Modular container assembly and merchandizing container display
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A23B-007/148
B65D-006/28
출원번호
US-0528830
(2006-09-28)
등록번호
US-8343560
(2013-01-01)
발명자
/ 주소
Blythe, James S.
Thomas, Toby R.
Peterson, Robert
Lehman, Donald A.
Jargosh, Reiner
출원인 / 주소
Reynolds Consumer Products Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Nixon Peabody LLP
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3인용 특허 :
82
초록▼
A modular container assembly comprises first, second and third containers. Each of the containers includes a continuous body portion and a rim. The rim encompasses and projects laterally outwardly from the body portion. The rim has a first feature projecting generally upwardly therefrom and a corres
A modular container assembly comprises first, second and third containers. Each of the containers includes a continuous body portion and a rim. The rim encompasses and projects laterally outwardly from the body portion. The rim has a first feature projecting generally upwardly therefrom and a corresponding second feature being adapted to be releasably engageable with another one of the first feature. The rims of the containers are substantially identical. The containers are releasably engaged to each other by fitting respective upwardly-projecting features into the corresponding feature of another container or into the upwardly-projecting feature of another container. At least one of the first, second and third containers is inverted with respect to the remaining containers so as to form a modular container assembly.
대표청구항▼
1. A modular container assembly comprising: a first polymeric container including a first continuous body portion and a first rim, the first rim encompassing and projecting laterally outwardly from the first body portion, the first rim having a first feature projecting generally upwardly therefrom a
1. A modular container assembly comprising: a first polymeric container including a first continuous body portion and a first rim, the first rim encompassing and projecting laterally outwardly from the first body portion, the first rim having a first feature projecting generally upwardly therefrom and a corresponding second feature being adapted to be releasably engageable with another one of the first feature;a second polymeric container including a second continuous body portion and a second rim, the second rim encompassing and projecting laterally outwardly from the second body portion, the second rim having a third feature projecting generally upwardly therefrom and a corresponding fourth feature being adapted to be releasably engageable with another one of the third feature; anda third polymeric container including a third continuous body portion and a third rim, the third rim encompassing and projecting laterally outwardly from the third body portion, the third rim having a fifth feature projecting generally upwardly therefrom and a corresponding sixth feature being adapted to be releasably engageable with another one of the fifth feature,wherein the first rim, the second rim, and the third rim are substantially identical,wherein the first container, the second container, and the third container are releasably engageable to each other by fitting respective first, third and fifth upwardly-projecting features into the corresponding second, fourth or sixth feature of another container or into the first, third or fifth upwardly-projecting feature of another container,wherein at least one of the first container, second container, and third container is inverted with respect to the remaining containers so as to form a modular container assembly. 2. The container assembly of claim 1 wherein the first container and the second container are identical. 3. The container assembly of claim 1 wherein the first container, the second container, and the third container are of different shapes. 4. The container assembly of claim 1 wherein the first rim, the second rim, and the third rim are identical. 5. The container assembly of claim 1 wherein the first container, the second container, and the third container are generally circular. 6. The container assembly of claim 1 wherein the first container, the second container, and the third container are of a polygonal shape. 7. The container assembly of claim 1 wherein the first container, the second container, and the third container are generally translucent. 8. The container assembly of claim 1 wherein the first container, the second container, and the third container are made of a mineral-filled polymeric material. 9. The container assembly of claim 1 wherein the first rim, the second rim, and the third rim are adapted to form a seal. 10. The container assembly of claim 1 wherein a first area is formed between the first container and the second container, and a second area is formed between the second container and the third container, the first area and the second area being distinct from each other. 11. The container assembly of claim 1 wherein the modular container assembly includes a first non-food item and a second non-food item. 12. The container assembly of claim 1 wherein the first, third and fifth features are ribs, and the second, fourth and sixth features are grooves. 13. The container assembly of claim 1 wherein the first container includes a plurality of the first upwardly-projecting features and a plurality of the corresponding second features, the second container includes a plurality of the third upwardly-projecting features and a plurality of the corresponding fourth features, the third container includes a plurality of the fifth upwardly-projecting features and a plurality of the corresponding sixth features. 14. The container assembly of claim 13 wherein the plurality of first, third and fifth upwardly-projecting features are ribs and wherein the corresponding, second, fourth and sixth features are respective spaces formed between the first, third and fifth features. 15. A modular container assembly containing and holding food, the assembly comprising: a first polymeric container including a first continuous body portion and a first rim, the first rim encompassing and projecting laterally outwardly from the first body portion, the first rim having a first feature projecting generally upwardly therefrom and a corresponding second feature being adapted to be releasably engageable with another one of the first feature;a second polymeric container including a second continuous body portion and a second rim, the second rim encompassing and projecting laterally outwardly from the second body portion, the second rim having a third feature projecting generally upwardly therefrom and a corresponding fourth feature being adapted to be releasably engageable with another one of the third feature; anda third polymeric container including a third continuous body portion and a third rim, the third rim encompassing and projecting laterally outwardly from the third body portion, the third rim having a fifth feature projecting generally upwardly therefrom and a corresponding sixth feature being adapted to be releasably engageable with another one of the fifth feature,wherein the first rim, the second rim, and the third rim are substantially identical,wherein the first container, the second container, and the third container are releasably engageable to each other by fitting respective first, third and fifth upwardly-projecting features into the corresponding second, fourth or sixth feature of another container or into the first, third or fifth upwardly-projecting feature of another container,wherein at least one of the first container, second container, and third container is inverted with respect to the remaining containers so as to form a modular container assembly with a first area being formed between the first container and the second container, and a second area being formed between the second container and the third container, the first area and the second area being distinct from each other, the first area containing a first food and the second area containing a second food. 16. The container assembly of claim 15 wherein the first food and the second food are the same. 17. The container assembly of claim 15 wherein the first food and the second food are different. 18. The container assembly of claim 15 wherein at least one of the first food and the second food is a liquid. 19. A modular container assembly comprising: a first polymeric container including a first continuous body portion and a first rim, the first rim encompassing and projecting laterally outwardly from the first body portion, the first rim having a first feature projecting generally upwardly therefrom and a corresponding second feature being adapted to be releasably engageable with another one of the first feature;a second polymeric container including a second continuous body portion and a second rim, the second rim encompassing and projecting laterally outwardly from the second body portion, the second rim having a third feature projecting generally upwardly therefrom and a corresponding fourth feature being adapted to be releasably engageable with another one of the third feature;a third polymeric container including a third continuous body portion and a third rim, the third rim encompassing and projecting laterally outwardly from the third body portion, the third rim having a fifth feature projecting generally upwardly therefrom and a corresponding sixth feature being adapted to be releasably engageable with another one of the fifth feature; anda fourth polymeric container including a fourth continuous body portion and a fourth rim, the fourth rim encompassing and projecting laterally outwardly from the fourth body portion, the fourth rim having a seventh feature projecting generally upwardly therefrom and a corresponding eighth feature being adapted to be releasably engageable with another one of the seventh feature,wherein the first rim, the second rim, the third rim, and the fourth rim are identical,wherein the first container, the second container, the third container, and the fourth container are releasably engageable to each other by fitting respective first, third, fifth and seventh upwardly-projecting features into the corresponding second, fourth, sixth or eighth feature of another container or into the first, third, fifth or seventh upwardly-projecting feature of another container,wherein at least one of the first container, second container, third container, and the fourth container is inverted with respect to the remaining containers so as to form a modular container assembly. 20. The container assembly of claim 19 wherein the first container and second container are identical. 21. The container assembly of claim 20 wherein the third container and the fourth container are identical. 22. The container assembly of claim 19 wherein the first container, the second container, the third container, and the fourth container have at least three different shapes. 23. The container assembly of claim 22 wherein the first container, the second container, the third container, and the fourth container are of different shapes. 24. The container assembly of claim 19 wherein two of the first container, the second container, the third container, and the fourth container are inverted with respect to the two other containers. 25. A modular container assembly containing and holding food, the assembly comprising: a first polymeric container including a first continuous body portion and a first rim, the first rim encompassing and projecting laterally outwardly from the first body portion, the first rim having a first feature projecting generally upwardly therefrom and a corresponding second feature being adapted to be releasably engageable with another one of the first feature;a second polymeric container including a second continuous body portion and a second rim, the second rim encompassing and projecting laterally outwardly from the second body portion, the second rim having a third feature projecting generally upwardly therefrom and a corresponding fourth feature being adapted to be releasably engageable with another one of the third feature;a third polymeric container including a third continuous body portion and a third rim, the third rim encompassing and projecting laterally outwardly from the third body portion, the third rim having a fifth feature projecting generally upwardly therefrom and a corresponding sixth feature being adapted to be releasably engageable with another one of the fifth feature; anda fourth polymeric container including a fourth continuous body portion and a fourth rim, the fourth rim encompassing and projecting laterally outwardly from the fourth body portion, the fourth rim having a seventh feature projecting generally upwardly therefrom and a corresponding eighth feature being adapted to be releasably engageable with another one of the seventh feature,wherein the first rim, the second rim, the third rim, and the fourth rim are identical,wherein the first container, the second container, the third container, and the fourth container are releasably engageable to each other by fitting respective first, third, fifth and seventh upwardly-projecting features into the corresponding second, fourth, sixth or eighth feature of another container or into the first, third, fifth or seventh upwardly-projecting feature of another container,wherein at least one of the first container, second container, third container, and the fourth container is inverted with respect to the remaining containers so as to form a modular container assembly with a first area being formed between the first container and the second container, a second area being formed between the second container and the third container, and a third area being formed between the third container and the fourth container, the first area, the second area and the third area being distinct from each other, the first area containing a first food, the second area containing a second food and the third area containing a third food. 26. The container assembly of claim 25 wherein the first food and the second food are the same. 27. The container assembly of claim 25 wherein the first food, the second food and the third food are different. 28. The container assembly of claim 25 wherein at least one of the first food, second food and the third food is a liquid. 29. A merchandizing container display comprising: a plurality of first containers including a first continuous body portion and a first rim, the first rim encompassing and projecting laterally outwardly from the first body portion, the first rim having a first feature projecting generally upwardly therefrom and a corresponding second feature being adapted to be releasably engageable with another one of the first feature;a plurality of second containers including a second continuous body portion and a second rim, the second rim encompassing and projecting laterally outwardly from the second body portion, the second rim having a third feature projecting generally upwardly therefrom and a corresponding fourth feature being adapted to be releasably engageable with another one of the third feature; anda plurality of third containers including a third continuous body portion and a third rim, the third rim encompassing and projecting laterally outwardly from the third body portion, the third rim having a fifth feature projecting generally upwardly therefrom and a corresponding sixth feature being adapted to be releasably engageable with another one of the fifth feature, the first rim, the second rim and the third rims being substantially identical,wherein the first container, the second container, and the third container are of different sizes,wherein each of the plurality of first containers is releasably engageable to another one of the plurality of first containers by fitting the first upwardly-projecting feature of a first container into the first upwardly-projecting feature of another first container,wherein each of the plurality of second containers is releasably engageable to another one of the plurality of second containers by fitting the third upwardly-projecting feature of a second container into the third upwardly-projecting feature of another second container,wherein each of the plurality of third containers is releasably engageable to another one of the plurality of third containers by fitting the fifth upwardly-projecting feature of a third container into the fifth upwardly-projecting feature of another third container. 30. The display of claim 29 further including a plurality of fourth containers having a fourth continuous body portion and a fourth rim, the fourth rim encompassing and projecting laterally outwardly from the fourth body portion, the fourth rim having a seventh feature projecting generally upwardly therefrom and a corresponding eighth feature being adapted to be releasably engageable with another one of the seventh feature, wherein the first rim, the second rim, the third rim and the fourth rim are substantially identical, and wherein each of the plurality of fourth containers is releasably engageable to another one of the plurality of fourth containers by fitting the seventh upwardly-projecting feature of a fourth container into the seventh upwardly-projecting feature of another fourth container. 31. A modular container assembly comprising: a first polymeric container including a first continuous body portion and a first rim, the first rim encompassing and projecting laterally outwardly from the first body portion, the first rim having a first feature;a second polymeric container including a second continuous body portion and a second rim, the second rim encompassing and projecting laterally outwardly from the second body portion, the second rim having a second feature; anda polymeric connecting member being adapted to releasably engage with the first container and an inverted second container, the connecting member being a container,wherein the first container and the second container are substantially identical,wherein the first container and the second container are releasably engaged to each other by fitting respective first and second features of the first and second containers with the connecting member,wherein the second container is inverted with respect to the first container to form a modular container assembly. 32. The container assembly of claim 31 wherein at least one of the first and second features are grooves.
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