IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0495480
(2009-06-30)
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등록번호 |
US-8517176
(2013-08-27)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Baker, Gerald
- Murphy, Thomas
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
0 인용 특허 :
44 |
초록
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A container configured to be stacked adjacent to a second container is provided. The container includes a sidewall having a first end, an end wall having a peripheral edge, a seam coupling the peripheral edge of the end wall to the first end of the sidewall, and an alignment feature coupled to the s
A container configured to be stacked adjacent to a second container is provided. The container includes a sidewall having a first end, an end wall having a peripheral edge, a seam coupling the peripheral edge of the end wall to the first end of the sidewall, and an alignment feature coupled to the seam. The alignment feature includes an inner surface. The alignment feature is positioned relative to the seam such that, when the container is stacked adjacent to the second container, the inner surface of the alignment feature contacts an outer surface of a seam of the second container, the contact resisting lateral movement of the container relative to the second container.
대표청구항
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1. A first container adapted to be stacked adjacent to a second container, the first container comprising: a sidewall, the sidewall having a first end and a second end;a first end wall;a first seam coupling the first end wall to the first end of the sidewall, the first seam comprising: a first seam
1. A first container adapted to be stacked adjacent to a second container, the first container comprising: a sidewall, the sidewall having a first end and a second end;a first end wall;a first seam coupling the first end wall to the first end of the sidewall, the first seam comprising: a first seam inner segment extending in the longitudinal direction away from the first end wall;a first seam outer segment; anda first seam shoulder segment, the first seam shoulder segment extending in the radial direction; andan alignment feature extending in the longitudinal direction away from the first end wall, the alignment feature comprising: an alignment feature inner segment having an inner surface; andan alignment feature outer segment;wherein the first end wall transitions into the first seam inner segment and the first seam inner segment transitions into the first seam shoulder segment;wherein the first seam shoulder segment transitions into the alignment feature inner segment;wherein the alignment feature inner segment transitions into the alignment feature outer segment;wherein the alignment feature outer segment transitions into the first seam outer segment; andfurther wherein the alignment feature resists lateral movement of the first container relative to the second container via contact between the alignment feature inner surface and the second container, when the first container is stacked adjacent to the second container. 2. The first container of claim 1, wherein the alignment feature is adapted to align the first container relative to the second container such that the first seam shoulder segment is in contact with a seam of the second container when the first container is stacked adjacent to the second container, and further wherein the weight of the stacked containers is born through the contact between the first seam shoulder segment and the seam of the second container. 3. The first container of claim 1, wherein the alignment feature inner segment comprises: an angled portion, the angled portion extending in the longitudinal direction away from the first end wall and extending in the radial direction; anda substantially vertical portion;wherein the first seam shoulder segment transitions into the angled portion- and the angled portion transitions into the substantially vertical portion of the alignment feature;wherein the substantially vertical portion transitions into the outer segment of the alignment feature. 4. The first container of claim 3, wherein the inner surface of the alignment feature inner segment includes both an inner surface of the angled portion and an inner surface of the substantially vertical portion. 5. The first container of claim 3, wherein the angled portion is a continuous curved portion. 6. The first container of claim 1, wherein the first seam shoulder segment includes a substantially horizontal shoulder that is in contact with a seam of the second container when the first container is stacked adjacent to the second container. 7. The first container of claim 1, wherein the alignment feature forms an annular rim extending from the first seam. 8. The first container of claim 7, wherein the annular rim is positioned between the first seam shoulder segment and the first seam outer segment such that a seam of the second container is received within the annular rim when the first container is stacked adjacent to the second container. 9. The first container of claim 8, wherein the outside diameter of the seam of the second container that is received within the annular rim is approximately three inches. 10. The first container of claim 1, wherein the first end wall, the first seam inner segment, the first seam outer segment, the first seam shoulder segment, the alignment feature inner segment, and the alignment feature outer segment are formed from a continuous first piece of metal. 11. The first container of claim 10, wherein the first seam is a double seam formed by compressing the material of the first seam outer segment with material of the sidewall. 12. The first container of claim 1, wherein the first end of the sidewall is a lower end of the sidewall and the second container is located below the first container when stacked. 13. The first container of claim 1, wherein the radius of an inner surface of the first seam inner segment is less than the radius of the inner surface of the alignment feature. 14. The first container of claim 1, wherein the first seam is a hermetic seam. 15. The first container of claim 10, wherein the sidewall is formed from a continuous second piece of metal. 16. A stackable, metal, first container adapted to be stacked on top of a second container, the first container comprising: a metal sidewall formed from a first contiguous piece of metal, the sidewall having an upper sidewall end and a lower sidewall end;a metal lower end wall formed from a second contiguous piece of metal;a lower seam coupling the lower end wall to the lower sidewall end, the lower seam comprising: a lower seam inner segment extending in the longitudinal direction away from the lower end wall;a lower seam outer segment; anda lower seam shoulder segment, the lower seam shoulder segment including a substantially horizontal surface that faces away from the lower end wall; andan annular alignment rim extending from the lower seam in the longitudinal direction away from the lower end wall such that the alignment rim is positioned below the seam, the alignment rim comprising: an alignment rim inner segment having an alignment rim inner surface; andan alignment rim outer segment;wherein a peripheral portion of the lower end wall transitions into and is continuous with the lower seam inner segment and the lower seam inner segment transitions into and is continuous with the lower seam shoulder segment;wherein the lower seam shoulder segment transitions into and is continuous with the alignment rim inner segment;wherein the alignment rim inner segment transitions into and is continuous with the alignment rim outer segment;wherein the alignment rim outer segment transitions into and is continuous with the lower seam outer segment;wherein the lower sidewall end is folded in between the lower seam inner segment and the lower seam outer segment, coupling the sidewall to the lower end wall;wherein the lower seam inner segment, the lower seam outer segment, the lower seam shoulder segment, the alignment rim inner segment and the alignment rim outer segment are formed from the second contiguous piece of metal; andfurther wherein the alignment rim resists lateral movement of the first container relative to the second container via contact between the alignment rim inner surface and the second container, when the first container is stacked adjacent to the second container.
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