Reusable plastic containers as packaging material for disposable plastic garbage bags contained therein and method of packaging with reusable plastic containers as packaging material
First Claim
1. In combination;
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(a) a reusable plastic container; and
(b) a product including a plurality of plastic garbage bags disposed within said reusable container, wherein said reusable plastic container includes a container label associated with the container and having indicia representative of a description of the product, said container thereby functions as packaging and shipping material for said plastic garbage bags, said container, label and said bags thereby being saleable as a unit at a point of purchase;
wherein said reusable plastic container includes a container body;
a main lid detachably secured to close an open end of the container body, said main lid being formed with at least one pour opening; and
an auxiliary closure secured to the main lid to selectively cover said pour opening.
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Abstract
A multi-purpose container (10) is provided. The container has a lid (14) having an edge (60) and a ridge (54) rising from a top surface of the lid (14). The multi-purpose container also has a container portion (12) defining an opening (25) for the container (10). The container portion (12) includes a base (16) having a recess (82) defined in one surface (80) of the base (16). The container portion also includes first (22) and second (24) sides joined to the other surface of the base (16). Each side (22 & 24) has a lid channel (48) along a top inside edge (46) for receiving the lid'"'"'s edge. The back (18) is joined to the base (16) and sides (22 & 24) and has a back ridge (72) rising from an outside surface (70) and a lid channel (61) along its top inside edge for receiving the lid'"'"'s edge. The container portion (12) also includes a front (20) joined to the base (16) and sides (22 & 24) and has a front ridge (28) rising from its outside surface. The lid'"'"'s edge slides into the lid channel of the sides (48) and back (61) so as to secure the lid (14) in the container portion'"'"'s opening (25). Additionally, the lid'"'"'s ridge (54) can interlock with the base recess (82) of another similarly constructed container and the front ridge (28) can interlock with the back ridge (72) of another similarly constructed container.
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8 Claims
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1. In combination;
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(a) a reusable plastic container; and (b) a product including a plurality of plastic garbage bags disposed within said reusable container, wherein said reusable plastic container includes a container label associated with the container and having indicia representative of a description of the product, said container thereby functions as packaging and shipping material for said plastic garbage bags, said container, label and said bags thereby being saleable as a unit at a point of purchase; wherein said reusable plastic container includes a container body;
a main lid detachably secured to close an open end of the container body, said main lid being formed with at least one pour opening; and
an auxiliary closure secured to the main lid to selectively cover said pour opening.
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2. In combination;
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(a) a reusable plastic container; and (b) a product including a plurality of plastic garbage bags disposed within said reusable container, wherein said reusable plastic container includes a container label associated with the container and having indicia representative of a description of the product, said container thereby functions as packaging and shipping material for said plastic garbage bags, said container, label and said bags thereby being saleable as a unit at a point of purchase; wherein said reusable plastic container includes a container body;
a main lid detachably secured to close an open end of the container body, said main lid being formed with at least one pour opening; and
an auxiliary closure secured to the main lid to selectively cover said pour opening;wherein said main lid includes first and second pour openings spaced from each other, wherein said auxiliary closure includes a pair of closure portions at opposite ends thereof and a hinge portion at a center location, means for connecting said hinge portion to said main lid, whereby said closure portions are independently manually pivotable into and out of closing contact with an associated said pour opening.
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3. In combination;
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(a) a reusable plastic container; and (b) a product including a plurality of plastic garbage bags disposed within said reusable container, wherein said reusable plastic container includes a container label associated with the container and having indicia representative of a description of the product, said container thereby functions as packaging and shipping material for said plastic garbage bags, said container, label and said bags thereby being saleable as a unit at a point of purchase; wherein said reusable plastic container includes a container body;
a main lid detachably secured to close an open end of the container body, said main lid being formed with at least one pour opening; and
an auxiliary closure secured to the main lid to selectively cover said pour opening;wherein said main lid includes first and second pour openings spaced from each other, wherein said auxiliary closure includes a pair of closure portions at opposite ends thereof and a hinge portion at a center location, means for connecting said hinge portion to said main lid, whereby said closure portions are independently manually pivotable into and out of closing contact with an associated said pour opening; wherein said hinge portion has thin connecting web portions connecting the hinge to said closure portions of greater thickness than said web portions, said web portions thereby defining flexure zones about which the closure portions pivot relative to the hinge portion.
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4. In combination;
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(a) a reusable plastic container; and (b) a product including a plurality of plastic garbage bags disposed within said reusable container, wherein said reusable plastic container includes a container label associated with the container and having indicia representative of a description of the product, said container thereby functions as packaging and shipping material for said plastic garbage bags, said container, label and said bags thereby being saleable as a unit at a point of purchase; wherein said reusable plastic container includes a container body;
a main lid detachably secured to close an open end of the container body, said main lid being formed with at least one pour opening; and
an auxiliary closure secured to the main lid to selectively cover said pour opening;further comprising a locking tab formed on a side wall portion of at least one of the main lid and container body, and a locking recess formed on another side wall portion of at least one of the main lid and container body, whereby mating engagement of a locking tab of one said reusable plastic container within a locking recess of another said reusable plastic container enables adjacent containers to interlock in side-by-side display and to provide shipping stability.
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5. In combination;
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(a) a reusable plastic container; and (b) a product including a plurality of plastic garbage bags disposed within said reusable container, wherein said reusable plastic container includes a container label associated with the container and having indicia representative of a description of the product, said container thereby functions as packaging and shipping material for said plastic garbage bags, said container, label and said bags thereby being saleable as a unit at a point of purchase; wherein said reusable plastic container includes a container body;
a main lid detachably secured to close an open end of the container body, said main lid being formed with at least one pour opening; and
an auxiliary closure secured to the main lid to selectively cover said pour opening;further comprising a locking tab formed on a side wall portion of at least one of the main lid and container body, and a locking recess formed on another side wall portion of at least one of the main lid and container body, whereby mating engagement of a locking tab of one said reusable plastic container within a locking recess of another said reusable elastic container enables adjacent containers to interlock in side-by-side display and to provide shipping stability; wherein said locking tab and locking recess are provided with ribbed formations to enable snap-fitting interconnection.
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6. In combination;
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(a) a reusable plastic container including an open top container body and a main lid reattachably secured to selectively close the open top and define a liquid tight seal; and (b) a dry product disposed within said reusable container; (c) a label operatively connected to the container and having indicia representative of the description of the dry product package within the container; wherein said reusable plastic container constitutes packaging for said dry product, said container, label and said product thereby being saleable as a unit at a point of purchase; wherein said dry products are plural garbage bags.
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7. A method of packaging a product, comprising the steps of:
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(a) packaging said product within a reusable plastic container formed with a liquid tight closure lid and functioning as the packaging for said product; and (b) selling the reusable container and said second product as a unit at a point of purchase; whereby said container is reusable as a multi-functional container after both are purchased and said product is removed or dispensed from the container; wherein said products are plastic trash bags.
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8. In combination, comprising:
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(a) a reusable plastic container including a lid removably mounted to said container to form a liquid tight closure; and (b) plastic goods disposed within said reusable container, wherein said reusable container functions as packaging and shipping material for said plastic goods, both said container and plastic goods thereby being saleable as a unit at a point of purchase, wherein said plastic goods constitutes a plurality of plastic garbage bags.
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