Stackable tote and lid combination

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10899499-B2
Application number	US-201816144353-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 27, 2018
Priority date	Sep 27, 2017
Publication date	Jan 26, 2021
Grant date	Jan 26, 2021

Abstract

A stackable tote and lid combination has a lid with a main body and a rim. The rim has a wall with corner bodies, where the wall is spaced apart from a major surface. Each corner body has an upper surface with three outer side surfaces. Each first outer side surface is attached to a respective second outer side surface and each second outer side surface is attached to a respective third outer side surface. Each first, second, and third outer side surface is positioned between and connected to the upper surface of the respective corner body and the major surface of the main body. As a result, each first, second, and third outer side surface of respective corner bodies is configured to abut a hollow body of the stackable tote at three respective internal contact areas, and to removably hold the stackable tote.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lid for a stackable tote, comprising:
a main body having a major surface and a raised rim, the raised rim having an upper wall and a corner body, the upper wall spaced apart from the major surface, the corner body having an upper surface, a first outer side surface, a second outer side surface, and a third outer side surface, the first outer side surface intersecting the second outer side surface, and the second outer side surface intersecting the third outer side surface, and each of the first outer side surface, the second outer side surface, and the third outer side surface are interposed between and connecting the upper surface of the corner body and the major surface of the main body,
whereby the first outer side surface, the second outer side surface, and the third outer side surface of the corner body are configured to abut a hollow body of a stackable tote at three areas of contact to removably hold the stackable tote,
wherein the corner body has a lower surface disposed opposite the upper surface, the lower surface having at least one support pylon disposed thereon and attached to at least one inner side surface of the corner body, the at least one support pylon configured to enhance a rigidity of the corner body, and
wherein at least one inner side surface includes a first inner side surface, a second inner side surface, and a third inner side surface, the first inner side surface disposed opposite the first outer side surface, the second inner side surface disposed opposite the second outer side surface, and the third inner side surface disposed opposite the third outer side surface, and the at least one support pylon includes a first support pylon, a pair of second support pylons, and a third support pylon.

2. The lid of claim 1 , the first support pylon is attached to the first inner side surface with a first connecting rib, each of the second support pylons is attached to the second inner side surface with a second connecting rib, and the third support pylon is attached to the third inner side surface with a third connecting rib.

3. The lid of claim 2 , wherein the first support pylon has a first support vane connecting the first support pylon to the lower surface, the first support vane disposed opposite the first connecting rib, each of the second support pylons has a second support vane connecting one of the second support pylons to the lower surface, the second support vane disposed opposite the second connecting rib, and the third support pylon has a third support vane connecting the third support pylon to the lower surface, the third support vane disposed opposite the third connecting rib.

4. The lid of claim 3 , wherein a thickness of the corner body as defined by a distance between one of the first outer side surface and the first inner side surface, the second outer side surface and the second inner side surface, and the third outer side surface and the third inner side surface is between about 0.050 inches and 0.100 inches.

5. The lid of claim 4 , wherein the main body is formed from one of polypropylene and polyethylene.

Assignees

• Creative Plastic Concepts Llc

Inventors

• Reinhart Nickolas
• Whitta Jacob H

Classifications

• B65D45/20

  pivoted · CPC title

• B65D21/04

  Open-ended containers shaped to be nested when empty and to be superposed when full · CPC title

• B65D21/0219

  the closure presenting projecting peripheral elements receiving or surrounding the bottom or peripheral elements projecting from the bottom of a superimposed container (B65D21/0222 and B65D21/0223 take precedence) · CPC title

• B65D2543/00027

  Stackable lids or covers · CPC title

• B65D43/0204

  secured by snapping over beads or projections · CPC title