Container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016207668-A1
Application number	US-201514599861-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 19, 2015
Priority date	Jan 19, 2015
Publication date	Jul 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

There is provided a container having a bottom shell and a top cover configured for partial rotation with respect to each other. In its closed configuration the container maintains the items in an interior holding region, while in the open configuration the container exposes a section that opens to the interior holding region and which permits the items to be dispensed by the user.

First claim

We claim:

1 . A container comprising:
a bottom shell having a base with a surrounding bottom side wall to create an interior holding region therebetween, the bottom shell having an inside interior surface edge positioned adjacent the bottom side wall, the interior surface edge having a gap positioned about at least one corner of the bottom shell; an intermediate connector having a plate with an outer edge shaped to fit against the upstanding wall and against the interior surface edge, the plate being configured to cover the interior holding region, the plate having a portion of the outer edge configured to be smaller than the interior surface edge at the at least one corner of the bottom shell therein to define at least one exposed corner of the bottom shell and to provide access to the interior holding region, the intermediate connector further having an intermediate annual ring extend from the internal plate, the intermediate annual ring having an exterior surface, and further having retention stops and clips spaced around the exterior surface; and a top cover having a top interior surface with a surrounding top side wall extending downwardly such that when the top cover and bottom shell are assembled together the top side wall and bottom side wall fit together to seal contents within the container in a closed configuration, the top cover further having a top annual ring extending from the top interior surface and sized to receive there-within the intermediate annual ring, the top annual ring having interspaced stop flanges and elongated flanges, the stop flanges and elongated flanges are positioned to coact with the retention stops and clips of the intermediate annual ring to connect the top cover to the intermediate connecter and further configured to permit rotation of the top cover with respect to the bottom shell such that the top cover when rotated to an open configuration the at least one exposed corner of the bottom shell is open to permit dispensing of contents within the interior holding region.

2 . The container of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of ribs extending from an exterior surface of the top annual ring and positioned about the at least one corner of the bottom shell when assembled and in the closed configuration, wherein the plurality of ribs are configured to screen over the at least one corner of the bottom shell to prevent contents from leaving the interior holding region when in the closed configuration.

3 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate annual ring being bored through the internal plate to provide a hollow region within the intermediate annual ring and which connects to the interior holding region defined in the bottom shell.

4 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the elongated flanges are horizontally oriented and positioned under the clips.

5 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the slop flanges are vertically oriented and positioned adjacent the retention stops when in either the open or closed configuration to limit rotation.

6 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the bottom shell further has an interior ledge extending about a portion of the bottom side wall and wherein the interior ledge includes the inside interior surface edge positioned adjacent the bottom side wall.

7 . A container comprising:
a bottom shell having a base with a surrounding bottom side wall to create an interior holding region therebetween, the bottom shell having an inside interior surface edge positioned adjacent the bottom side wall, the interior surface edge having a gap positioned about at least one corner of the bottom shell; an intermediate connector having a plate with an outer edge shaped to fit against the upstanding wall and against the interior surface edge, the plate being configured to cover the interior holding region, the plate having a portion of the outer edge configured to be smaller than the interior surface edge at the at least one corner of the bottom shell therein to define at least one exposed corner of the bottom shell and to provide access to the interior holding region, the intermediate connector further having an intermediate annual ring extend from the internal plate, the intermediate annual ring having an exterior surface, and further having retention stops and clips spaced around the exterior surface; a top cover having a top interior surface with a surrounding top side wall extending downwardly such that when the top cover and bottom shell are assembled together the top side wall and bottom side wall fit together to seal contents within the container in a closed configuration, the top cover further having a top annual ring extending from the top interior surface and sized to receive there-within the intermediate annual ring, the top annual ring having interspaced stop flanges and elongated flanges, the stop flanges and elongated flanges are positioned to coact with the retention stops and clips of the intermediate annual ring to connect the top cover to the intermediate connecter and further configured to permit rotation of the top cover with respect to the bottom shell such that the top cover when rotated to an open configuration the at least one exposed corner of the bottom shell is open to permit dispensing of contents within the interior holding region; and a plurality of ribs extending from an exterior surface of the top annual ring and positioned about the at least one corner of the bottom shell when assembled and in the closed configuration, wherein the plurality of ribs are configured to screen over the at least one corner of the bottom shell to prevent contents from leaving the interior holding region when in the closed configuration.

8 . The container of claim 7 , wherein the intermediate annual ring being bored through the internal plate to provide a hollow region within the intermediate annual ring and which connects to the interior holding region defined in the bottom shell.

9 . The container of claim 7 , wherein the elongated flanges are horizontally oriented and positioned under the clips.

10 . The container of claim 7 , wherein the slop flanges are vertically oriented and positioned adjacent the retention stops when in either the open or closed configuration to limit rotation.

11 . The container of claim 7 , wherein the bottom shell further has an interior ledge extending about a portion of the bottom side wall and wherein the interior ledge includes the inside interior surface edge positioned adjacent the bottom side wall.

12 . A container comprising:
a bottom shell having a base with a surrounding bottom side wall to create an interior holding region therebetween, the bottom shell having an inside interior surface edge positioned adjacent the bottom side wall, the interior surface edge having a gap positioned about at least one corner of the bottom shell, wherein the bottom shell further has an interior ledge extending about a portion of the bottom side wall and wherein the interior ledge includes the inside interior surface edge positioned adjacent the bottom side wall; an intermediate connector having a plate with an outer edge shaped to fit against the upstanding wall and against the interior surface edge, the plate being configured to cover the interior holding region, the plate having a portion of the outer edge configured to be smaller than the interior surface edge at the at least one corner of the bottom shell therein to define at least one exposed corner of the bottom shell and to provide access to the interior holding region, the intermediate connector further having an intermediate annual ring extend from the internal plate, the intermediate annual ring having an exterior sur

Assignees

• Berlin Packaging Llc

Inventors

• Sanguinet Andrew
• Niggel Brett

Classifications

• B65D83/0481 Primary

  the articles passing through a small opening or passage, without additional dispensing devices and without retaining means for the following article · CPC title

• B65D83/00

  Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents (dispensing means incorporated in closures B65D47/00) · CPC title

• B65D83/04

  for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills · CPC title

• B65D43/0225 Primary

  secured by rotation · CPC title

• B65D85/70

  for materials not otherwise provided for · CPC title