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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2022
Instant Brands Holdings Inc., Downers Grove, IL (US);
Alfonse Drechsler, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Steven A. Olesen, Corning, NY (US);
Instant Brands Holdings Inc., Downers Grove, IL (US);
Abstract
A container, includes a collapsible portion and a container base. The collapsible portion has a first step structure; a second step structure; and a hinge assembly coupled between the first step structure and the second step structure. The container base is coupled to the collapsible portion. Another container includes a container base; a collapsible portion, coupled to the container base; a lid base, coupled to the collapsible portion; a ring, coupled to the lid base and sandwiching a periphery of the collapsible portion with the lid base; and a lid assembly, coupled to the ring when the container is in a closed status.