Patents
US 10384831 B2: Container assembly including removable secondary container
- Granted
- 2019-08-20
- Filed
- 2017-08-15 application 15677769
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A container assembly including a primary container and a secondary container removably attached to the primary container. The primary container includes a top, a bottom and a side. The side includes a recess in which the secondary container is located when attached to the primary container. The recess is defined by two side walls extending laterally from a rear wall of the recess toward an outer surface of the side wall. The secondary container includes a top, a bottom and a side. The secondary container is attached to the primary container through a set of securing attachments, each including a protrusion and mating indentation. At least one of the walls of the primary container and the side of the secondary container includes the set of protrusions, and the other of the walls of the primary container and the side of the secondary container includes the set of mating indentations.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190820.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venus Laboratories, Inc. 8 patents | US company or organization | Addison, IL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Vlahakis | Cypress, CA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks | Cypress, CA | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jenna Arkin | New York, NY | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Aaron Miller | Tacoma, WA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Liz Barrett | Newburgh, IN | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jason Allen Rowe | Jasper, IN | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Scott L. Fisher | Evansville, IN | 31 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65D | Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers; accessories, closures, or fittings therefor; packaging elements; packages | B65D21/0204 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-01 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ARKIN, JENNA signed 2017-08-30 MILLER, AARON signed 2017-08-30 VLAHAKIS, VAN signed 2017-08-30 VLAHAKIS-HANKS, KELLY signed 2017-08-30 BARRETT, LIZ signed 2018-07-31 FISHER, SCOTT signed 2018-07-31 ROWE, JASON signed 2018-07-31 | VENUS LABORATORIES, INC. ADDISON, IL | 46528/261 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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