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A technology for containers and closures, applied in containers, rigid containers, bottles/container caps, etc., which can solve problems such as food scattering and instability

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-02-20
THE GLAD PROD CO
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These stacks can be unstable and their dropping can cause food to scatter from the container

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[0032] Turning to the drawings, in which like reference numerals refer to like parts, Figures 1 to 5 show a first embodiment of the invention. The container 100 includes a flexible lid 102 sealingly engaged to a base 104 . In the embodiment of Figures 1 to 5, the container 100 is illustrated as a generally square shape with rounded corners. In another embodiment of the present invention, the container 100 has other shapes, such as rectangular, circular or oval.

[0033] The container lid 102 may include at least one grip tab 106 to facilitate removal of the lid 102 from the container base 104 . In some embodiments, the grip tab 106 includes one or more transverse ribs or a textured surface to improve a user's grip on the tab 106 .

[0034] The container lid 102 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 includes an engagement portion 200 that allows the lid 102 to engage with the engagement portion 200 of a second lid 102 to form a locked stack of lids 102 . This locking feature makes the resu...

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Abstract

Containers having a cover and a base provide covers that may be locked together. In addition the container covers may be locked to a sidewall of the container base. The container cover includes a first closure portion and a cover engagement portion. The base includes a second closure portion and a base engagement portion. The first closure portion of the cover is sealingly engageable with the second closure portion of the base to define a sealed storage area. The cover engagement portion of a cover is releaseably lockable with the cover engagement portion of a second cover to form a locked cover stack. The cover engagement portion of the cover is also releaseably lockable with the base engagement portion of the base.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to containers, and, more particularly, to a container whose lids align together when stacked in a first position and are lockable together in a second position. Background technique [0002] Rigid, thermoplastic food containers are generally known. Users often accumulate a large number of such containers of different sizes and shapes. When not in use, containers are typically stored haphazardly in drawers. At this point, unused containers take up a lot of space, and finding matching bases and lids in cluttered drawers can be difficult. To avoid this, some users stack containers in cabinets. While the bases of containers typically nest within each other and thus take up less space than in a cluttered drawer, it can still be difficult to match the bases with the lids. Additionally, the covers may not stack and the covers tend to be upside down. When containers are used for food storage, the containers are typi...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D43/03B65D41/18B65D21/00
CPCB65D2543/00555B65D2543/00027B65D2543/00416B65D43/021B65D2543/00518B65D2543/0062B65D2543/00842B65D2543/00796B65D2543/00731B65D2543/00685B65D2543/00101B65D2543/00296B65D2543/00537B65D21/00B65D43/02
Inventor E·B·塔克A·拉马努詹L·J·拉卡纳A·马拉斯里奇勒J·菲利普斯Y·杜鲁G·D·托马斯S·齐克
Owner THE GLAD PROD CO
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