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US 8,528,775 B2Granted
Container assembly
OwnerLaura Ann Martininventor
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Abstract
A spice rack assembly includes a rack and at least one container that is magnetically coupled to the rack. The at least one container comprises a body and a lid. The body comprises a sidewall and a bottom, wherein the sidewall circumscribes the bottom. The lid is coupled to the body such that a cavity is defined by an inner surface of the lid, an inner surface of the sidewall, and an inner surface of the bottom. The container sidewall comprises an opening extending therethrough in flow communication with the cavity.
Claims20
A container assembly comprising:
- at least one container comprising a hollow body and a lid, said body comprising a sidewall and a bottom having a bottommost surface, said body sidewall circumscribing said bottom, at least a portion of said lid comprising a transparent material, said lid coupled to said body such that a cavity is defined by said body and said lid, said lid comprising a top and a sidewall circumscribing said top, said sidewall extending from said lid and comprising at least a first opening and a second opening, said first opening having a larger area than said second opening, said first opening having a different shape than said at least one second opening;
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- a base, said container bottommost surface magnetically coupled to said base such that said bottommost surface is against said base, said base sized to accommodate at least two of said containers.
A spice rack assembly comprising:
- a magnet;
- a rack;
- and
- at least one container magnetically coupled to said rack by said magnet, said at least one container comprising a body and a lid, said body comprising a sidewall and a bottom comprising a bottommost surface, said at least one container magnetically coupled to said rack, said lid coupled to said body such that a cavity is at least partially defined by an inner surface of said lid, an inner surface of said sidewall, and an inner surface of said bottom, at least a portion of said lid comprising a transparent material, at least a portion of said lid sidewall comprises non-transparent material, said container sidewall comprising at least one opening extending therethrough in flow communication with said cavity, said lid comprising at least two openings extending therethrough, one of said at least two openings having a different shape than at least one other of said at least two openings, said rack sized to receive at least two of said containers magnetically coupled thereto.
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