US3623634A
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Modular container
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1969-11-03
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Granted: 1971-11-30
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Expires: 1989-11-03
Abstract
Abstract A sectional container for storing and dispensing of a multiplicity of articles, especially articles such as medication pills that are accounted for in numbers, and comprised of like and/or identical vessels that are composed in cooperative coupled relation and preferably with one top closure, to thereby establish a straight cylinder or like compartmented container with normal ends.
Inventors
- 👤 Johanness Norgard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 23:02
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D21/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A compartmentalized modular container comprised of a plurality of like vessels releasably coupled, and each vessel including; a circumferential vertically disposed sidewall defining a plan configuration, a bottom of smaller configuration than said plan configuration, an upwardly faced male coupling member disposed radially outward at and defining the upper horizontal extremity of the sidewall, and a downwardly faced female coupling member disposed radially inward at and defining the horizontal joinder of the sidewall and bottom, the male and female coupling members of the neXt adjacent vessels being of complementary convex cross-sectional curvature exceeding 180* and forcibly disengageable for attachment and detachment of the vessels one to the other and to close one with the bottom of another.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A compartmentalized modular container comprised of a plurality of like vessels releasably coupled, and each vessel including; a circumferential vertically disposed sidewall defining a plan configuration, a bottom of smaller configuration than said plan configuration, an upwardly faced male coupling member disposed radially outward at and defining the upper horizontal extremity of the sidewall, and a downwardly faced female coupling member disposed radially inward at and defining the horizontal joinder of the sidewall and bottom, the male and female coupling members of the neXt adjacent vessels being of complementary convex cross-sectional curvature exceeding 180* and forcibly disengageable for attachment and detachment of the vessels one to the other and to close one with the bottom of another.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The compartmentalized modular container as set forth in claim 1 and wherein the uppermost of said plurality of vessels is closed by a cover having said female coupling member disposed horizontally at the joinder of its sidewall and bottom.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The compartmentalized modular container as set forth in claim 1, wherein the said male coupling member faces upwardly and forms a smooth convex rim and wherein the said female coupling member faces downwardly and forms a channel-shaped cavity to receive the male coupling member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
The compartmentalized modular container as set forth in claim 1, wherein the bottom of the vessel is joined to the sidewall by an upwardly and outwardly flared flange and wherein the horizontal disposition of the said female coupling member is above the plane of the bottom.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
71 words
The compartmentalized modular container as set forth in claim 1, wherein the said male coupling member faces upwardly and forms a smooth convex rim and wherein the bottom of the vessel is joined to the sidewall by an upwardly and outwardly flared flange, and wherein the said female coupling member faces downwardly and forms a channel-shaped cavity above the plane of the bottom and to receive the said male coupling member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The compartmentalized modular container as set forth in claim 1, wherein a radially projecting manually engageable finger extends from the female coupling member to rotate the same out of engagement with the said male coupling member.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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US3001564A
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-11-29 | 1975-05-31 | 1975-11-30 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-11-29 | 1979-05-31 | 1979-11-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-11-29 | 1983-05-31 | 1983-11-30 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |