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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2024
The Gsi Group, Llc, Assumption, IL (US);
Garrett Schreiner, Assumption, IL (US);
Raymond Fox, Assumption, IL (US);
Thomas D. Fleshner, Shelbyville, IL (US);
The GSI Group, LLC, Assumption, IL (US);
Abstract
A storage container system includes a storage container having a frustoconical roof defining a central opening and a lid assembly mounted to the roof of the storage container. The lid assembly includes a rail guide member mounted to the roof of the storage container and oriented such that a center longitudinal axis of the rail guide member has a same pitch as the roof and a lid rotatably coupled to the rail guide member and configured to slide along the rail guide member between open and closed positions over the opening, where when the lid is in an open position, an upper surface of the lid has a same pitch as the roof.