59results about "Used articles" patented technology

A shipping container is configured to transport goods from a distribution center, to a retail location, and onto the sales floor of the retail location. The shipping container glides on wheels and is stackable. The shipping container is configured to receive forklift forks from multiple sides. At least one of the channels includes a surrounding framework to safeguard against tilting. The lid is selectively mountable in two orientations to close the container or to provide handles for propelling and / or steering the shipping container. An expandable storage location for empty packaging is provided at an exterior of the shipping container.

A cigarette butt holding tube including a tube assembly, lid assembly, and a cigarette pack assembly is disclosed. These assemblies in conjunction with one another provide an easy-to-use cigarette butt disposal solution to help reduce littering. The cigarette pack assembly includes a spacing within the cigarette pack for a tube of the tube assembly to be received therein. The tube includes a tube opening at a top end that is larger than the width of a cigarette butt. The tube is selectively sealed by a lid of the lid assembly. Once a user is finished smoking a cigarette, the used cigarette butt can be conveniently disposed of and sealed within the tube. The tube being smell proof, fireproof, and fire resistant prevents the smell of smoke within the cigarette pack. The tube also prevents a still lit cigarette butt from setting fire to the remaining cigarettes.

A container (2) configured for storage of a plurality of snuff portions, comprising a containment part (4), comprising a storage compartment (18), and a cover part (8). The containment part extends from a first end (10) to a second end (12) in a height direction (H), and in a lateral direction (L), perpendicular to the height direction. The containment part comprises a side wall (14), having a length along a periphery of the storage compartment, and a height in the height direction, and the storage compartment is delimited by the side wall in the lateral direction. The containment part further comprises a bounding wall (16), connected to the side wall and configured to further delimit the storage compartment, and a cover support surface (20). The cover part comprises a first cover portion (22), covering at least portion of the cover support surface of the containment part, and configured to be fixed thereto, and a second cover portion (24), hinged to the first cover portion, and configured such that the second cover portion is movable between a first position (P1), the storage compartment is closed, and a second position (P2), wherein the storage compartment is open. The containment part comprises a protrusion (26) extending from the cover support surface, and wherein the first cover portion comprises a cut-out (28), the protrusion being arranged therein.

A container comprising a body portion 4 for receiving a product. The body portion 4 includes a base, comprising a floor 10 and peripheral wall 16. The floor has a raised portion 12, which forms a rece

A receptacle accessory for fitting on a package for consumer goods is provided, the package having a body portion and a lid portion hingedly attached to the body portion, the receptacle accessory including: a cap portion configured to receive and releasably retain the lid portion of the package by an interference fit, the cap portion including a front wall, a rear wall, and a lateral top wall connecting the front wall and the rear wall; and a compartment configured to receive and retain used consumer goods, the compartment being disposed on a face of the front wall facing away from the rear wall. There is also provided a system including a package for consumer goods having a body portion and a lid portion hingedly attached to the body portion along a hinge line, and the receptacle accessory.

A shipping container is configured to transport goods from a distribution center, to a retail location, and onto the sales floor of the retail location. The shipping container glides on wheels and is stackable. The shipping container is configured to receive forklift forks from multiple sides. At least one of the channels includes a surrounding framework to safeguard against tilting. The lid is selectively mountable in two orientations to close the container or to provide handles for propelling and / or steering the shipping container. An expandable storage location for empty packaging is provided at an exterior of the shipping container.

At least one example embodiment relates to a container. The container includes a base, a canister configured to engage a portion of the base, and a lid configured to be removably coupled to the canister such that the lid is moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The base includes a bottom wall having a central portion, a peripheral portion, and an angle portion between the central portion and the peripheral portion. The base includes a first sidewall extending from a periphery of the peripheral portion and about a periphery of the bottom wall and a second sidewall extending from an end of the peripheral portion opposite the first sidewall. The first sidewall and the second sidewall extend perpendicular to the peripheral portion such that the peripheral portion, first sidewall, and second sidewall define a first gap.

The present invention relates to a container 1 containing at least one oral smokeless pouch product or at least one oral smokeless patch product comprising a storage compartment 2 and a disposal compartment 3. The disposal 2 compartment comprises a second lid 9 having a first inner surface 10 facing the disposal compartment 3. The first inner surface 10 has a patterned region 13 extending over a patterned region coverage area Ac facing the disposal compartment 3 when the second lid 9 is in its closed position. The patterned region 13 has a relief pattern in the form of projections 17. The pattern region 13 may have a pattern in the form of recesses 15. The pattern region 13 may have a pattern in the form of projections 17 and recesses 15. The projections 17 have a highest point 20 from a base plane x creating a height difference hdp, which may be between 0.05 mm and 2.0 mm. The recesses 15 have a lowest point 21 from a base plane x creating a height difference hdr, which may be between 0.05 mm and 1.0 mm.

The container may comprise a box, a lid, at least a first bundle and a second bundle of consumer goods, and an expandable spacer. The expandable spacer comprises at least one spacer weakening line. The at least one spacer weakening line is provided on the spacer bottom wall. The expandable spacer has an initial size that is defined by an initial distance between the first side wall and the second side wall of the expandable spacer for containing a predetermined number of consumer goods. The spacer weakening line is configured to break when more than the predetermined number of consumer goods are inserted between the expandable spacer walls so that the first and the second side walls of the expandable spacer are spaced further apart. Methods of using disclosed containers are also disclosed.

A shipping container (100) is configured to transport goods from a distribution center, to a retail location, and onto the sales floor of the retail location. The shipping container glides on wheels (108) and is stackable. The shipping container is configured to receive forklift forks from multiple sides. At least one of the channels (114) includes a surrounding framework (116) to safeguard against tilting. The lid (106) is selectively mountable in two orientations to close the container or to provide handles for propelling and / or steering the shipping container. An expandable storage location for empty packaging is provided at an exterior of the shipping container.

A container includes a base and a lid movable between a closed and locked configuration and an open configuration The base includes a peripheral wall movable from a relaxed position to a flexed position by applying a first force to a first portion in a first direction and a second force to a second portion in a second direction. The lid defines a plurality of receptacles. In the closed and locked configuration, the protrusions are at least partially in the receptacles, the peripheral wall is in the relaxed position, and the protrusions are configured to engage the lid to retain the lid in the closed and locked configuration. The container is configured to be moved from the closed and locked configuration to the open configuration by moving the lid in a third direction different from the first and second directions while the peripheral wall is in the flexed position.

The present invention relates to a cylindrical container (200) and to a container assembly (1) comprising a main container (100) intended to hold a first consumer product, such as snus pouches, and wherein the cylindrical container (200) is intended to hold a second complementing consumer product, such as oral health products. The cylindrical container (200) is completely contained in a compartment (121) in a cover (120) of the main container (100).

The container may include a box, a lid, at least a first stack of consumer goods and a second stack of consumer goods, and an expandable spacer. The expandable spacer includes at least one spacer line of weakness. The at least one spacer line of weakness is provided on a spacer bottom wall. The expandable spacer has an initial size defined by an initial distance between a first side wall and a second side wall of the expandable spacer to accommodate a predetermined number of consumer goods. The spacer line of weakness is configured to rupture the first side wall and the second side wall of the expandable spacer to further space them apart when more than the predetermined number of consumer goods are inserted between the expandable spacer walls. Methods of using the disclosed containers are also disclosed.

A container includes a base and a lid movable between a closed and locked configuration and an open configuration The base includes a peripheral wall movable from a relaxed position to a flexed position by applying a first force to a first portion in a first direction and a second force to a second portion in a second direction. The lid defines a plurality of receptacles. In the closed and locked configuration, the protrusions are at least partially in the receptacles, the peripheral wall is in the relaxed position, and the protrusions are configured to engage the lid to retain the lid in the closed and locked configuration. The container is configured to be moved from the closed and locked configuration to the open configuration by moving the lid in a third direction different from the first and second directions while the peripheral wall is in the flexed position.

A container comprising a base defining a primary storage compartment; a lid having a peripheral wall that locates over a first portion of the base to close the primary storage compartment; and a cover having a peripheral lip that locates over a second portion of the base so that the base and the cover together define a secondary storage compartment, is disclosed. The primary storage compartment is closed by the lid and the cover is received on the base with the peripheral wall of the lid and the peripheral lip of the cover extending towards each other.

At least one exemplary embodiment relates to a container. The container includes a base, a canister, and a lid, the canister configured to engage a portion of the base, and the lid movably coupled to the canister such that the lid is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The base has a bottom wall having a central portion, a peripheral portion, and an angled portion between the central portion and the peripheral portion. The base has a first sidewall extending from a periphery of the peripheral portion to surround a periphery of the bottom wall, and a second sidewall extending from an end of the peripheral portion opposite the first sidewall. The first sidewall and the second sidewall extend perpendicular to the peripheral portion, thereby defining a first gap between the peripheral portion and the first and second sidewalls.

A container comprising a body portion and a cover with a snap fastener for the body portion and the cover. The snap fastener comprises a ring element comprising a gap and a snap element interacting with the ring element. The container further comprises a haptic mechanism indicating a release condition of the snap fastener where the cover is detachable from the body portion. The haptic mechanism comprises a haptic element arranged at the gap and arranged above or below the snap element, when the snap fastener is in the snapped condition where the cover is undetachable from the body portion. The snap fastener comprises a ring element comprising a gap and a snap element interacting with the ring element. The container further comprises a haptic mechanism indicating when the snap fastener is in a release condition.

The present disclosure relates to a snus container having a body (11) defining a first compartment (110), a first lid (12) defining a second compartment (120) separated from the first compartment (110) in the direction of a first axis (A), the first lid (12) being releasably attached to the body (11) to close the first compartment (110), and a second lid (13) being releasably attached to the first lid (12) to close the second compartment (120), the first lid (12) being The snus container includes two separate parts, namely a frame part (121) and a base part (122), the base part (122) configured to move relative to the frame part (121) in the direction of a first axis (A) between a first position (P1) and a second position (P2), and when the base part (122) moves from the first position (P1) to the second position (P2), the volume of the first compartment (110) decreases and the volume of the second compartment (120) increases. Further disclosed is a method of adjusting the volume of the compartments of a snus container.

A tire interconnect adapter mechanism for securely coupling two tires (used or new) into a continuous structure in both mechanical terms (either horizontally, vertically or any other suitable angle) as well as in pneumatic / hydraulic terms So that through the successive connection of tires, a water or other suitable fluid tank may be created. In other applications, animal shelters may also be created.

The invention relates to a snus or nicotine pouch container (1) comprising a body (10), an intermediate lid (20) configured to be assembled on the body to delimit therewith a storage compartment (S), and an exterior lid (30) configured to cover said intermediate lid to delimit therewith a waste disposal compartment (W), and to a manufacturing method thereof, where at least two elements among the body, the intermediate lid and the exterior lid are hingedly attached together.

A container including a removable top cap and a bottom lid. The top cap is configured to rotate about the base of the container from a locked position to an unlocked position. In an unlocked position side walls of the container may be deflected radially inward so that the top cap may be separated from the base of the container.

There is provided a booklet packaging for containing nicotine pouches, comprising: a plurality of pouches containing a consumable product, each pouch having a porous external layer surrounding an interior for containing the consumable product, the external layer being non-rigid and the consumable product being compressible; front cover, a back cover, and at least one page positioned at least partly between the front cover and the back cover, each page including: a dispensing layer including a plurality of discrete blisters, each blister forming a receptacle with an opening, each blister being configured to contain a respective one of the plurality of pouches and each blister including an opener located in the dispensing layer to access the contents of the blister; and a backing layer attached to the dispensing layer and sealing the opening of each blister, the backing layer being rigid to prevent the pouch from being pushed through, wherein when an external force is applied to the opener, the opener ruptures the blister, permitting individual sanitary dispensation of the pouches from the page.

There is provided a booklet packaging for containing nicotine pouches, the packaging comprising: a plurality of pouches containing a consumable product, each pouch having a porous external layer surrounding an interior for containing the consumable product, the external layer being non-rigid and the consumable product being compressible; a front cover, a back cover, and at least one page positioned at least partly between the front cover and the back cover, each page including: a dispensing layer including a plurality of discrete blisters, each blister forming a receptacle with an opening, each blister being configured to contain a respective one of the plurality of pouches and each blister including a portion of mechanical weakness formed in the dispensing layer to access the contents of the blister, and a backing layer attached to the dispensing layer and sealing the opening of each blister, the backing layer being rigid to prevent the pouch from being pushed through, wherein when an external force is applied to the blister, the portion of mechanical weakness ruptures relative to a surrounding portion of the blister, permitting individual sanitary dispensation of the pouches from the page. There is also provided a booklet packaging with a closable sealable waste chamber for used nicotine pouches.

The present disclosure relates to a snus container, comprising a body (11) defining a first compartment (110), a first lid (12) defining a second compartment (120) separated from the first compartment (110) in the direction of a first axis (A), adapted to be releasably attached to the body (11) so that the first lid (12) closes the first compartment, and a second lid (13) adapted to be releasably attached to the first lid (12) so that it closes the second compartment (120), wherein the first lid (12) comprises two separate parts: a frame part (121) and a base part (122), the base part (122) is configured to move in the direction of the first axis (A) relative to the frame part (121) between a first position (P1) and a second position (P2), wherein the volume of the first compartment (110) will decrease and the volume of the second compartment (120) will increase when the base part (122) moves from the first position (P1) to the second position (P2). Further a method for adjusting the volume of the compartments of a snus container is disclosed.

A container comprising a body portion and a cover with a snap fastener for the body portion and the cover. The snap fastener comprises a ring element comprising a gap and a snap element interacting wi