Patents
US 8167166 B2: Container
- Granted
- 2012-05-01
- Filed
- 2008-11-21 application 12275649
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A container having a base with extending sidewalls therefrom and a lid hingedly connected thereto. The container may have an alignment mechanism having a lower alignment member and an upper alignment member locating surface on the base and lid, respectively, at the region where the base and the lid are hingedly connected. The container may have a plurality of locking mechanisms in which each locking mechanism includes an extending latching portion and a corresponding circular opening for engagement thereof. The locking mechanism is configured to securely lock the lid to the base wherein an appropriate amount of pulling force must be applied thereto in order to disengage the lid from the base.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg120501.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENINSULA PACKAGING, LLC 16 patents | US company or organization | Exeter, CA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Kidd | Placentia, CA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Stephen P. Zapatka | Kingston, IL | 4 | 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 | B65D81/263 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-17 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | BANK OF MONTREAL, AS AGENT signed 2017-03-14 | PENINSULA PACKAGING, LLC EXETER, CA | 70536/701 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2010-02-09 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | PENINSULA PACKAGING, LLC signed 2010-01-28 | BANK OF MONTREAL, AS AGENT EXETER, CA | 23937/382 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2008-11-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KIDD, ALLEN signed 2008-11-20 ZAPATKA, STEPHEN signed 2008-11-21 | PENINSULA PACKAGING, LLC EXETER, CA | 21877/140 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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