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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2007
Ryan J. Coonce, Palatine, IL (US);
Ryan J. Coonce, Palatine, IL (US);
The Glad Products Company, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A containerincludes a coverand a base. The container coverincludes a first closure portion, an engagement portion, and an alignment portion. The baseincludes a second closure portion. The first closure portion of the coveris sealingly engageable with the second closure portion of the baseto define a sealed storage area. The coversstack together in two different ways. First, the coverscan be stacked into an 'aligned' stack. Second, the coverscan be stacked into a releasably locked stack. The alignment portion of the coveris engageable with the alignment portion of a second coverto form an aligned cover stack. The engagement portionof the coverincludes one or more engagement lugsthat are engageable with corresponding engagement lugsof the engagement portionof a second coverto form a releasably locked cover stack. The engagement portionof the coverfurther includes one or more drainage channelsthat provide a passageway for liquid entrapped between locked covers to quickly drain or evaporate.