Container assembly and foldable container system

US9027825B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Conagra Foods RDM, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Steven R. Baker · Omaha, US
• Rebecca A. Bortolotti · Omaha, US
• Raquelle E. Hunter · Omaha, US
• Krista K. McDonald · Murray, US
• Kari Ann Brackelsberg Pappas · Omaha, US
• Michael Alan Pence · Chicago, US
• Jess C. Sweley · Omaha, US
• MaryKay Skrypec · Arlington Heights, US
• Ryan Fitzgibbon · Midland, US
• Judy Guo · San Francisco, US
• Grace J. Hwang · Menlo Park, US
• Laura Diane Janisse · Oakland, US
• Nicole Sarah Kahn · San Francisco, US
• Elle Luna · San Francisco, US
• Santiago Prieto · San Francisco, US
• Jenny Fan Raj · San Francisco, US
• Lauren Shimek · San Ramon, US
• Neil Owen Stevenson · Chicago, US
• Dorinda Von Stroheim · Alameda, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 12, 2012
• Grant date: May 12, 2015
• Expiry date: May 9, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D81/3216
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Container assemblies can include a first container and a second container, where the second container extends into and is supported by the first container. The first container and the second container can each include a flange around the periphery of an access opening. The flange of the second container is configured to provide support for the second container via engagement with the flange of the first container. In some instances, the second container can extend into and be supported by the first container through engagement of the flange of the second container with the flange of the first container such that a side panel of the first container is not in contact with a corresponding side panel of the second container. The container assembly can also include a lid for retaining the second container in the first container and/or for sealing to the first container and/or the second container.