Patent · US Expired

Dispensing container

US5573132A · kind A · utility

35Cited by
7References
12Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 25, 1994
Grant dateNov 12, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 25, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D2251/1058
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A reclosable container for storing and dispensing articles includes a body with a hinged base which can be opened for insertion of a supply of the articles and a cover, hinged to the body for access to the stored articles. The body and both the base and the cover have complementally configured locking projections and depressions so that they may be locked together in the closed position to seal off the interior. The cover also has a complemental configuration to the peripheral configuration surrounding an opening in the body to provide interlocking and surface to surface contact therebetween to further insure a substantially airtight seal therebetween. Also the top of the body, including the cover, and the base are of a complemental concave/convex configuration on to facilitate nesting of multiple containers.

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