Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • 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
  • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
  • B65D25/20—External fittings
  • B65D25/205—Means for the attachment of labels, cards, coupons or the like
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
  • B43L—ARTICLES FOR WRITING OR DRAWING UPON; WRITING OR DRAWING AIDS; ACCESSORIES FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
  • B43L1/00—Repeatedly-usable boards or tablets for writing or drawing
  • B43L1/008—Repeatedly-usable boards or tablets for writing or drawing with magnetic action
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • 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
  • B65D23/00—Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
  • B65D23/12—Means for the attachment of smaller articles
  • B65D23/14—Means for the attachment of smaller articles of tags, labels, cards, coupons, decorations or the like
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • 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
  • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • 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
  • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
  • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
  • B65D51/245—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes provided with decoration, information or contents indicating devices, labels
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • 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
  • B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators
  • B65D2203/02—Labels

Definitions

• the embodiments herein relate generally to storage containers, and more particularly, to a container with a magnetic rewriteable display surface.
• a container with a magnetic rewriteable display surface for placing a temporary message or label to identify contents, expirations, ownership, or the like, wherein the container may also include a food storage guideline.
• a container for storing items may include a container body; a lid designed to engage with the container body; and a rewriteable magnetic display built into the lid or the container body.
• the rewriteable magnetic display may be removably attached to the lid or container body.
• the container may include a stylus designed to create erasable marks on the rewriteable magnetic display.
• the container may also include food storage guidelines printed or otherwise displayed thereon.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present disclosure.
• Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present disclosure.
• Fig. 3 is an exploded view of one embodiment of the present disclosure.
• Fig. 4 is a bottom perspective view of one embodiment of the present disclosure.
• Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one embodiment of the present disclosure.
• Fig. 6 is a detail section view of one embodiment of the present disclosure, taken along line 6-6 in Fig. 1.
• Fig. 7 is a detail section view of one embodiment of the present disclosure.
• Fig. 8 is a detail section view of one embodiment of the present disclosure.
• Fig. 9 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present disclosure.
• Fig. 10 is an exploded view of one embodiment of the present disclosure.
• Fig. 11 is a section view of one embodiment of the present disclosure, taken along line 11-11 in Fig. 9.
• Fig. 12 is a section view of one embodiment of the present disclosure.
• Fig. 13 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present disclosure.
• Fig. 14 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present disclosure.
• Fig. 15 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present disclosure.
• Fig. 16 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present disclosure.
• the device of the present disclosure may be used as a container with a magnetic rewriteable display surface and may comprise the following elements.
• This list of possible constituent elements is intended to be exemplary only, and it is not intended that this list be used to limit the device of the present application to just these elements. Persons having ordinary skill in the art relevant to the present disclosure may understand there to be equivalent elements that may be substituted within the present disclosure without changing the essential function or operation of the device.
• some embodiments of the present disclosure include a container for storing items, the container comprising a container body, a lid designed to engage with the container body, and a magnetic rewriteable display built into a member selected from the group consisting of the lid and the container body.
• the container may further comprise a stylus 38 designed to interact with the rewriteable magnetic display to create a mark 50.
• the mark 50 may be created, for example, by a magnetic tip 40 of the stylus 38 attracting magnetic particles to an outer surface of the magnetic rewriteable display.
• a user 46 may simply press down on the magnetic rewriteable display, causing the particles to be pulled away or dispersed from the outer surface.
• a magnetic rewriteable display may be built into a rewriteable lid 10 designed to engage with a container body 36.
• the rewriteable lid 10 may comprise a housing 20 designed to engage with a lower lid housing 30, which is in turn designed to engage with an upper rim of the container body 36.
• the housing 20 may have a magnetophoretic display 14 mounted or otherwise attached thereto.
• a top clear panel 12 may optionally be attached to the housing 20 such that the magnetophoretic display 14 is sandwiched between the top clear panel 12 and an optional bottom clear panel 28.
• a surface of the housing 20 opposite the magnetophoretic display 14 may have a food storage guideline label 24 attached thereto.
• the food storage guidelines may be printed directly on the surface of the magnetophoretic display 14 or the optional bottom clear panel 28 opposite the top clear panel 12.
• the bottom clear panel 28 may be attached to a surface of the housing 20 opposite the magnetophoretic display 14, such that the food storage guideline label 24 is sandwiched between the magnetophoretic display 14 and the bottom clear panel 28.
• the bottom clear panel 28 may serve as a protective covering for the food storage guideline label 24, wherein guideline text 26 may be visible through the bottom clear panel 28.
• the lower lid housing 30 may include an outer lid housing attachment lip 34 encircling a lower lid clear panel 32, wherein the lower lid housing attachment lip 34 is designed to removably engage with the container body 36 to removably attach the rewriteable lid 10 to the container body 36.
• the magnetophoretic display 14 may comprise a transparent enclosure filled with a magnetophoretic display fluid 18 containing metallic particles 16 and containment mesh 19 held within the magnetophoretic display fluid 18.
• a magnetic device such as the magnetic tip 40 on stylus 38 is drawn across the magnetophoretic display 14 (or the optional top clear panel 12)
• the metallic particles 16 are drawn upwards and away from the area of the magnetophoretic display 14 proximate the bottom clear panel 28, creating a mark or written image 50 on the outermost surface of the magnetophoretic display 14.
• a user 46 may simply press a top surface of the magnetophoretic display 14 with his or her finger 48, causing the metallic particles 16 to disperse back down into the magnetophoretic display fluid 18.
• the container body 76 may engage with an alternate rewriteable lid assembly 52 comprising a lid housing 72 with an optional top clear panel 54 and a housing lip 74 designed to engage with an upper rim of the container body 76.
• the lid housing 72 may have an alternate magnetophoretic display 56 mounted or otherwise attached thereto, such that a user 46 may display a rewriteable written image 50 thereon.
• the lid housing 72 may be designed to hold, in order, a bottom clear lid panel 70, an optional food storage guideline label 68, a base magnet 66, the magnetophoretic display 56, and the optional top clear panel 54.
• Fig. 10 the lid housing 72 may be designed to hold, in order, a bottom clear lid panel 70, an optional food storage guideline label 68, a base magnet 66, the magnetophoretic display 56, and the optional top clear panel 54.
• an air gap slot 64 may be positioned between the base magnet 66 and the alternate magnetophoretic display 56.
• the alternate magnetophoretic display 56 may comprise a plurality of cells 58, a display fluid 62, such as an opaque or clear display fluid, filling the plurality of cells 58, and metallic particles 60 suspended within the display fluid 62.
• a magnetic device such as the magnetic tip 40 of stylus 38
• the metallic particles 60 may be drawn toward the top clear panel 54, creating a written image 50.
• a user 46 may press down with his or her finger, causing the air gap slot 64 to depress, resulting in the base magnet 66 coming close to a bottom surface of the magnetophoretic display 56.
• the metallic particles 60 are pulled downward from the surface of the magnetophoretic display 56 proximate to the top clear panel 54, causing the written image 50 to be erased.
• the base magnet 66 may be an elongate item designed to slide underneath the magnetophoretic display 56 using a lever and a knob.
• the magnetophoretic display 56 may be rotated with respect to the base magnet 66 to attract the metallic particles 60 to the base magnet 66, as well as rotated back to reset the drawings surface.
• the lid may comprise two housings, one of which houses the magnetophoretic display and the second of which houses the base magnet.
• the two housings may be operatively and rotationally attached to each other by way of a screw-like, step, or notch structure.
• the container lid including the magnetophoretic display
• the container body 78 may include a display slot 82 attached or built into one of the walls of the container body 78.
• the magnetophoretic display 80 may simply slide or otherwise be enclosed within the display slot 82.
• Figs. 13 and 14 the container body 78 may include a display slot 82 attached or built into one of the walls of the container body 78.
• the magnetophoretic display 80 may simply slide or otherwise be enclosed within the display slot 82.
• the container body 84 may include a container recess 90 in at least one of the walls, wherein the container recess 90 is sized to accommodate the magnetophoretic display 86, which may include a display attachment lip 88 extending from the outer edges thereof, the display attachment lip 88 designed to engage with the container recess 90 and hold the magnetophoretic display therein.
• the magnetic rewriteable display may be removably attached to the lid or container body, allowing for microwaving of the container and lid, washing of the container or lid, and the like.
• the magnetophoretic display may be contained between the top clear panel and the bottom clear panel under high atmospheric pressure to prevent the display liquid from freezing or boiling when exposed to extreme temperatures.
• the magnetic rewriteable display may be used with any desired magnetic device, such as a magnetic tip stylus.
• the stylus 38 may include an elongate body with a center orifice 44, an internal magnet 42 built into the elongate body, and a magnetic tip 40.
• the container of the present disclosure may be made of any suitable or desired materials.
• the magnetophoretic display may be housed in, for example, plastic or silicone.
• the clear panels may comprise a protective glass or plastic layer.
• the container body may have any desired shape or size such that any desired items may be stored therein.
• the food storage guidelines may be attached, adhered, or printed on any surface of the container or lid. While these guidelines are optional, they may be useful for reminding or educating the user of food expirations.
• Embodiments of the disclosed invention can be useful for storing items.

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