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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bradley W Andress, Hudson, WI (US);
Dale V Rude, St. Paul, MN (US);
Dick E VanKeuren, River Falls, WI (US);
Assignee:
Plastics, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206505 ; 206508 ; 206509 ; 220781 ; 220 2386 ;
Abstract
A set of different sized container assemblies, each container assembly consisting of a container and a matching lid, are disclosed in which same size containers nest, same size containers stack, and each smaller size container assembly is received within a larger container assembly, each lid having generally downwardly depending flange means which are radically spaced to receive the upper wall portion of an associated container, the assembly including cam means which assist in the assembly of a container to its associated lid.