Openable/closeable container including a frame for supporting a pair of tray members
First Claim
1. An openable/closeable container comprising:
- a first frame member having an inner surface and an outer surface, said first frame member including a groove in said inner surface extending towards said outer surface for releasably receiving a flange of a first tray member therein, such that said first frame member releasably supports said first tray member; and
a second frame member having an inner surface and an outer surface, said second frame member including a groove in said inner surface extending towards said outer surface for releasably receiving a flange of a second tray member therein, such that said second frame member releasably supports said second tray member, said first and second frame members being hingedly connected together for allowing the first and second frame members to pivot between a closed position in which the frame members engage each other to provide a generally closed container and an open position in which the frame members do not engage each other and access is provided to the tray members.
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Abstract
An openable/closeable container including a rigid frame for supporting a pair of relatively flexible tray members. The container includes a first tubular frame member having an inner surface and an outer surface. The first tubular frame member is constructed of a rigid polymeric material and includes a groove in the inner surface extending towards the outer surface for receiving a flange of a first relatively flexible polymeric tray member therein. A second tubular tray member has an inner surface and an outer surface. The second tubular frame member is constructed of a rigid polymeric material and has a generally identical shape as the first tubular frame member. The second tubular frame member includes a groove in the inner surface extending towards the outer surface for receiving a flange of a second relatively flexible tray member therein. The first and second tubular frame members are hingedly joined together along a common edge by a polymeric hinge for allowing the first and second tubular frame members to pivot between a closed position in which the tubular frame members engage each other to provide a generally closed container and an open position in which the tubular frame members do not engage each other and access is provided to the polymeric tray members.
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21 Claims
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1. An openable/closeable container comprising:
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a first frame member having an inner surface and an outer surface, said first frame member including a groove in said inner surface extending towards said outer surface for releasably receiving a flange of a first tray member therein, such that said first frame member releasably supports said first tray member; and a second frame member having an inner surface and an outer surface, said second frame member including a groove in said inner surface extending towards said outer surface for releasably receiving a flange of a second tray member therein, such that said second frame member releasably supports said second tray member, said first and second frame members being hingedly connected together for allowing the first and second frame members to pivot between a closed position in which the frame members engage each other to provide a generally closed container and an open position in which the frame members do not engage each other and access is provided to the tray members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An openable/closeable container including a frame for supporting a pair of tray members, said container comprising:
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a first and second polymeric tray member each having a base and sidewalls extending therefrom for defining a receptacle area, said sidewalls including a flange extending therefrom for supporting said tray member; a first frame member having an inner surface and an outer surface, said first frame member including a groove in said inner surface extending towards said outer surface for releasably receiving said flange of said first polymeric tray member therein, said flange of said first polymeric tray member being snap-fitted into said groove such that said first frame member releasably supports said first tray member; and a second frame member having an inner surface and an outer surface, said second frame member including a groove in said inner surface extending towards said outer surface for receiving said flange of said second polymeric tray member therein, said first and second frame members being hingedly connected together for allowing the first and second frame members to pivot between a closed position in which the frame members engage each other to provide a generally closed container and an open position in which the frame members do not engage each other and access is provided to the tray members. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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