Storage Container and Container System
First Claim
1. A storage container system comprising:
- a plurality of container bases each having a bottom, a continuous side wall extending up from the bottom and terminating at a top edge, an interior storage space within the side wall above the bottom, and an open top bounded by the top edge;
a plurality of lids each having a main panel section, a perimeter skirt around the main panel section, a top side, and a bottom side, each of the plurality of lids configured to close off the open top of any one of the plurality of container bases by connecting a lid seal part of the perimeter skirt to the side wall near the top edge;
a first connecting structure on each of the plurality of lids, each first connecting structure having a first lid-to-lid component and a mating lid-to-lid component, each first lid-to-lid component configured to connect to the mating lid-to-lid component on any other one of the plurality of lids to connect any two of the plurality of lids together; and
a second connecting structure different from the first connecting structure, each second connecting structure having a second lid-to-base component on each of the plurality of lids and a mating lid-to-base component on each of the plurality of container bases, each second lid-to-base component configured to connect to the mating lid-to-base component to connect any one of the plurality of lids to the bottom of any one of the plurality of container bases.
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Abstract
A storage container system has a plurality of container bases and lids. Each base has a bottom, a continuous side wall extending up from the bottom and terminating at a top edge, an interior storage space within the side wall above the bottom, and an open top bounded by the top edge. Each lid has a main panel section, a perimeter skirt around the main panel section, a top side, and a bottom side. Each lid is configured to close off the open top of any one of the plurality of container bases by connecting a part of the perimeter skirt to the side wall near the top edge. Each lid has a first connecting structure with a lid-to-lid component and a mating lid-to-lid component. Each lid-to-lid component is configured to connect to the mating lid-to-lid component on any other one of the plurality of lids to connect any two of the plurality of lids together. Each lid also has a lid-to-base component, which is part of a second connecting structure and is different from the first connecting structure components. Each base has a mating lid-to-base component of the second connecting structure. Each lid-to-base component is configured to connect to each mating lid-to-base component to connect any one of the plurality of lids to the bottom of any one of the plurality of container bases.
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20 Claims
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1. A storage container system comprising:
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a plurality of container bases each having a bottom, a continuous side wall extending up from the bottom and terminating at a top edge, an interior storage space within the side wall above the bottom, and an open top bounded by the top edge; a plurality of lids each having a main panel section, a perimeter skirt around the main panel section, a top side, and a bottom side, each of the plurality of lids configured to close off the open top of any one of the plurality of container bases by connecting a lid seal part of the perimeter skirt to the side wall near the top edge; a first connecting structure on each of the plurality of lids, each first connecting structure having a first lid-to-lid component and a mating lid-to-lid component, each first lid-to-lid component configured to connect to the mating lid-to-lid component on any other one of the plurality of lids to connect any two of the plurality of lids together; and a second connecting structure different from the first connecting structure, each second connecting structure having a second lid-to-base component on each of the plurality of lids and a mating lid-to-base component on each of the plurality of container bases, each second lid-to-base component configured to connect to the mating lid-to-base component to connect any one of the plurality of lids to the bottom of any one of the plurality of container bases. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A storage container comprising:
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a base having a bottom, a continuous side wall extending up from the bottom and terminating at a top edge, an interior storage space within the side wall above the bottom, and an open top bounded by the top edge; a lid having a main panel section, a perimeter skirt around the main panel section, a top side, and a bottom side, the lid configured to close off the open top with the bottom side facing the interior storage space by connecting a lid seal part of the perimeter skirt to the side wall near the open top; a base component of a lid-to-base connecting structure on the bottom of the base; and a lid component of the lid-to-base connecting structure on the lid configured to slidably and frictionally connect to the base component of the lid-to-base connecting structure. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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