Container
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsArno Hohmann, Marc Peuker
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Abstract
A container having a container bottom and a container wall defining a chamber, wherein a portion of the container wall comprises at least one compartment for accommodating a component.
Claims22
A container having a container bottom wall and a container side wall defining a chamber, the container side wall extending substantially upwards, wherein the container bottom wall is inclined with respect to the container side wall, wherein a portion of the container side wall comprises a compartment, said compartment extending laterally into the container side wall and containing a component, the compartment being closed with a removable cover for sealing the component within the compartment, the removable cover comprising a first portion being sealed to the container wall around the circumference of the compartment to close the compartment, and a second portion, extending from the first portion, for being grasped by a user, wherein the compartment is shaped such that the component can flow into the chamber once the cover is removed.
A container having a container bottom and a container wall defining a chamber, wherein the container wall extends substantially upwards, and wherein the container bottom is inclined with respect to the container wall so that the container is substantially N-shaped in cross-section, wherein a portion of the container wall comprises two compartments for accommodating two components, said compartments being arranged side-by-side and extending laterally into the container wall, wherein the stored components tend to at least in part flow out of the compartment when the container wall is vertical, the two compartments being closed with a removable cover, the removable cover comprising a first portion being sealed to the container wall at least along a circumferential line around the compartments, and a second portion, extending from the first portion, for being grasped by a user, and wherein the first portion of the removable cover closes the at least one compartment and the second portion is folded backwards over the first portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.