Storage container with hinged lid
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1. A storage container comprising:
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a wall extending upwardly from the base, the wall including an integrally molded first hinge member including one of a hinge pin and a hinge pin socket, and the wall includes a first interlocking feature; and
a lid having an integrally molded second hinge member hingeably connected to the integrally molded first hinge member, and the integrally molded second hinge member includes the other of the hinge pin and the hinge pin socket, the lid including a second interlocking feature, the first interlocking feature interlocking with the second interlocking feature to secure the lid to the wall, and the hinge pin is pivotably received in the hinge pin socket, wherein the lid and the hinge members prevent access to the first interlocking feature and the second interlocking feature when the lid is in a closed position relative to the wall.
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Abstract
A storage container includes a base having side walls and end walls extending upwardly from the base. Lid halves are hingeably connected to upper edges of the side walls. A security recess is formed in the side walls adjacent to each hinge and corresponds with a security tab projecting from the lid halves preventing vertical movement of the outer edge of the lid half when the lid is in the closed position. The lid halves also include a lip adjacent to the hinge and upper and lower leaves that overlap with the opposing lid half to prevent moisture from seeping into the storage container.
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1. A storage container comprising:
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a base; a wall extending upwardly from the base, the wall including an integrally molded first hinge member including one of a hinge pin and a hinge pin socket, and the wall includes a first interlocking feature; and a lid having an integrally molded second hinge member hingeably connected to the integrally molded first hinge member, and the integrally molded second hinge member includes the other of the hinge pin and the hinge pin socket, the lid including a second interlocking feature, the first interlocking feature interlocking with the second interlocking feature to secure the lid to the wall, and the hinge pin is pivotably received in the hinge pin socket, wherein the lid and the hinge members prevent access to the first interlocking feature and the second interlocking feature when the lid is in a closed position relative to the wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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5. A storage container comprising:
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a base; a wall extending upwardly from the base, the wall including an integrally molded first hinge member including one of a hinge pin and a hinge pin socket, and the wall includes a first interlocking feature; and a lid having an integrally molded second hinge member hingeably connected to the integrally molded first hinge member, and the integrally molded second hinge member includes the other of the hinge pin and the hinge pin socket, the lid including a second interlocking feature, the first interlocking feature interlocking with the second interlocking feature to secure the lid to the wall, and the hinge pin is pivotably received in the hinge pin socket, wherein the first interlocking feature is located on an interior side of a hinge retainer formed in the wall. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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9. A storage container comprising:
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a base; a first wall extending upwardly from the base; a first lid; and a first hinge connecting the first lid to the first wall, wherein the first lid includes a first upper leaf, a second upper leaf and a lower leaf formed on an end opposing the first hinge and a lip protruding upwardly from the lower leaf when the first lid is in a closed position and extending continuously from the first upper leaf to the second upper leaf to prevent water intrusion past the first lid, wherein the lower leaf includes a plurality of protrusions extending upwardly, and the lip has a first height and the plurality of protrusions have a second height, and the second height is greater than the first height. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 29, 30, 44, 45, 50, 51)
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12. A storage container comprising:
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a base; a wall extending upwardly from the base, the wall including at least one first hinge member; and a lid having a plurality of second hinge members protruding upwardly therefrom, the at least one first hinge member connected to the plurality of second hinge members to pivotably connect the lid to the wall, the lid including a lip protruding upwardly from the lid between the plurality of second hinge members to prevent water intrusion through a hinge defined by the at least one hinge member and the plurality of second hinge members. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 40, 41, 42, 43, 52)
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13. A storage container comprising:
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a base; a wall extending upwardly from the base, the wall including at least one first hinge member; and a lid having a plurality of second hinge members protruding upwardly therefrom, the at least one first hinge member connected to the plurality of second hinge members to pivotably connect the lid to the wall, the lid including a lip protruding upwardly from the lid between the plurality of second hinge members to prevent water intrusion through a hinge defined by the at least one first hinge member and the plurality of second hinge members, wherein the lid includes a pocket secured to an upper side of the lid, and wherein a recess is formed in the pocket adjacent to an opening of the pocket to assist in accessing an interior of the pocket. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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19. A storage container comprising:
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a base; a plurality of walls extending upwardly from the base; a first lid and a second lid each hingeably connected to the walls, each of the first lid and the second lid having a plurality of alternatingly overlapping leaves extending toward one another; and a first hinge connecting the first lid to one of the plurality of walls and a second hinge connection the second lid to another of the plurality of walls, wherein at least one of the first hinge and the second hinge includes a security feature to retain at least one of the first lid and the second lid, respectively, in a partially closed position. - View Dependent Claims (20, 24, 25, 26, 34, 46)
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31. A storage container comprising:
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a base; a wall extending upwardly from the base; a lid hingeably connected to the wall; and a document pocket on an upper surface of the lid, the document pocket having a lower surface recessed relative to the upper surface of the lid and a recess formed in a portion of the lower surface of the document pocket, wherein the recess is recessed relative to the lower surface and located adjacent an opening of the document pocket to assist in accessing a document in an interior of the document pocket, wherein the opening is spaced away from the recess of the document pocket. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 47, 48, 49, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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