US20160332798A1

US20160332798A1 - Container Assembly

Info

Publication number: US20160332798A1
Application number: US14/712,225
Authority: US
Inventors: Gregory Hetzer
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2015-05-14
Filing date: 2015-05-14
Publication date: 2016-11-17

Abstract

A container assembly being separable into a plurality of sections includes a container that is divided into a plurality of selectively removable sections. Thus, the removable sections are manipulated to define a bottle, a cup, a dish and a funnel. A cap is removably coupled to the container.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

Field of the Disclosure
The disclosure relates to container devices and more particularly pertains to a new container device being separable into a plurality of sections.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a container that is divided into a plurality of selectively removable sections. Thus, the removable sections are manipulated to define a bottle, a cup, a dish and a funnel. A cap is removably coupled to the container.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 5 thereof, a new container device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the container assembly 10 generally comprises a container 12 that may contain a fluid 14. The fluid 14 may comprise water, soda or other fluid intended for human consumption. The container 12 has a top end 16, a bottom end 18 and a peripheral wall 20 extending between the top end 16 and the bottom end 18. The top end 16 is open and the container 12 is substantially hollow.
The peripheral wall 20 is divided into a bottom section 22, a medial section 24 and a top section 26. The bottom section 22 has a distal edge 28 with respect to the bottom end 18 and the medial section 24 has an upper edge 30 and a lower edge 32. The top section 26 has a distal edge 33 with respect to the top end 16 and the peripheral wall 20 has an inner surface 34 and an outer surface 36. The outer surface 36 corresponding to the medial section 24 is threaded adjacent to the lower edge 32 and the inner surface 34 corresponding to the bottom section 22 is threaded adjacent to the distal edge 28 of the bottom section 22. Thus, the medial section 24 threadably engages the bottom section 22.
The inner surface 34 corresponding to the medial section 24 is threaded adjacent to the upper edge 30 and the outer surface 36 corresponding to the top section 26 is threaded adjacent to the distal edge 33 of the top section 26. Thus, the top section 26 threadably engages the medial section 24. The peripheral wall 20 tapers inwardly between the distal edge 33 of the top section 26 and the top end 16 such that the top end 16 has a diameter that is less than a diameter of the bottom end 18. A cap 38 is removably coupled to the container 12 and the cap 38 is positioned on the top end 16 of the container 12.
In an alternative embodiment 40 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the peripheral wall 20 may be divided into an upper portion 42 and a lower portion 44. The upper portion 42 has a mating edge 46 and the lower portion 44 has a mating edge 48. The mating edge 46 of the upper portion 42 engages the mating edge 48 of the lower portion 44. A fastener 50 is provided that has a first end 52 and a second end 54. The first end 52 of the fastener 50 forms a clip 56. The fastener 50 is wrapped around the peripheral wall 20 corresponding to the upper portion 42 when the upper portion 42 is mated to the lower portion 44. The clip 56 engages the second end 54 of the fastener 50 thereby retaining the upper portion 42 on the lower portion 44.
In use, the bottom section 22 is matable to the medial section 24 such that the bottom section 22 and the medial section 24 forms a cup 58. The top section 26 is matable to the medial section 24 when the bottom section 22 is mated to the medial section 24. Thus, the bottom section 22, the medial section 24 and the top section 26 forms a bottle 60. The bottom section 22 is removable from the medial section 24 such that the bottom section 22 forms a dish 62. The top section 26 is removable from the medial section 24 such that the top section 26 forms a funnel 64. The fluid 14 may be poured outwardly from the cup 58 and into the funnel 64 thereby facilitating the fluid 14 to be transferred without spilling the fluid 14. The bottle 60 may be placed in a cold environment that is cold enough to freeze the fluid 14 within the bottle 60. The top section 26 is removed from the medial section 24 thereby facilitating the frozen fluid 14 to be consumed in the convention of ice cream or other similar frozen food item.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

Claims

I claim:

1. A container assembly having a plurality of removable sections, said assembly comprising:

a container being divided into a plurality of selectively removable sections wherein said removable sections are manipulated to define a bottle, a cup, a dish and a funnel; and

a cap being removably coupled to said container.

2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said container has a top end, a bottom end and a peripheral wall extending between said top end and said bottom end, said top end being open, said container being substantially hollow, said peripheral wall tapering inwardly toward said top end such that said top end has a diameter being less than a diameter of said bottom end.

3. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein:

said container has a peripheral wall; and

said peripheral wall is divided into a bottom section, a medial section and a top section, said bottom section having a distal edge with respect to said bottom end, said medial section having an upper edge and a lower edge, said top section having a distal edge with respect to said top end.

4. The assembly according to claim 3, wherein said outer surface corresponding to said medial section is threaded adjacent to said lower edge, said inner surface corresponding to said bottom section being threaded adjacent to said distal edge of said bottom section wherein said medial section threadably engages said bottom section,

5. The assembly according to claim 3, wherein said inner surface corresponding to said medial section being threaded adjacent to said upper edge, said outer surface corresponding to said top section being threaded adjacent to said distal edge of said top section wherein said top section threadably engages said medial section,

6. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein:

said container has a bottom section, a medial section and a top section; and

said bottom section being matable to said medial section wherein said bottom section and said medial sections form said cup, said top section being matable to said medial section wherein said bottom section, said medial section and said top sections form said bottle, said bottom section being removable from said medial section such that said bottom section forms said dish, said top section being removable from said medial section such that said top section forms said funnel.

7. A container assembly having a plurality of removable sections, said assembly comprising:

a container being configured to contain a fluid, said container being divided into a plurality of selectively removable sections, said container having a top end, a bottom end and a peripheral wall extending between said top end and said bottom end, said top end being open, said container being substantially hollow, said peripheral wall tapering inwardly toward said top end such that said top end has a diameter being less than a diameter of said bottom end, said peripheral wall being divided into a bottom section, a medial section and a top section, said bottom section having a distal edge with respect to said bottom end, said medial section having an upper edge and a lower edge, said top section having a distal edge with respect to said top end, said peripheral wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, said outer surface corresponding to said medial section being threaded adjacent to said lower edge, said inner surface corresponding to said bottom section being threaded adjacent to said distal edge of said bottom section wherein said medial section threadably engages said bottom section, said inner surface corresponding to said medial section being threaded adjacent to said upper edge, said outer surface corresponding to said top section being threaded adjacent to said distal edge of said top section wherein said top section threadably engages said medial section, said bottom section being matable to said medial section wherein said bottom section and said medial sections form a cup, said top section being matable to said medial section wherein said bottom section, said medial section and said top sections form a bottle, said bottom section being removable from said medial section such that said bottom section forms a dish, said top section being removable from said medial section such that said top section forms a funnel; and

a cap being removably coupled to said container, said cap being positioned on said top end of said container.