Stackable container system
AssigneeRunway Blue, LLC
InventorsSteven M. Sorensen, Kim L. Sorensen, David O. Meyers
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Abstract
A stackable container system may comprise a beverage container, a beverage container lid, a plurality of smaller containers, and a plurality of smaller container lids. The smaller containers and smaller container lids are configured to allow any of the smaller container lids to be used on any of the smaller containers. The bottom of the beverage container and the bottom of each smaller container is also configured to allow the beverage container or smaller container to be interlocked with the top of any of the smaller container lids. In addition to storing beverage ingredients, the stackable container system can also be used to store other edible and inedible ingredients.
Claims20
A stackable beverage container system comprising:
- a beverage container;
- a beverage container lid, the beverage container lid selectively attached to an upper portion of the beverage container by a first coupling mechanism, the beverage container lid comprising:
- an opening in an upper surface of the beverage container lid;
- a closure pivotally connected to the beverage container lid, the closure selectively covering the opening and movable between an open position and a closed position;
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- an attachment member pivotally connected to the beverage container lid;
- a plurality of smaller containers;
- and
- a plurality of smaller container lids;
- wherein the plurality of smaller containers and the plurality of smaller container lids are configured to allow any of the smaller container lids to be connected to any of the smaller containers, the smaller containers and the smaller container lids selectively attached by the same type of coupling mechanism as the first coupling mechanism that selectively attaches the beverage container lid to the upper portion of the beverage container;
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- wherein a base of the beverage container and a base of each smaller container is configured to connected to an upper portion of any of the smaller container lids, the base of the beverage container and the base of the smaller containers selectively attached by a second coupling mechanism that is a different type than the first coupling mechanism.
A stackable container system comprising:
- a primary container;
- a primary container lid, the primary container lid selectively attached to an upper portion of the primary container by a first coupling mechanism, the primary container lid comprising:
- an opening in an upper surface of the primary container lid;
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- a closure pivotally connected to the primary container lid, the closure selectively covering the opening and movable between an open position and a closed position;
- a plurality of secondary containers;
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- a plurality of secondary container lids;
- wherein each of the plurality of secondary containers and each of the plurality of secondary container lids are configured to allow each of the secondary container lids to be interchangeably connected to each of the plurality of secondary containers, the plurality of secondary container lids selectively attached to an upper portion of the plurality of secondary containers by the first coupling mechanism;
- wherein a base of the primary container and a base of each of the plurality of secondary containers is configured to be interchangeably connected to an upper portion of each of the plurality of secondary container lids;
- wherein a second type of coupling mechanism is used to connect the upper portion of each of the plurality of secondary container lids to the base of the primary container and the same type of second coupling mechanism is used to attach each of the plurality of secondary container lids to the base of each of the plurality of secondary containers, the second type of coupling mechanism being different than the first type of coupling mechanism;
- wherein the primary container lid is not configured to be connected to the secondary containers;
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- wherein the secondary container lids are not configured to be connected to the upper portion of the primary container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.