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Tiered Container

a container and multi-tier technology, applied in the field of containers generally, can solve the problems of limited storage capacity of containers, limited functionality and desirability of containers in the marketplace, and inability to optimize containers, so as to enhance the aesthetics of product display, efficient storage, and display

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-10-20
VISION HOME PRODS
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Benefits of technology

[0008]By means of the present invention, products, such as individual serving-sized vessels of beverage flavoring grounds, may be efficiently stored, displayed, and retrieved, in a single container device, which further provides enhanced aesthetics in product display.

Problems solved by technology

In many cases, however, the container is not optimized for each of product storage, display, and retrieval, wherein at least one of such characteristics are not well facilitated by the container.
Such containers, as well as other similar conventional containers, while being specifically designed to store and display the individual beverage flavor vessels, have certain drawbacks which limit their functionality and desirability in the marketplace.
For example, such containers have limited storage capacity, and yet appear “depleted” when only a few of the vessels are removed from the container.
Moreover, the stationary wire racks limit the potential for display and accessibility to the individual vessels.

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[0044]A two-tiered container was constructed with powder-coated steel in the form of vertically aligned open wire baskets. The wire baskets were formed with powder-coated steel wires having a gauge thickness of about 4 mm and a maximum spacing dimension “x” of 2.5 cm. The two-tiered container had the following dimensions:

Dimension NameDimension (centimeters)h17.6y5.8h27.6r112.4r27.6r34.8r412.4α158°α258°

example 2

[0045]A two-tiered container was constructed with powder-coated steel in the form of vertically aligned open wire baskets. The wire baskets were formed with powder-coated steel wires having a gauge thickness of about 4 mm and a maximum spacing dimension “x” of 2.2 cm. The two-tiered container had the following dimensions:

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Abstract

A tiered container having a specific arrangement as among the respective tiers facilitates the storage, display, and retrieval of products stored thereat. In a particular application, the container is adapted to store and display single-service vessels for brewed beverage grounds. The container may optionally be rotatable about a vertical axis.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to containers generally, and more particularly to a tiered container which facilitates storage, display, and retrieval of products stored thereat. In a particular aspect, the present invention relates to a multi-tiered basket container having a “carousel” operation for facilitating visibility of and access to stored products.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Containers and display structures for products have been constructed with a wide variety of form and function. Certain types of containers are designed to simultaneously store and display products. Examples of such containers include shelves, crates, buckets, baskets, and the like which have an open or openable portion to access and remove product from the container. In many cases, however, the container is not optimized for each of product storage, display, and retrieval, wherein at least one of such characteristics are not well facilitated by the container.[0003]One exam...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D6/00B65D21/02
CPCA47F5/05A47F5/01
Inventor HERTAUS, ALAN
Owner VISION HOME PRODS