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US5671503A
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Attachable storage handle for beverage container
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1996-09-06
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Granted: 1997-09-30
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Expires: 2016-09-06
Abstract
Abstract An attachable storage handle for a beverage container comprising a detachable storage container (40) and an attaching member (50) having a hole (52). In one embodiment, the attaching member (50) is an inverted L-shaped member. The long portion (54) of the L-shaped member (50) is permanently attached to the exterior surface (22) of a beverage container (20) with adhesive (30). The storage container (40) is detachably engaged within the hole (52) of the short portion (56). The storage container (40) has a resealable closure means (60) for selectively opening and closing coupled to the top end (44) of the storage container (40, as all the above are so referenced to FIG. 7!).
Inventors
- 👤 Peggy Uebelacker
- 👤 John Caravella
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-01 18:54
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G19/00; A47G19/22; A47G19/2205; A47G19/2266; B; B65; B65D; B65D21/00; B65D21/02; B65D21/0201; B65D21/0204; B65D25/00; B65D25/28; B65D25/2802; B65D25/2805; B65D25/2811; B65D2525/00; B65D2525/28; B65D2525/281; B65D2525/289
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
190 words
A removable storage handle for a beverage container comprising: an attaching member, a storage container body and a resealable closure means; said attaching member is substantially configured having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion; said vertical portion configured to be attached to an exterior surface of a beverage container body and to conform substantially flush with said beverage container body; said horizontal portion protruding radially outward from said vertical portion and containing a hole vertically therethrough; said hole comprising an inner circumferential surface with said inner circumferential surface containing a groove; said storage container body is substantially tube shaped with an open top end and a closed bottom end; said top end having an outer surface comprising a collar and a spline; said collar at least partially surrounding said outer surface of storage container body and seating up against said attaching member and said spline engaging said groove of said hole when said storage container body is engaged within said hole; said resealable closure means matingly engages said top end thereby creating an interlocking synergistic union between said attaching member, said storage container body and said resealable closure means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
190 words
A removable storage handle for a beverage container comprising: an attaching member, a storage container body and a resealable closure means; said attaching member is substantially configured having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion; said vertical portion configured to be attached to an exterior surface of a beverage container body and to conform substantially flush with said beverage container body; said horizontal portion protruding radially outward from said vertical portion and containing a hole vertically therethrough; said hole comprising an inner circumferential surface with said inner circumferential surface containing a groove; said storage container body is substantially tube shaped with an open top end and a closed bottom end; said top end having an outer surface comprising a collar and a spline; said collar at least partially surrounding said outer surface of storage container body and seating up against said attaching member and said spline engaging said groove of said hole when said storage container body is engaged within said hole; said resealable closure means matingly engages said top end thereby creating an interlocking synergistic union between said attaching member, said storage container body and said resealable closure means.
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