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US 9,810,514 B2Granted
Ammunition carrier consumer package
AssigneeDeufol Sunman Inc.
InventorsDustin Hofer, Daniel Wyss
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Abstract
A reusable container for storing ammunition cartridges or similar shaped products comprises a base having a plurality of recesses, a first cover portion, and a second cover portion. A first link is pivotably connected to the base and the first cover portion. A second link is pivotably connected to the base and to the second cover portion. In a closed position, a first snap releasably retains the first cover portion over the base and a second snap releasably retains the second cover portion over the base. In an open position, the top and bottom surfaces of the container are configured so that multiple containers can be nested and stacked together.
Claims12
An ammunition storage container comprising:
- a base having a plurality of recesses configured to receive an item for storage;
- a first cover portion;
- a second cover portion;
- a first link pivotably connected to the base and pivotably connected to the first cover portion;
- a second link pivotably connected to the base and pivotably connect to the second cover portion;
- a first snap comprising a male snap member located on one of the base or the first cover portion and a female snap member located on the other one of the base or the first cover portion;
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- a second snap comprising a male snap member located on one of the base or the second cover portion and a female snap member located on the other one of the base or the second cover portion;
- wherein the first cover portion and the second cover portion both include a plurality of recesses configured to receive an item for storage;
- wherein the container is moveable between an open position and a closed position;
- wherein in the open position the first cover portion and second cover portion are pivoted away from the base to expose the recesses in the base;
- wherein in the closed position the first cover portion and the second cover portion are pivoted over the base such that the male and female snap members of the first snap engage and the male and female snap members of the second snap engage;
- wherein in the closed position a plurality of recesses in the first cover portion align with a first multiplicity of the plurality of recesses in the base to cooperatively define a plurality of hollow spaces configured to surround an item for storage;
- wherein the first cover portion includes a side wall having indentations, wherein the second cover portion includes a side wall having indentations, and wherein in the closed position a plurality of indentations in the side wall of the first cover portion align with a plurality of indentations in the side wall of the second cover portion and with a second multiplicity of the plurality of recesses in the base to cooperatively define another plurality of hollow spaces configured to surround an item for storage.
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A plastic tray configured to be folded into a container, the tray comprising:
- a first end segment having a bottom side and a top side, the top side including a plurality of recesses therein;
- a first link having a first end and second end, the first end pivotably connected to the first end segment;
- a middle segment pivotably connected to the second end of the first link, the middle segment having a bottom side and a top side, the top side including a plurality of recesses therein;
- a second link having a first end and second end, the first end pivotably connected to the middle segment;
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- a second end segment pivotably connected to the second end of the second link, the second end segment having a bottom side and a top side, the top side including a plurality of recesses therein;
- wherein the first end segment and second end segment are pivotable to a closed position over the middle segment such that the top sides of the first and second end segments face and are adjacent to the top side of the middle segment, and in the closed position at least some of the plurality of recesses of the first end segment align with a first multiplicity of the plurality of recesses of the middle segment to cooperatively define a first plurality of hollow spaces for item storage;
- wherein the first end segment includes a side wall having indentations, wherein the second end segment includes a side wall having indentations, and wherein in the closed position a plurality of indentations in the side wall of the first end segment align with a plurality of indentations in the side wall of the second segment and with a second multiplicity of the plurality of recesses in the middle segment to cooperatively define a second plurality of hollow spaces for item storage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.