- at least one locking device having one side connected to the main body and another side detachably engaged with an upper part of the cover to prevent the cover from being opened;
- and
- at least one cover handle rotatably connected to the top side of the cover, wherein the cover comprises at least one handle accommodating recess provided on the top side of the cover to accommodate the at least one cover handle therein.
2 more elements
A refrigerator, comprising:
- a cabinet comprising at least one storeroom that stores food;
- and
- at least one food container accommodated in the at least one storeroom and configured to be vertically put into or pulled out from the at least one storeroom, the at least one food container comprising:
- a main body comprising an entrance on a top side of the main body;
- a cover that opens or closes the entrance of the main body, wherein the cover comprises at least one engaging member that protrudes upwardly from the top side of the cover;
- and
- at least one locking device having one side connected to the main body and another side detachably engaged with an upper part of the cover to prevent the cover from being opened, wherein the at least one locking device comprises an unlocking part that separates the at least one locking device from the at least one engaging member to open the cover, and wherein the at least one unlocking part is formed by bending the another side of the at least one locking device upwardly to form a gap between the top side of the cover and the unlocking part while the at least one locking device is engaged with the upper part of the cover, and
- wherein the at least one locking device returns to a position at an angle of at least 90° from the upper part of the cover due to elasticity of the at least one locking device after having been separated from the cover.
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A refrigerator, comprising:
- a cabinet comprising at least one storeroom that stores food;
- and
- at least one food container accommodated in the at least one storeroom and configured to be vertically put into or pulled out from the at least one storeroom, the at least one food container comprising:
- a main body comprising an entrance on a top side of the main body;
- a cover that opens or closes the entrance of the main body;
- and
- at least one locking device having one side connected to the main body and another side detachably engaged with an upper part of the cover to prevent the cover from being opened, wherein the at least one locking device returns to a position at an angle of at least 90° from the upper part of the cover due to elasticity of the at least one locking device after having been separated from the cover.
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A refrigerator, comprising:
- a cabinet comprising at least one storeroom that stores food;
- and
- at least one food container accommodated in the at least one storeroom configured to be vertically put into or pulled out from the at least one storeroom, the at least one food container comprising:
- a main body comprising an entrance on a top side of the main body;
- a cover that opens or closes the entrance of the main body;
- at least one cover handle rotatably connected to the top side of the cover;
- at least one handle accommodating recess provided in the top side of the cover to accommodate the at least one cover handle therein;
- and
- at least one locking device having one side connected to the main body and another side detachably engaged with an upper part of the cover to prevent the cover from being opened.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.