Container Assembly

Abstract

A container assembly includes a first container having a first opening, and a second container having a lid wall. A closure hingedly interconnects the first and second containers for swinging movement between a stacked position in which the lid wall overlies and closes the first opening, and an unstacked position in which the lid wall is removed from the first opening. The closure maintains the containers interconnected throughout the movement between the stacked and unstacked positions.

Description

BACKGROUND[0001]The present disclosure generally relates to an assembly of interconnected containers for holding various objects, especially different objects, such as solid and liquid foodstuffs.[0002]There are many applications where different types of related objects are used together, For example, some related solid and liquid foodstuffs are often both eaten together during a meal. As another example, some related solid and liquid cosmetics are often both applied during a makeup session. Such different types of related objects are usually stored and packed in individual, typically different, containers. Sometimes, these stored objects are purchased separately and presented as gifts in their individual containers. Although generally satisfactory for their intended purposes, these individual containers are prone to being misplaced and lost and are, therefore, sometimes unavailable when needed. Storing different objects in a single container, when the types of objects to be used ar...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention is a container assembly that includes two interconnected containers for holding different types of objects. The containers can be stacked and unstacked, and the closure maintains them in the same position. This interconnection prevents the containers from being misplaced and lost, and ensures that objects held in the containers are always available when needed. The containers can be the same or different, and they can be the same size or different. The closure includes a hinge for swinging movement about a perpendicular axis, collar wires, a lever wire, and a catch for securely closing the first container. The container assembly provides a convenient gift package in which related objects stored in the containers are simultaneously purchased and presented as a unitary assembly.

Problems solved by technology

Although generally satisfactory for their intended purposes, these individual containers are prone to being misplaced and lost and are, therefore, sometimes unavailable when needed.

Storing different objects in a single container, when the types of objects to be used are very different from each other, typically spoils the different objects for their intended uses.

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