Container with removable tray

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10131465-B2
Application number	US-201514887669-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 20, 2015
Priority date	Aug 13, 2012
Publication date	Nov 20, 2018
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018

Abstract

The present invention relates to a container including a container body with a removable tray wherein the container can house at least two materials that must be kept separate until use. The container also may have upwardly extending fingers in the removable tray for securing a material.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A container comprising:
a container body defining a first body end, a second body end, and a container space formed between the first body end and the second body end;
a removable tray within the container body, wherein when the removable tray is fully inserted into the container body, the removable tray divides the container space into an enclosed container space containing a first material and removable tray space containing a second material, wherein the first material and the second material are configured to be intermixed after removal, wherein at least a portion of an external surface of the removable tray comprises a ridge that mates with a groove disposed on at least a portion of an internal surface of the container;
at least two fingers extending upwardly from a bottom portion of the removable tray; and
at least one removable housing snap-fit between the fingers.

2. The container of claim 1 , wherein the container further comprises an overcap that encloses the first body end and the removable tray.

3. The container of claim 1 , wherein the container body first body end further comprises a first end lip that extends a portion of a perimeter of the first body end.

4. The container of claim 1 , wherein the at least one housing contains the second material.

5. The container of claim 1 , wherein the ridge of the removable tray is half-circle-shaped.

6. A container comprising:
a container body defining a first body end, a second body end, and a container space formed between the first body end and the second body end;
a removable tray within the container body, the removable tray having an open top end and an enclosed bottom end located between the first container body end and the second container body end, and wherein when the removable tray is fully inserted into the container body, the removable tray divides the container space into an enclosed container space containing a first material and a removable tray space containing a second material, and wherein the first material and the second material are configured to be intermixed after removal;
a mating ridge and groove disposed on an internal surface of the container body and an external surface of the removable tray such that the ridge and groove are configured to mate and retain the tray in position until the tray is removed; and
at least two fingers extending upwardly from a bottom portion of the removable tray, wherein the fingers are configured to removably snap-fit a housing therein.

7. The container of claim 6 , wherein the container further comprises an overcap that encloses the first body end and the removable tray.

8. The container of claim 6 , wherein the container body first body end further comprises a first end lip that extends a portion of a perimeter of the first body end.

9. The container of claim 6 , wherein the removable tray comprises the same shape as the container body.

10. The container of claim 6 , wherein the removable tray is a different shape as the container body.

11. The container of claim 6 , wherein the at least two upwardly extending fingers are of the same shape.

12. The container of claim 6 , wherein the container further comprises a housing that is removably snap-fit between the at least two upwardly extending fingers.

13. A container comprising:
a container body defining a first body end, a second body end, at least one body sidewall disposed between the first body end and the second body end, and a container space formed between the first body end and the second body end;
a removable tray within the container body, the removable tray comprising a first end, an opposite second end, and at least one tray sidewall disposed between the first body end and the second body end, wherein when the removable tray is fully inserted into the container body, the removable tray divides the container space into an enclosed container space containing a first material and a removable tray space containing a second material, and wherein the first material and the second material are configured to be intermixed after removal;
a locking structure located on at least a portion of the removable tray sidewall that mates with a corresponding structure of an internal surface of the container body sidewall;
at least two fingers extending upwardly from a bottom portion of the removable tray; and
at least one removable housing secured between the fingers, wherein if the container is inverted, the at least one housing remains secured between the fingers.

14. The container of claim 13 , wherein the container further comprises an overcap that encloses the first body end and the removable tray.

15. The container of claim 13 , wherein the container further comprises a second removable tray within the container body and positioned underneath the removable tray.

16. The container of claim 15 , wherein the container further comprises a third removable tray within the container body and positioned underneath the second removable tray.

17. The container of claim 15 , further comprising a membrane enclosing the first body end and the removable tray.

18. The container of claim 13 , wherein the tray mating structure comprises a ridge and the container body mating structure comprises a groove.

19. The container of claim 13 wherein the second material is contained within the housing.

Assignees

• Sonoco Dev Inc

Inventors

• Witkowski Slawek
• Schock R Michael
• Boatwright Laura
• Thornton Michael L

Classifications

• B65D25/00

  Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers · CPC title

• B65D43/0212

  only on the outside, or a part turned to the outside, of the mouth (B65D43/0206 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D2543/00296

  Plastic · CPC title

• B65D2543/00277

  Metal · CPC title

• B65D2543/00092

  circular · CPC title