Interengaging containers
US5447249A · kind A · utility
31Cited by
13References
8Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H33/08
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A container for the sale of edible foods which, when empty, can be combined with other containers to serve as a children's toy. Each container has top and bottom ends and a laterally extending flange at the top end. The container has respective, mutually interlocking connection parts comprising pegs and complementary openings or recesses which enables a plurality of containers to be assembled together. The openings or recesses are in the flange and the pegs are on the bottom of the container, and the openings impart a clamping force on the pegs when two containers are interengaged so that the containers fit tightly together.
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