US20170021966A1 - Container offering multiple configurations - Google Patents

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US20170021966A1
US20170021966A1 US15/214,569 US201615214569A US2017021966A1 US 20170021966 A1 US20170021966 A1 US 20170021966A1 US 201615214569 A US201615214569 A US 201615214569A US 2017021966 A1 US2017021966 A1 US 2017021966A1
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  • the invention relates to containers, such as containers for food service and/or food storage, and more particularly, to containers that include a receptacle and a lid that may be mounted to the receptacle in a plurality of configurations.
  • Disposable plastic containers comprising receptacles and removable lids are widely used in the food service industry, including food establishments such as restaurants and cafeterias. Often, it is necessary for such establishments to enclose food contents of widely differing types and amounts in such containers. For example, a salad may consume considerable space, but may require only a rudimentary seal, whereas a beverage or soup may be compact, but may require a highly reliable, liquid-tight seal. Due to these varying requirements, it can be necessary for food service establishments to maintain a large variety of different types and sizes of disposable container in inventory, leading to increased overhead costs.
  • U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0261065 purports to disclose a storage container that has a base with a bottom panel, and an upstanding side wall extending generally upward from a perimeter of the bottom panel.
  • the side wall has a top end and a top opening is generally circumscribed by the top end.
  • a reversible lid has a lid perimeter and a cover panel generally within the lid perimeter.
  • the cover panel has a first side and a second side.
  • the reversible lid can be installed on the base in two different selectable orientations including a first orientation with the second cover panel side facing the base and a second orientation with the first cover panel side facing the base.
  • a first seal is created between the reversible lid and the base in the first orientation and a second seal is created between the reversible lid and the base in the second orientation.
  • a first sealed storage space is formed between the base and the reversible lid when in the first orientation and a second sealed storage space is formed between the base and the reversible lid when in the second orientation.
  • the first sealed storage space has a larger volume than a volume of the second sealed storage space.
  • thermoforming involves manipulating a sheet of a certain thickness for achieving a formed shape. Therefore, rib constructions such as those taught by Claypool that require varying thicknesses are difficult to achieve by thermoforming.
  • PCT Publication No. WO1990/008710 purports to disclose a package for a sundae-type frozen dessert that includes an open-top container and a dished cap for the container.
  • the cap has a skirt portion that extends from one side of an annular shoulder and a pilot portion that extends from the opposite side of the shoulder portion to an annular crown that surrounds an open cup portion.
  • the skirt portion snaps over the rim of the container when the cap is in a normal position, with the one side of the shoulder resting on the container rim.
  • the pilot portion makes a loose telescopic fit within the top of the container when the cap is in an inverted position, with the opposite side of the shoulder resting on the container rim.
  • the cap After the container is partially filled with a dessert mix, the cap is fitted onto the container in the normal position, and the cup portion is filled with a topping and covered with a seal. The completed package is then frozen. To prepare for eating, the cap is inverted on the container after removal of the sealing cover, and the package is placed in a microwave oven until the topping melts and pours down onto the frozen dessert mix. The cap is then removed, and the hot sundae is ready for eating directly from the container.
  • the lid makes only a “loose telescopic fit” with the top of the container when the cap is in an inverted position (see e.g. abstract). Accordingly, the lid of the Timm design can only be sealed to the container in its upright configuration, and merely rests on the container in the inverted configuration.
  • a container having a lid that is sealable to a receptacle in at least two configurations that differ in volume and/or type of seal, wherein at least one of the configurations allows the full capacity of the container to be utilized, and wherein the lid and receptacle can be manufactured using thermoforming.
  • a container having a lid that is sealable to a receptacle in two configurations that differ in container capacity and, in embodiments, also in type of seal (i.e. liquid-tight or not liquid-tight).
  • the lid has a central portion surrounded by a periphery that is divided into first and second periphery portions, whereby the first periphery portion is proximal to and surrounds the central region of the lid, while the second periphery portion extends outward and downward from the first periphery portion.
  • the two periphery portions are joined by a generally horizontal shelf.
  • the central area and first periphery portion of the lid nest within the receptacle, so that a seal is formed between the outer surface of the first periphery portion and the inner walls of the receptacle, while the second periphery portion of the lid extends above the rim of the receptacle.
  • the lid is inverted as compared to the first configuration, so that the second periphery portion extends over the rim of the receptacle and forms a seal therewith, while the first periphery portion and the central region of the lid extend above the rim of the receptacle.
  • the shelf of the lid rests in both configurations on a flange that surrounds the rim of the receptacle, whereby the outer surface of the shelf is against the flange in the first configuration, and the inner surface of the shelf is against the flange in the second configuration.
  • lid and receptacle include projections and indentations that enhance the removable attachment of the lid to the receptacle in either or both configurations.
  • two receptacles can be provided, and a two-compartment container can be formed by attaching the lid to the first container in the first configuration while inverting the second container and attaching it to the same lid in the second configuration.
  • the two receptacles are identical to each other.
  • One general aspect of the present invention is a container that includes a receptacle having a receptacle base wall and a receptacle sidewall extending upward from the receptacle base wall to a receptacle rim, the receptacle sidewall having a sidewall inner surface and an opposed sidewall outer surface, and a lid having an outer surface and an inner surface, the lid having a lid central portion and a lid periphery divided into a first periphery portion proximal to the central portion and a second periphery portion positioned outwardly and downwardly of the first periphery portion, the lid being mountable to the receptacle in a first configuration and in a second configuration.
  • the lid central portion and first periphery portion are nested below the receptacle upper rim, and a portion of the lid outer surface is engaged with the receptacle sidewall inner surface
  • the lid in said second configuration is inverted with respect to the first configuration, the lid central portion and first periphery portion being above the receptacle rim, and a portion of the lid inner surface being engaged with the receptacle sidewall outer surface.
  • the receptacle sidewall inner surface comprises at least one indentation and the first periphery portion of the lid comprises at least one projection that is receivable in the indentation when the lid is mounted to the receptacle in the first configuration.
  • the second periphery portion in the first configuration is positioned above the rim of the receptacle.
  • the lid comprises a shoulder between the first periphery portion and the second periphery portion.
  • the receptacle rim comprises an outwardly extending receptacle flange, so that in the first configuration, an outer surface of the horizontal shoulder is seated on the receptacle flange.
  • in the second configuration an inner surface of the shoulder is seated on the receptacle flange.
  • the lid periphery comprises at least one inwardly extending projection, and in the second configuration the receptacle flange is secured between said inwardly extending projection and the shoulder of the lid.
  • the container when in the first configuration the container is liquid tight.
  • the receptacle is a first receptacle
  • the container further comprises a second receptacle that is mountable to the lid in an inverted position when the lid is mounted to the first receptacle in the first configuration.
  • the second receptacle is generally identical to the first receptacle.
  • the first periphery portion is nested in the first receptacle when the lid is mounted to the first receptacle in the first configuration and the second receptacle is mounted to the lid in the inverted second configuration.
  • the second periphery portion is positioned above the first periphery portion and above the first receptacle when the lid is mounted to the first receptacle in the first configuration and the second receptacle is mounted to the lid in the inverted second configuration.
  • the lid comprises a shoulder between the first periphery portion and the second periphery portion.
  • the rim of the first receptacle comprises an outwardly extending first receptacle flange, and an outer surface of the shoulder is seated on the first receptacle flange when the lid is mounted to the first receptacle in the first configuration and the second receptacle is mounted to the lid in the inverted second configuration.
  • the first receptacle and the lid are liquid tight when the lid is mounted to the first receptacle in the first configuration and the second receptacle is mounted to the lid in the inverted second configuration.
  • a container that includes a first receptacle having a first receptacle base wall and a first receptacle sidewall extending upward from the first receptacle base wall to a first receptacle rim, the first receptacle sidewall having a first sidewall inner surface and an opposed first sidewall outer surface, a lid mounted to the first receptacle and comprising a lid central portion, a lid inner surface facing away from the first receptacle, an opposed lid outer surface, and a lid periphery divided into a first periphery portion proximal to the central portion and a second periphery portion positioned outwardly and downwardly of the first periphery portion, wherein at least the first periphery portion is nested below the first receptacle rim, and a second receptacle having a second receptacle base wall and a second receptacle sidewall extending upward from the first recept
  • the lid outer surface engages the first sidewall inner surface to secure the lid to the first receptacle.
  • the first sidewall inner surface comprises at least one indentation
  • the lid outer surface comprises at least one projection
  • the projection is received in the indentation to secure the lid to the first receptacle.
  • the second receptacle sidewall engages the lid inner surface to secure the lid to the second receptacle.
  • the second periphery portion is positioned above the first periphery portion and above the first receptacle rim.
  • the lid comprises a shoulder between the first periphery portion and the second periphery portion.
  • the first receptacle sidewall comprises an outwardly extending first receptacle flange at the first receptacle rim, and the shoulder is seated on the first receptacle flange.
  • the second receptacle sidewall comprises an outwardly extending second receptacle flange at the second receptacle rim, and the second receptacle flange is seated on the shoulder.
  • the second periphery portion comprises at least one inwardly extending projection, and the second receptacle flange is secured between the inwardly extending projection and the shoulder.
  • the first receptacle and the lid are generally liquid tight. And in various embodiments, the first receptacle and the second receptacle are identical.
  • FIG. 1A is a top plan view of a receptacle in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1B is a side elevation view of the receptacle of FIG. 1A ;
  • FIG. 2A is a top plan view of a lid in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2B is a side elevation view of the lid of FIG. 2A ;
  • FIG. 3B is a side elevation view of the container of FIG. 3A ;
  • FIG. 3C is an exploded perspective view of the container of FIG. 3A ;
  • FIG. 3D is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3 D- 3 D in FIG. 3B ;
  • FIG. 4A is perspective view of the lid of FIGS. 2A and 2B mounted to the receptacle of FIGS. 1A and 1B in a second configuration in order to form a second container;
  • FIG. 4B is a side elevation view of the container of FIG. 4A ;
  • FIG. 4C is an exploded perspective view of the container of FIG. 4A ;
  • FIG. 4D is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4 D- 4 D in FIG. 3B ;
  • FIG. 5A is perspective view of the lid of FIGS. 2A and 2B mounted to two of the receptacles of FIGS. 1A and 1B ;
  • FIG. 5B is a side elevation view of the container of FIG. 5A ;
  • FIG. 5C is an exploded perspective view of the container of FIG. 5A ;
  • FIG. 5D is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5 D- 5 D in FIG. 3B ;
  • FIG. 6A is perspective view of the lid of FIGS. 2A and 2B mounted to two of the receptacles of FIGS. 1A and 1B , in an inverted configuration;
  • FIG. 6B is a side elevation view of the container of FIG. 6A ;
  • FIG. 6C is an exploded perspective view of the container of FIG. 6A .
  • a receptacle 102 and a lid 104 are shown according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the receptacle 102 When oriented as shown in FIG. 1B , the receptacle 102 includes a base 112 and sidewalls 102 that extend generally upward from the base 112 to a rim 120 .
  • the lid 104 When oriented as shown in FIG. 2B , the lid 104 includes a central portion 138 and a generally downward extending periphery 140 divided into a first periphery portion 142 proximal to the central portion 138 , and a second periphery section 144 , where the second periphery portion 144 is located below and displaced horizontally outward from the first periphery portion 142 .
  • the lid 104 may be mounted to the receptacle 102 in a plurality of configurations, in order to form various container configurations. Such configurations may, for example, be used for food service and/or food storage applications.
  • the lid 104 may be mounted to the receptacle 102 in a first configuration to form container 106 a .
  • the central portion 138 and first periphery portion 142 of the lid 104 are nested within the receptacle 102 , so that the central portion 132 and first periphery portion 142 located below the rim 120 of the receptacle 102 . Accordingly, the outer surface of the first periphery portion 142 is pressed against the inner surface 124 of the sidewall of the receptacle 102 .
  • the lid 104 may also be mounted to the receptacle 102 in a second configuration, in which it is inverted with respect to the first configuration, to form container 106 b .
  • the second periphery portion 144 extends over the rim 120 of the receptacle 102 , so that the inner surface of the lid 104 is pressed against the outer surface 126 of the receptacle 102
  • a pair of receptacles 102 a , 102 b may be assembled to a single lid 104 , on opposed sides of the lid 104 , in order to form another container 106 c .
  • the container 106 c has a bottom portion 108 that is generally equivalent to container 106 a , and a top portion 110 that is generally equivalent to container 106 b.
  • a pair of receptacles 102 a , 102 b may be assembled to a single lid 104 which is inverted with respect to the configuration shown in FIGS. 4A to 4D , on opposed sides of the lid 104 , in order to form another container 106 d .
  • the container 106 d has a bottom portion 108 that is generally equivalent to container 106 b , and a top portion 110 that is generally equivalent to container 106 a . It will be noted that while FIGS.
  • 5C and 6C show relative arrangement of two receptacles and a lid for containers 106 c and 106 d respectively, this is only intended for demonstration purposes and is not intended as a functional method for assembling or stacking the receptacle-lid combinations during use.
  • container 106 c FIG. 5A
  • container 106 d FIG. 6A
  • container 106 a FIG. 3A
  • engaging it with the receptacle 102 a can be created by inverting container 106 a ( FIG. 3A ) and engaging it with the receptacle 102 a .
  • lid and receptacle can be used interchangeably and the exemplary designation used herein is not intended to limit the functionality of a receptacle to be utilized as a lid or for the lid to be utilized as a receptacle.
  • the receptacles and lids described herein enable a food establishment such as a restaurant or cafeteria to create a variety of different container configurations by utilizing the same basic components depending on the type of foods to be served or stored therein.
  • Various container configurations may be adapted to have varying engagement characteristics between the lid and the receptacle.
  • the lid 104 when the lid 104 is mounted to the receptacle 102 in the first configuration to form container 106 a , it may provide a generally or relatively liquid tight or liquid resistant seal.
  • the container 106 b may be generally non-liquid tight or non-liquid resistant, or less liquid tight or less liquid resistant than the container 106 a.
  • the lid 104 may optionally be mounted to the receptacle 102 in the first configuration. If the receptacle 102 is to be used to store dry goods or solid or relatively viscous foods, the lid 104 may optionally be mounted to the receptacle 104 in the second configuration. Furthermore, if it is desired to store liquid goods and dry goods separately, two receptacles 102 may be mounted to a single lid 102 in order to form container 106 c or container 106 d .
  • the receptacle 102 a at the bottom portion 108 of the container 106 c may optionally be used to store liquid goods, and the receptacle 102 b at the top portion 110 may optionally be used to store dry goods.
  • the receptacle 102 a at the bottom portion 108 of the container 106 c may optionally be used to store dry goods, and the receptacle 102 b at the top portion 110 may optionally be used to store liquid goods.
  • receptacles and lids described herein may allow for simplification of inventory, as the same receptacle and lid may provide containers with different capacities.
  • a container of the first configuration may have a fill capacity of 1.5 oz.
  • a container of the second configuration may have a fill capacity of 2 oz.
  • the receptacle 102 extends along an axis 103 , and includes a receptacle base wall 112 , and a receptacle sidewall 114 extending from the receptacle base wall 112 .
  • the receptacle sidewall 114 may be said to extend upwardly from the receptacle base wall 112 .
  • the receptacle base wall 112 and receptacle sidewall 114 form an interior volume 116 (shown in FIGS.
  • the receptacle 102 is generally square in transverse section, and the receptacle sidewall 114 includes four sidewall portions.
  • the receptacle may be another shape in transverse section, for example circular, and the receptacle sidewall may include another number of sidewall portions, for example a single circular sidewall portion.
  • the receptacle sidewall 114 has a sidewall distal portion 118 defining a sidewall distal end 120 .
  • a receptacle opening 122 (shown in FIGS. 3C and 4C ) is at the distal end 120 .
  • the sidewall distal portion 118 and sidewall distal end 120 may also be respectively referred to as a sidewall upper portion 118 and sidewall upper end 120 , when the receptacle is in the position shown in FIG. 1B .
  • the receptacle sidewall 114 also has a sidewall inner surface 124 that faces the interior volume 116 , and an opposed sidewall outer surface 126 .
  • the receptacle sidewall 114 includes an outwardly extending receptacle flange 128 at the sidewall upper end 120 .
  • the receptacle flange 128 provides a seating surface for the lid 104 .
  • the receptacle flange 128 engages the lid 104 to removably secure the lid 104 to the receptacle 102 .
  • the sidewall inner surface 124 may include at least one indentation for engaging the lid 104 when the lid 104 is assembled to the receptacle 102 in the first configuration, as will be described in further detail below.
  • the sidewall inner surface 124 includes four indentations 130 (only one of which is labelled in the drawings), each of which is provided at a corner of the receptacle sidewall 114 , and each of which is in the sidewall distal portion 118 .
  • the lid 104 extends along an axis 105 , and includes a lid first surface 132 (shown in FIG. 3C ), and an opposed lid second surface 134 (shown in FIGS. 2A, 2B and 3C ).
  • the lid 104 is shaped so that the lid first surface 132 defines a recess 136 , which may be used for storage when the lid 104 is positioned so that the first surface 132 is upwardly facing.
  • the lid 104 includes a central portion 138 , and a lid periphery 140 .
  • the central portion 138 includes a generally square and flat panel.
  • the central portion may be of any other shape or be oriented in a non-planar manner, for example it may be circular, triangular, elliptical, or domed or curved.
  • the lid periphery 140 includes a first periphery portion 142 and a second periphery portion 144 positioned radially outwardly of the first periphery portion 142 .
  • the first periphery portion 142 is axially spaced from the central portion 138 in a first direction (indicated by arrow A 1 in FIG. 2B ), and the second periphery portion 144 is spaced from the first periphery portion in the first direction.
  • the first periphery portion 142 When the lid 104 is in the position shown in FIG. 2B , the first periphery portion 142 is above the second periphery portion 144 .
  • the first periphery portion 142 includes a first lid sidewall 146 extending generally orthogonally to the central portion 138 .
  • the second periphery portion 144 includes a second lid sidewall 148 that also extends generally orthogonally to the central portion 138 , and a lid lip 150 extending outwardly from the second lid sidewall 148 .
  • the lid periphery 140 further includes a shoulder 152 extending between the first lid sidewall 146 and the second lid sidewall 148 .
  • the shoulder 152 is seated on the receptacle flange 128 of the receptacle 102 .
  • the lid second surface 134 may include a portion for engaging the sidewall inner surface 124 , to removably secure the lid 104 to the receptacle 102 when the lid 104 is assembled to the receptacle 102 in the first configuration.
  • the lid second surface 134 includes four radially outwardly extending projections 154 (only two of which are labelled in the drawings).
  • the projections 154 are positioned at the corners of the first lid sidewall 146 , and are shaped to be received in the indentations 130 of the sidewall inner surface 124 of the receptacle 102 .
  • the lid second surface may include another number of projections, for example at least one projection.
  • the lid first surface 132 may include a portion for engaging the receptacle sidewall 114 to removably secure the lid 104 to the receptacle 102 when the lid 102 is assembled to the receptacle 102 in the second configuration.
  • the lid first surface 132 includes four radially inwardly extending projections 156 .
  • the projections 156 extend inwardly from the second lid sidewall 148 , and are spaced from the shoulder 152 .
  • the receptacle flange 128 is removably secured between the projections 156 and the shoulder 152 .
  • the lid second surface may include another number of projections, for example at least one projection.
  • the length or width of the projections as well as the height of the projections relative to the sidewall may vary to allow for customizing the fit between the receptacle and the lid and the lidding force needed during engagement.
  • the lid central portion 138 and first periphery portion 142 are nested in the sidewall upper portion 118 , so that the portion of the lid second surface 134 along first lid sidewall 146 faces the sidewall inner surface 124 of the receptacle 102 .
  • the second periphery portion 144 is positioned above the first periphery portion 142 and above the receptacle 102 .
  • a portion of the lid second surface 134 engages the sidewall inner surface 124 at the sidewall upper portion 118 to removably secure the lid 104 to the receptacle 102 .
  • the projections 154 of the lid 104 are received in the indentations 130 of the receptacle 102 , and removably secure the lid 104 to the receptacle 102 .
  • the projections 154 may generally be snapped into and out of the indentations 130 in order to mount the lid 104 to the receptacle and remove the lid from the receptacle, respectively.
  • the shoulder 152 of the lid 104 is seated on the receptacle flange 128 . This configuration provides a generally or relatively liquid tight or liquid resistant seal.
  • the lid 104 when the lid 104 is assembled to the receptacle 102 in the second configuration, the lid is inverted with respect to the first configuration.
  • the sidewall upper portion 118 is nested within the second periphery portion 144 of the lid, and the lid central portion 138 and first periphery portion 142 are above the receptacle 102 .
  • a portion of the lid first surface 132 engages the sidewall upper portion 118 to removably secure the lid 104 to the receptacle 102 .
  • the receptacle flange 128 engages the lid first surface 132 and is removably secured between the projections 156 and the shoulder 152 .
  • the receptacle flange 128 may generally be snapped past the projections 156 , in order to mount the lid 104 to the receptacle and remove the lid 104 from the receptacle 102 .
  • the lid lip 150 provides grasping portion, which may be grasped by a user in order to remove the lid 104 from the receptacle 102 .
  • a first receptacle 102 a and a second receptacle 102 b may be assembled to a single lid 104 , on opposed surfaces 132 , 134 of the lid 104 , in order to form the container 106 c .
  • the first receptacle 102 a and second receptacle 102 b are generally identical.
  • the term ‘identical’ indicates that the receptacles 102 a , 102 b are made from the same mold, and/or are indistinguishable to the naked eye.
  • first features of the first receptacle 102 a may be referred to with the prefix ‘first’
  • similar features of the second receptacle 102 b may be referred to with the prefix ‘second’.
  • the receptacles 102 a and 102 b may be of differing sizes, depths or shapes from each other, while still being adapted to engage with lid 104 .
  • the lid first surface 132 faces away from the first receptacle 102 a and towards the second receptacle 102 b , and the lid 104 covers both the opening of the first receptacle 102 a and the opening of the second receptacle 102 b .
  • the lid 104 is mounted to the first receptacle 102 a in the same fashion as shown in FIGS. 3A to 3D , and to the second receptacle 102 b in the same fashion as shown in FIGS. 4A to 4D .
  • this configuration is similar to the configuration of FIGS. 5A to 5C , but is inverted with respect to the configuration shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C .
  • the receptacle 102 and/or the lid 104 may be sealed with a membrane.
  • the receptacle 102 may include a membrane sealed to flange 128 .
  • Providing a membrane can help to contain liquids or viscous materials, particularly when inverted (e.g. as per receptacle 102 b in FIGS. 5A to 5D ).
  • the lid 104 may include a membrane sealed to shoulder 152 and/or lip 150 , when in either the first configuration or the second configuration.

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