WO2017135924A1 - Contenant d'emboîtement empilable - Google Patents

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WO2017135924A1
WO2017135924A1 PCT/US2016/016058 US2016016058W WO2017135924A1 WO 2017135924 A1 WO2017135924 A1 WO 2017135924A1 US 2016016058 W US2016016058 W US 2016016058W WO 2017135924 A1 WO2017135924 A1 WO 2017135924A1
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John F. BOLDIS
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/0209—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together one-upon-the-other in the upright or upside-down position
    • B65D21/023—Closed containers provided with local cooperating elements in the top and bottom surfaces, e.g. projection and recess
    • B65D21/0231—Bottles, canisters or jars whereby the neck or handle project into a cooperating cavity in the bottom

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  • the present invention relates to a vessel, and more particularly, a stackable interlocking vessel.
  • a FIRST EXAMPLE U.S. Patent Office Document No. 896,903, Published/Issued on August 25, 1908, to Ferry teaches a combination bottle and drinking cup.
  • the drinking cup sheaths the lower portion of the bottle and has a waxy inner surface that renders the drinking cup impervious to liquid and causes the drinking cup to cling to the bottle.
  • a SECOND EXAMPLE U.S. Patent Office Document No. 4,984,723, Published/Issued on January 15, 1991, to Hsu teaches an assembly of beverage bottle/can and cup including a beverage bottle or can for containing the beverage and a cup for encasing the lower part of the bottle or can to be integrated as one body.
  • a plurality of parallel linear projections are provided to the inner wall at the upper part of cup whereon a plurality of vent grooves are spaced in a suitable distance in the direction perpendicular to the projections, and a clip is provided to the outer upper edge of cup.
  • a THIRD EXAMPLE U.S. Patent Office Document No. 6,161,355, Published/Issued on December 19, 2000, to Gratt teaches a system of tracks, brackets, and containers, typically empty beverage cans, assembled and used for temporary storage, temporary emergency shelters, toys, or other uses involving inexpensive and light-weight building materials.
  • the system is implemented by releasably attaching the containers to the tracks, then releasably attaching the tracks to each other either horizontally, vertically, or both to form structural elements, such as beams, columns, or panels.
  • the rigid tracks are made from a material that allows for apertures in the tracks to be sized to resiliently snap onto portions of the containers.
  • the track is formable in a variety of different shapes, such as straight-shaped, angle- shaped, curve-shaped, T-shaped, or cross-shaped. Additionally, the brackets are formable in a variety of different shapes to attach the track assemblies to each other in various orientations.
  • a stackable container that, in various embodiments, are adapted to be vertically and/or horizontally interlocked with other, like, containers.
  • a stackable container includes a top surface having a shoulder portion that extends upwardly from the top surface and that is substantially disposed within a perimeter defined by the top surface, a bottom surface defining a stacking recess, and a plurality of substantially vertical side surfaces that extend between the top surface and the bottom surface.
  • a recessed portion of the bottom surface adjacent the stacking recess is adapted to substantially mate with at least a portion of a shoulder portion of a like container .
  • a SIXTH EXAMPLE U.S. Patent Office Document No. 2006/0096942, Published/Issued on May 11, 2006, to Lane teaches a stackable bottle for use with liquids or other consumable materials.
  • a system of the stackable bottles features nesting bottles having interlocking upper and lower surfaces, interlocking side walls, and integral handles. Each bottle has generally planar side walls to permit optimization of stack volume.
  • the bottles are designed to be stacked in an upright position to reduce spillage from the neck of each bottle. Interlocks provide a locational transition fit engagement for connection and disconnection .
  • a SEVENTH EXAMPLE U.S. Patent Office Document No. 2006/0255000, Published/Issued on November 16, 2006, to Quintana teaches a water bottle that includes an intruding bottom portion allowing entry of a spout portion of another water bottle, and stacking surfaces for supporting vertically stacked water bottles.
  • the water bottle neck is shaped for inverted cooperation with a water dispenser to release the water for drinking or cooking.
  • An outside stacking surface at the bottom of the spout portion cooperates with an inside stacking surface at the base of the water bottle.
  • the water bottle includes a molded-in handle, and the spout portion includes inside threads for a screw-on cap.
  • AN EIGHTH EXAMPLE U.S. Patent Office Document No. 2009/0266782, Published/Issued on October 29, 2009, to Lane teaches a bottle having a storage chamber defined by spaced upper and lower surfaces and planar sidewalls.
  • a conical ceiling in the upper surface has an opening at the top thereof.
  • a conical convex recess in the lower surface is for receiving the conical ceiling of the next adjacent bottle when stacking the bottles.
  • Apparatus interlocks the sides and upper and lower surfaces of the bottles when stacked.
  • the bottle may have ribs in the conical ceiling, conical recess, and sidewalls for increasing top load resistance.
  • a plurality of bottles are assemblable into a bottle stack.
  • a NINTH EXAMPLE U.S. Patent Office Document No.
  • a stackable container including a body with an upper section having a plurality of upper wall panels, a lower section having a plurality of lower wall panels, and a middle section positioned between the upper section and the lower section, which has a plurality of middle wall panels and a bottom surface connected to the lower section.
  • a container neck is connected to the upper section of the body.
  • the container also includes a cap removably engaged with the neck.
  • the bottom section includes a recess. The recess and the cap are configured so that there is interconnection between the cap of one container and the recess of a diagonally adjacent container.
  • AN OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a stackable interlocking vessel that avoids the disadvantages of the prior art .
  • ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a stackable interlocking vessel that is simple and inexpensive to manufacture .
  • STILL ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a stackable interlocking vessel that is simple to use.
  • the container includes a body, an upper interlock component, and a lower interlock component.
  • the upper interlock component extends outwardly from the body.
  • the lower interlock component extends inwardly from the body and replaceably receives the upper interlock component of a next lov/er container so as to allow the container to be interlockingly stacked and self-sealed.
  • the container is a bottle, and in a second embodiment, the container is a can.
  • Figure 1 is a diagrammatic perspective view illustrating a bottle first embodiment of a stackable interlocking vessel of the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof illustrating three Stackable interlocking vessels in various stages of cooperation with each other;
  • Figure 3 is a side elevational view thereof illustrating three Stackable interlocking vessels interlocked and secured to each other;
  • Figure 4 is a top plan view thereof, taken in the direction of arrow 4 in Figure 1;
  • Figure 5 is a side elevational view thereof, taken in the direction of arrow 5 in Figure 1;
  • Figure 6 is a bottom plan view thereof, taken in the direction of arrow 6 in Figure 1;
  • Figure 7 is a cross sectional view thereof, taken along line 7-7 in Figure 1;
  • Figure 8 is a diagrammatic perspective view illustrating a can second embodiment of a stackable interlocking vessel of the present invention.
  • Figure 9 is a side elevational view thereof illustrating three Stackable interlocking vessel in various stages of cooperation with each other;
  • Figure 10 is a side elevational view thereof illustrating three Stackable interlocking vessel interlocked and secured to each other;
  • Figure 11 is a top plan view thereof, of a vessel taken in the direction of arrow 11 in Figure 8;
  • Figure 12 is a side elevational view thereof, of a vessel taken in the direction of arrow 12 in Figure 8;
  • Figure 13 is a bottom plan view thereof, of a vessel taken in the direction of arrow 13 in Figure 8;
  • Figure 14 is a cross sectional view thereof, taken along line 14- 14 in Figure 8.
  • the container of the first embodiment of the present invention is shown generally at 20 for being interlockingly stackable and self-sealing.
  • the container 20 comprises a body 22, an upper interlock component 24, and a lower interlock component 26.
  • the upper interlock component 24 extends outwardly from the body 22.
  • the lower interlock component 26 extends inwardly from the body 22 and replaceably receives the upper interlock component 24 of a next lower container 20 so as to allow the container 20 to be interlockingly stacked and self-sealed.
  • the container 20 is a bottle 28.
  • the body 22 has a lowermost end 30 and an uppermost end 32.
  • the upper interlock component 24 extends outwardly, coaxially, and communicatingly from the uppermost end 32 of the body 22.
  • the lower interlock component 26 extends inwardly, coaxially, and communicatingly into the lowermost end 30 of the body 22.
  • the upper interlock component 24 includes threads 34.
  • the lower interlock component 26 includes threads 36.
  • the threads 34 of the upper interlock component 24 are male threads 38.
  • the threads 36 of the lower interlock component 26 are female threads 40.
  • the container 20 further comprises a circumferential shoulder
  • the circumferential shoulder 42 extends coaxially, convergingly upwardly, and communicatingly from, and around, the upper interlock component 24.
  • the container 20 further comprises a neck 44.
  • the neck 44 extends coaxially upwardly and communicatingly from the circumferential shoulder 42.
  • the container 20 further comprises a cap 46.
  • the cap 46 is threadably attached to the neck 44 so as to be replaceably attached thereto.
  • the circumferential shoulder 42, the neck 44, and the cap 46 form a general shape.
  • the lowermost end 30 of the body 22 further has a recess 48.
  • the recess 48 of the lowermost end 30 of the body 22 has a general shape to match the general shape of the circumferential shoulder 42, the neck 44, and the cap 46 so as to nestle the circumferential shoulder 42, the neck 44, and the cap 46 of a next lower container 20 therein, and be replaceably maintained therein, by the lower interlock component 26 of the container 20 threadably engaging the upper interlock component 24 of the next lower container 20.
  • the container of the second embodiment of the present invention is shown generally at 120 for being interlockingly stackable and self-sealing.
  • the container 120 comprises a body 122, an upper interlock component 124, and a lower interlock component 126.
  • the upper interlock component 124 extends outwardly from the body 122.
  • the lower interlock component 126 extends inwardly from the body 122 and replaceably receives the upper interlock component 124 of a next lower container 120 so as to allow the container 120 to be interlockingly stacked and self-sealed.
  • the container 120 is a can 128.
  • the body 122 has a lowermost end 130 and an uppermost end
  • the upper interlock component 124 extends outwardly, coaxially, and communicatingly from the uppermost end 132 of the body 122.
  • the lower interlock component 126 extends inwardly, coaxially, and communicatingly into the lowermost end 130 of the body 122.
  • the upper interlock component 124 includes threads 134.
  • the lower interlock component 126 includes threads 136.
  • the threads 134 of the upper interlock component 124 are male threads 138.
  • the threads 136 of the lower interlock component 126 are female threads 140.
  • the container 120 further comprises a circumferential shoulder 142.
  • The- circumferential shoulder 142 extends coaxially, convergingly upwardly, and communicatingly from, and around, the upper interlock component 124.
  • the container 120 further comprises a neck 144.
  • the neck 144 extends coaxially upwardly and communicatingly from the circumferential shoulder 142.
  • the container 120 further comprises a pop-top 146.
  • the pop-top 146 is attached to the neck 144.
  • the circumferential shoulder 142, the neck 144, and the pop- top 146 form a general shape.
  • the lowermost end 130 of the body 122 further has a recess
  • the recess 148 of the lowermost end 130 of the body 122 has a general shape to match the general shape of the circumferential shoulder 142, the neck 144, and the pop-top 146 so as to nestle the circumferential shoulder 142, the neck 144, and the pop-top 146 of a next lower container 120 therein, and be replaceably maintained therein, by the lower interlock component 126 of the container 120 threadably engaging the upper interlock component 124 of the next lower container 120.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un contenant (20) qui est empilable par emboîtement et auto-étanche. Le contenant (20) comprend un corps (22), un élément d'emboîtement supérieur (24) et un élément d'emboîtement inférieur (26). L'élément d'emboîtement supérieur (24) s'étend vers l'extérieur depuis le corps (22). L'élément d'emboîtement inférieur (26) s'étend vers l'intérieur depuis le corps (22) et reçoit, de manière remplaçable, l'élément d'emboîtement supérieur (24) d'un contenant inférieur suivant (20) de façon à permettre au contenant (20) d'être empilé par emboîtement et auto-étanche. Dans un premier mode de réalisation, le contenant est une bouteille (28) et, dans un second mode de réalisation, le contenant est une boîte métallique (128).
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DE20213917U1 (de) * 2002-07-09 2002-11-21 Tan Ko Cheng Flasche mit zwei Kupplungsenden
US20040178161A1 (en) * 2003-03-13 2004-09-16 Svetlana Galustyan Interconnecting container assembly
WO2009024004A1 (fr) * 2007-08-21 2009-02-26 Degu Huang Conteneur composite à jointure dynamique détachable
US20090127152A1 (en) * 2006-05-23 2009-05-21 Mohammed Bou-Mezrag Modular Container for Holding Ventilation-Sensitive Commodities
US20120037532A1 (en) * 2010-08-13 2012-02-16 O'connell Michael G Interlocking cans
US20140027336A1 (en) * 2011-01-31 2014-01-30 Btc Concept Modular receptacle formed by a plurality of axially-nestable containers, and method for producing such containers by means of the blow-moulding of a preform

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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DE20213917U1 (de) * 2002-07-09 2002-11-21 Tan Ko Cheng Flasche mit zwei Kupplungsenden
US20040178161A1 (en) * 2003-03-13 2004-09-16 Svetlana Galustyan Interconnecting container assembly
US20090127152A1 (en) * 2006-05-23 2009-05-21 Mohammed Bou-Mezrag Modular Container for Holding Ventilation-Sensitive Commodities
WO2009024004A1 (fr) * 2007-08-21 2009-02-26 Degu Huang Conteneur composite à jointure dynamique détachable
US20120037532A1 (en) * 2010-08-13 2012-02-16 O'connell Michael G Interlocking cans
US20140027336A1 (en) * 2011-01-31 2014-01-30 Btc Concept Modular receptacle formed by a plurality of axially-nestable containers, and method for producing such containers by means of the blow-moulding of a preform

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