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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7661529 | Stackable storage trays An improved stackable storage tray has a flat bottom wall with a generally U-shaped recess formed therein, a pair of end walls with a bar extending therebetween for manually transporting the tray, a pair of outwardly sloped side walls, and a plurality of dividers ex... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7299927 | Stackable wafer container with raised handle and ribs A wafer container comprising a base and a cover that nest together. The cover includes tabs on a lower portion that engage notches on the frame. The cover can be combined with the base without indexing to a precise opening on the frame. A handle on the cover enables... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7243815 | Thermoformed package A container is formed in a blank having two body halves interconnected by a hinge. The container body is at least partially clear to allow inspection of an article held in the interior. The container optionally includes an integrally formed carrying handle. Empty co... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7182214 | Plastic container including an upper grip portion The container includes a hollow body of plastic material having a lower supporting base, a sidewall extending upwardly from the lower base, and an upper portion extending upwardly from the sidewall. The upper portion includes at least one opening therein. An integra... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7032756 | Container The present invention relates to containers, and more specifically, to plastic containers. The containers described herein may be applied to any use, but they are particularly useful for storing paint. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7000794 | Increased reservoir for fluid container A container for storing a fluid incorporates an overflow region. The overflow region is located above the desired fill line of the container and preferably terminates in the same plane as the opening of the fill spout. In this manner, the amount of fluid filled in t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6962263 | Produce packaging system having produce containers with double-arched ventilation channels A produce packaging system incorporates a tray for receiving a plurality of produce carrying baskets. The baskets each include upper ventilation slots and lower ventilation channels. The lower ventilation channels are formed by arching the bottoms of the baskets to ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6840378 | Connection structure of storage compartment A connection structure of a storage compartment consists of handles stored into a storage part provided at a top board member of the storage compartment; engaging pieces arranged at a base board and engages with means for engaged in the storage compartment located b... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6588612 | Plastic container with stacking recesses Stackable plastic container including side portions having at least one of protrusions and depressions which nest with one of matching protrusions and depressions of a second container, and with the bottom portion including depressions which nest with the... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6585090 | Stackable interlocking carrying case for a portable computer A shock resistant carrying case in which to transport fragile equipment (e.g. a portable computer) having a body that is configured to facilitate a stable, close together stacking of a plurality of such carrying cases side-by-side and one above the other ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6449993 | Combined handle and lock assembly for a shipping case A combined handle and lock assembly for use on shipping cases that have limited space available for a separate handle and a separate lock. The combined handle and lock assembly includes a recessed mounting plate that is attached to the front side of the s... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6367631 | Locking system for stacking boxes as well as a stacking box system The invention describes a locking system for stacking boxes that is characterized by individual plate-shaped elements, where two such plate-shaped elements each are assigned and can be attached to two opposite sides of a stacking box. Each element exhibit... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6273006 | Pallet assembly A pallet assembly including a main base pallet and at least one small pallet. The main base pallet includes alignment ribs and alignment recesses. The at least one small pallet is configured for removable placement in the alignment recesses of the main ba... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6266919 | Method and apparatus for containing plants A flat (40) for containing a plurality of nestable pots (20). Flat (40) includes a like plurality of "cells" (42) each sized and configured to frictionally hold one of the pots (20). Each cell (42) includes a frame (44) and a plurality of "struts" (54), e... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6202847 | Stackable boxes A box comprising a bottom, a pair of side walls, and a pair of end walls is stackable due to the shape of the end walls and their interaction with the bottom of the box. The end walls include parallel, upwardly directed arches flanked by flat surfaces whi... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6095333 | Child safety bucket A bucket that children cannot put over their head, having a bottom wall, side walls, a removable lid and a non-pivoting U-shaped handle. The side walls project upwardly from the bottom wall and form an opening having circumscribing edges. The removable li... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6047842 | Bucket device A new bucket device for storing and organizing items. The inventive device includes a bucket with a plurality of stackable storage trays disposed in the interior space of the bucket. The bottom of the bucket is inserted into a hole in the top face of a su... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5979654 | Nestable display crate for bottle carriers A nestable display crate for bottle carriers having a floor and a wall structure with that is designed to reveal the labels on the bottle carriers. The wall structure is of double thickness and comprises a lower wall portion adjacent the floor and a plura... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5855277 | Nestable display crate for bottles with handle feature A low depth, nestable display crate for bottles, preferably of single serve capacity, is integrally molded from plastic and comprises two basic components--a floor and a wall structure extending up from the floor and extending around the periphery of the ... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5704482 | Nestable display crate with extended handles A low depth, nestable display crate for bottles is integrally molded from plastic and comprises two basic components--a floor and a wall structure extending up from the floor and extending around the periphery of the floor. The floor has bottle support ar... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5577613 | Integrated carry handle and accessory interlock system A carry handle and interlock system for stackable equipment units includes dual functionality in a simple yet elegant design. A primary unit, such as a computer printer, is provided with a housing shell that includes outwardly warped side panels that also... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5564805 | Storage container with wheels A plastic storage container with wheel assemblies having an axle pin rotatably fixed to the container, a secure lid latch having a double-wall construction to ease opening and closing as well as an offset hinge to allow protection of the latch during dist... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5485920 | Stackable space saving container A Stackable Space Saving Container is disclosed which can be stored or transported in square cases with virtually no wasted space. This container is substantially rectangular having a diagonally slanting upper surface so as to form a rectangular cube when... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5423445 | Stackable carry container and interchangeable insert bin system A stackable container/storage bin combination is provided and includes at least one stackable container comprising an outer circumferential portion, a plurality of legs secured about the outer circumferential portion, each of the legs having a lower porti... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5415277 | Multipurpose stackable carrier A system of stackable containers including a plurality of carriers, each container comprising means for linking a carrier with a next adjacent stacked carrier, a plurality of means for containing objects, a handle, adapted to suspend the carrier and conta... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5307956 | Five gallon nestable plastic syrup container A disposable and recyclable plastic container for use in a post-mix beverage dispensing system includes first and second openings at a top end thereof. The container may be filled with syrup through the first opening and withdrawn by a pump through the se... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5265743 | Stackable plastic container A stackable plastic container, manufactured as one piece in a blow molding process and designed for transporting hazardous liquids has a parallelepipedal form with rounded corners and edges. The container is provided with a U-shaped protruding stacking su... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5086917 | Utility caddy for use with or without a bucket A utility caddy is provided which can be used for transporting cleaning supplies and the like. The caddy includes a pair of triangular compartments separated by a double-walled partition. A handle formed integrally with the partition allows the caddy to b... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5064101 | Five gallon nestable plastic syrup container A disposable and recyclable plastic container for use in a post-mix beverage dispensing system includes first and second openings at a top end thereof. The container may be filled with syrup through the first opening and withdrawn by a pump through the se... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5052557 | Combination display and shipping package for beverageware A shipping package for beverageware which functions to also display the beverageware as it is offered for sale on retain shelves. The package is stackable with like packages during transit and handling at all points from the manufacturing source to the co... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4881647 | Plastics can A plastics can 15 has a screw closure comprising a screw cap 34. In the closed position, a flat surface 44 of the screw cap 34 lies in one common horizontal plane with the upper edge of two edge handles 28, 29. When several such cans are stacked one upon ... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4846365 | Plastic stackable bottle case The interior of the case is divided by compartmenting walls into a plurality of bottle-receiving compartments and also a central compartment which is not suited for receiving bottles and is elongated. The compartments are hexagonal. At each end of the cen... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4823955 | Nesting and stacking storage container A nesting and stacking storage container is disclosed. The storage container has two opposing end walls, two opposing side walls disposed between the end walls, and a generally rectangular bottom joining the end walls and the side walls. A handle device i... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4821885 | Stackable and nestable basket device A basket suitable for stacking and nesting with like baskets comprising a substantially rectangular shaped frame having arches affixed to both edges of the frame and extending above and below the frame, a gripper bar affixed near, and extending across, th... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4805793 | Stackable bottle A blow molded container for liquids is vertically stackable with geometrically similar containers. Each container has a unitary body formed of an extruded parison the thermoplastic material. The containers have a bottom surface which includes a release gr... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4726470 | Stackable cup holder A stackable cup holder (10) for use with a disposable cup (12) is disclosed as including a cup holding body (14), and a handle (22) having an upper portion (24), and also a base (28) having a positioning space (30). The upper portion (24) of the handle (2... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4691828 | Container for liquids A container for liquids is formed of a shell of resilient plastic which defines a hollow body with at least two spaced posts upstanding from one side, and at least two recesses on the opposite side in which the posts of similar containers may be snugly re... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4671411 | Nestable open case A molded plastic and metal case is provided which is designed to be stackable with other cases of the same construction to provide a sturdy display of the products contained therein and which is also nestable with other like cases to provide compact stora... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4655360 | Non-skid case A non-skid case for carrying packaged soft drinks and the like. The case has depressions in the lower surface of the bottom panel thereof which extend only partially through the bottom panel. The depressions are configured to entrap a portion of a high fr... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4648522 | Barrel A barrel for holding, handling, or storing large quantities of bulk material such as meat and other food products features a seamless, one-piece plastic construction with integrally formed recessed handles for lifting or moving the barrel and integrally f... | 03/10/1987 |
