Paul Flum Ideas, Inc.

Jerry M Mynatt

Paul L Flum

A container assembly for storing and displaying chilled products such as bottled or canned soft drink beverages and the like comprising a body member, a floor member positioned adjacent the lower end portion of the body member, a tub member adapted to hold products positioned therein located adjacent the upper end portion of the body member, a drain tank assembly positioned intermediate the floor member and the tub member, and a plurality of bracket members attached to the inner wall surface of the body member, each of the bracket members including a plurality of spaced shoulder surfaces adapted for positioning and supporting the floor member, and/or the tub member, and/or the drain tank assembly. The drain tank assembly includes a spigot mechanism for emptying the waste chilled water received therein, the spigot mechanism being movable between a first position wherein the spigot mechanism is located within the body member and a second position wherein the spigot mechanism is at least partially exposed outside of the body member. A pivotable lid member, preferably made of a clear plastic material, is attached to a portion of the periphery of the tub member to enhance the visibility of the products displayed therein and to facilitate easy access and removal thereof.

Container assembly for chilled storage and dispensing of articles

A container assembly for storage and display of articles formed of a plurality of parts that can be stored and shipped in substantially flat form and that can be assembled to a three-dimensional form thereby both storing the articles that are for sale and representing a display of one of the articles. A cylindrical body comprises two or more body panels preferably of resilient plastic biasing the panels toward a normally flat condition. Cooperative elongated interlocking channel members for locking the body panels together at adjacent side edges to form the cylinder. The channels are formed to interfit readily when the body panel margins adjacent the edges are substantially coplanar. The pressure biasing the body panels toward a flat position locks the interlocking channels together when the panels are curved to form a cylinder. Flanges on the channel members bear against the body panel margins adjacent the edges to stiffen those panel margins to maintain a smooth continuation of the cylindrical shape at and through the lines of interlock. Partition panels and a floor assembly are positioned within the cylindrical body. A sheet is held by interlockable channel members in a cylindrical form and has a flat lid snapped onto it to form a replica of a bottle cap. The cap replica fits on top of neck portions of the partition panels.

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Desoto, MO, United States of America

Jerry M Mynatt