Container Assembly
A container having the ability to preserve contents is disclosed. The container can have a seal with a viewer, which can bend light, which will enable a user to better view the contents of the container while it is sealed. The container can also have a receptacle that can be filled with different items for better storage of the contents. The container having a viewer can also have a receptacle that allows the user to still see through the viewer to the contents.
The subject matter herein generally relates to containers used to contain, keep and display products.
Implementations of the present technology will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached figures, wherein:
It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures, and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts may be exaggerated to better illustrate details and features. The description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one.
Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure will now be presented.
The term “coupled” is defined as connected, whether directly or indirectly through intervening components, and is not necessarily limited to physical connections. The connection can be such that the objects are permanently connected or releasably connected. The term “outside” refers to a region that is beyond the outermost confines of a physical object. The term “inside” indicates that at least a portion of a region is partially contained within a boundary formed by the object. The term “substantially” is defined to be essentially conforming to the particular dimension, shape or other word that substantially modifies, such that the component need not be exact. For example, substantially cylindrical means that the object resembles a cylinder, but can have one or more deviations from a true cylinder. The term “comprising” means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in a so-described combination, group, series, and the like.
The present disclosure is described in relation to sealing elements that are employed to contain items within container 6 and to show that the container 6, and the contents therein, have not been tampered in any way.
In some embodiments, the container 6 will have a lid 5 without a lid opening 51, and the sealing element 2 will have a viewer 3. The sealing element 2 and the viewer 3 will be able to reside under the lid 5 when tightly attached to the container 6. In some embodiments, the viewer 3 can extend above, below, and/or be flush with the plane defined by the sealing element 2.
In some embodiments, the sealing element 2 is attached to the container lip 61. In some embodiments, the sealing element 2 is attached to the container lip 61 by means of an adhesive. In some embodiments, the sealing element 2 is attached to the container lip 61 by means of a material that is activated by electromagnetic energy. In some embodiments, the sealing element 2 is attached to the container lip 61 by means of an adhesive that is activated by heat. In some embodiments, the sealing element 2 is attached, at least in part, by pressure being applied to the sealing element 2, which in some instances can be applied by the lid 5. In some embodiments, the sealing element 2 is attached to the container lip 61 by means of induction. In some embodiments, the sealing element 2 comprises a pulpboard layer, a wax layer, a metallic foil layer, and a polymer layer. In some embodiments, the sealing element 2 comprises a foam layer, a metallic foil layer, and a polymer.
In some embodiments, the container 6 comprises a container attachment 62, located on the outside of the container 6, and will engage the lid 5. In some embodiments, the container attachment 62 comprises a thread, and the lid 5 comprises cooperating threads so that the lid 5 can be screwed onto the container 6. In some embodiments, the container attachment 62 is configured to establish an interference fit with the lid 5. In some embodiments, the interference fit is such that the lid 5 can be removed by some force by a user. In some embodiments, the user can replace the lid 5 on the container 6 to keep the contents of the container 6 therein.
In some embodiments, the container 6 and the lid 5 are not circular. In some embodiments, the viewer 3 has substantially the same shape as the lid 5 or the container lip 61.
In some embodiments, the lid 5 can a tamper-evident ring 52. The tamper-evident ring 52 or a tamper-resistant top 53 and tamper-resistant bottom 54 can accompany any embodiment of the lid 5. In some embodiments, the lid 5 will comprise a tamper-resistant top 53, tamper-resistant bottom 54, and a tamper-evident ring 52.
In some embodiments, the container 6 is transparent, translucent, colored, clear, or a combination thereof.
The embodiments shown and described above are only examples. Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present technology have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the present disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in the detail, including in matters of shape, size and arrangement of the parts within the principles of the present disclosure up to, and including, the full extent established by the broad general meaning of the terms used in the claims.
It should also be noted that elements of embodiments may be described in reference to the description of a particular embodiment; however, it is disclosed that elements of disclosed embodiments can be switched with corresponding elements of embodiments with the same name and/or number of other disclosed embodiments.
Claims
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a lid comprising a lid surface;
- a sealing element comprising a viewer; and
- a container;
- wherein the viewer is configured to allow light to pass from the container through the viewer;
- the sealing element is removably coupled to the container; and the lid is removably coupled to the container, and the sealing element is located between the lid and the container.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lid further comprises a lid window, the lid surface defines a lid opening; and light is able to pass through the viewer, the lid opening, and the lid window.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the lid window is at least partially located in the lid opening.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the viewer is configured to bend light traveling from inside the container through the viewer.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the viewer is configured to provide magnification or demagnification.
6. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the viewer resides at least partially in the lid opening.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lid further comprises a lid window, wherein the lid window is configured to bend light traveling from inside the container through the lid window.
8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sealing element and the container form a seal.
9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lid further comprises a tamper-evident ring; a tamper-resistant top and a tamper-resistant bottom; or the tamper-evident ring, the tamper-resistant top, and the tamper-resistant bottom.
10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the viewer is configured to provide magnification, and a focal point is predetermined.
11. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a flap coupled to the sealing element; wherein the flap defines a flap window, the flap is able to move to and from being perpendicular to the sealing element and parallel to the sealing element; and when the flap is parallel to the sealing element, the flap window allows light to pass through the viewer and thought the flap window.
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24. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sealing element is removably coupled to the container by an adhesive.
25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the adhesive is heat activated.
26. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the viewer defines a focal point and the focal point is located inside the container.
Type: Application
Filed: Dec 9, 2020
Publication Date: Jun 9, 2022
Inventors: George Francis Unger, IV (Anaheim, CA), Phuong Vu Pham (Placentia, CA), Cameron Brown (Riverside, CA)
Application Number: 17/116,276