WATERPROOF STORAGE DEVICE
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1. A waterproof storage container, comprising:
- a generally cylindrical container body having substantially upright walls, said walls having an upper rim portion and a lower rim portion, said lower rim portion having a closed bottom, and said upper rim portion having an opening as wide as said container body inside diameter, and said container body having an inner surface and an outer surface;
an inner lid configured for attachment to said container body at said upper rim portion, said inner lid for removable closure of said container body;
a weight bearing band circumvolving said container body at the upper rim portion, with said weight bearing band protruding from said container body, and parallel with a plane of said closed bottom; and
an outer lid configured for placement over said upper rim portion of said container body, with a lower rim of said outer lid configured to contact said weight bearing band, so that pressure on said outer lid is transferred to said weight bearing band, and not to said inner lid.
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Abstract
Presented is a waterproof storage container for above and below grade storage applications comprising a molded cavity with a large opening on one end, a threaded and gasketed inner lid, an outer id protecting the inner lid from moisture, backfill, and mechanical damage, enabling the burial or long term storage of firearms and other emergency supplies, a means to manufacture the same.
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26 Claims
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1. A waterproof storage container, comprising:
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a generally cylindrical container body having substantially upright walls, said walls having an upper rim portion and a lower rim portion, said lower rim portion having a closed bottom, and said upper rim portion having an opening as wide as said container body inside diameter, and said container body having an inner surface and an outer surface; an inner lid configured for attachment to said container body at said upper rim portion, said inner lid for removable closure of said container body; a weight bearing band circumvolving said container body at the upper rim portion, with said weight bearing band protruding from said container body, and parallel with a plane of said closed bottom; and an outer lid configured for placement over said upper rim portion of said container body, with a lower rim of said outer lid configured to contact said weight bearing band, so that pressure on said outer lid is transferred to said weight bearing band, and not to said inner lid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A waterproof storage container, comprising:
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a generally cylindrical container body having substantially upright walls, said walls having an upper rim portion and a lower rim portion, said lower rim portion having a closed bottom, and said upper rim portion having an opening substantially as wide as said waterproof storage container body inside diameter, and having an inner surface and an outer surface; an inner lid configured for threaded attachment to said inner surface of said container body at said upper rim portion, said inner lid being substantially the same diameter as the inside diameter of the said container body, and removable from said container body; a weight bearing band circumvolving said container body at the upper rim portion, with said weight bearing band protruding from said container body, and parallel with a plane of said closed bottom; a strap groove recessed into said container body exterior surface, suitable for attaching a lifting strap to said waterproof storage container, with said strap groove below and adjacent to said weight bearing band; and an outer lid configured for placement over said upper rim portion of said waterproof storage container body, with a lower rim of said outer lid configured to contact said weight bearing band, so that pressure on said outer lid is transferred to said weight bearing band, and not to said inner lid. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A waterproof storage container, comprising:
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an elongated container body having substantially upright walls, said walls having an upper rim portion and a lower rim portion, said lower rim portion having a closed bottom, and said upper rim portion configured for attachment of a snap fit container lid, and having an inner surface and an outer surface; a lower groove recessed into said waterproof storage container body exterior surface proximal to said lower rim portion; a detachable wheel assembly located by said lower groove and detachably stowable within said waterproof storage container body; a strap groove recessed into said waterproof storage container body exterior surface proximal to said upper rim portion; and a detachable handle assembly located by said upper groove and detachably stowable within the waterproof storage container body.
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- 22. A pipe closure device comprising a generally cylindrical body defining a passageway open from a first end through to a second end where said first end of said device comprises a rim with a protruding outer lip and a sectional profile to accommodate a snap fit bucket lid, and where said second end of said device is sized for a slip fit over the end of a cylindrical form, such that a snap fit bucket lid may be used as an end closure for a pipe thus fitted with the device.
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25. A waterproof storage container, comprising:
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a generally cylindrical pipe closure device defining a passageway open from a first end through to a second end; a first end of said pipe closure device comprising a rim with an outer protrusion with a sectional profile to accommodate a snap fit bucket lid; a second end of said pipe closure device sized for a slip fit over the end of a cylindrical form; a cylindrical pipe with a first end and a second end where the said first end of the said cylindrical pipe is fitted to the said second end of the said pipe closure device; a generally cylindrical vessel with a first end and a second end where the first end of said cylindrical vessel is open and sized for a slip fit over a cylindrical form and is so fitted to the said second end of the said cylindrical pipe; and a second end of said cylindrical vessel having a closed bottom. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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