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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2006
Curtis B. Herbert, Saint Paul, MN (US);
James C. Kolar, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Curtis B. Herbert, Saint Paul, MN (US);
James C. Kolar, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Foldware, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments include nestable containers and reversibly deformable closures for the containers that are disposable in the nested arrangement. For example, materials and methods are described for making and using a storage apparatus having storage containers and closures for the containers, the storage apparatus including a plurality of nested storage containers each having an opening, and a plurality of reversibly deformable closures for covering the openings, with the containers being nestable with each other with one of the closures disposed between each nested container.