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- 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
- B65D25/02—Internal fittings
- B65D25/10—Devices to locate articles in containers
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- 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
- B65D59/00—Plugs, sleeves, caps, or like rigid or semi-rigid elements for protecting parts of articles or for bundling articles, e.g. protectors for screw-threads, end caps for tubes or for bundling rod-shaped articles
- B65D59/02—Plugs
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- the present invention relates to a container for storing and displaying a spark plug, which
- the present invention relates to a
- protective end caps and which may include a transparent tube member for interconnecting the end caps.
- storage containers are intended for holding multiple spark plugs in a single container.
- This box consists of a disposable rectangular box made of card stock. This box may be entirely opaque, or
- a linear sequence of spark plugs, each individually boxed in this type of known container, may be placed in a larger box for retail sale.
- Class 206, subclass 327 is provided in the U.S. Patent Classification System for the classification "special receptacle or package-container for a space-jumping spark device".
- one or more spark plugs include U.S. design patent D-290,584, as well as U.S. utility patent
- the present invention provides a set of two protective end caps to protect, and to help organize, a spark plug among other, similar spark plugs in storage and
- a set of end caps in accordance with this first embodiment includes a first end
- the first end cap has a body with a hollow socket formed therein to receive a terminal
- the second end cap includes a support base with a basket attached to and extending
- the basket includes an inwardly facing plug-contacting surface
- the basket may include a plurality of upwardly extending fingers attached
- the basket may include a pair of opposed upwardly extending fork members, each of the fork members including a substantially C-shaped plug reinforcement at the top end thereof.
- the present invention provides a display container for use in storing, transporting, and/or displaying a spark plug.
- This second embodiment includes the first
- hollow sleeve formed of a transparent plastic, for slidably receiving the first and second end caps
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a storage and display container assembly in connection
- Figure 2 is an exploded plan view of the container and spark plug of Figure 1 ;
- Figure 3 is a top plan view of an upper end cap which is one component of the container
- Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the upper end cap of Figure 3;
- Figure 5 is a side plan view of the upper end cap of Figures 3-4;
- Figure 6 is a sectional view of the upper end cap of Figures 3-5, taken along the line 6-6 of Figure 5; •
- Figure 7 is a perspective view of a lower end cap which is another component of the
- Figure 8 is a top plan view of the lower end cap of Figure 7;
- Figure 9 is a first side plan view of the lower end cap of Figure 7, taken from a first
- Figure 10 is a second side plan view of the lower end cap of Figure 7, taken from a
- Figure 11 is a perspective view of an alternative lower end cap which may be used
- Figure 12 is a top plan view of the lower end cap of Figure 11 ;
- Figure 13 is a side plan view of the lower end cap of Figures 11-12.
- Figure 14 is a cross-section of the lower end cap of Figures 11-13, taken along the line 14-14 in Figure 13.
- spark plug is shown generally at 10. Many types of spark plugs are known and are commercially available.
- the container 10 according to the present invention is intended to be used to store and
- spark plug 12 display a spark plug 12, but the spark plug, per se, is not part of the invention, rather, the spark
- the container 10 includes a first (upper)
- end cap 14 a second (lower) end cap 16 and a hollow tube 18 for interconnecting the first and
- the tube 18 has holes formed in opposed ends thereof for slidably receiving the first and second end caps, respectively.
- spark plug container 10 may be inverted or placed on its side, and that when
- container 10 may be used in a different orientation from that shown in Figures 1-2. Accordingly,
- illustrated embodiment has a generally hexagonal outline, when seen in plan view ( Figure 3).
- the second end cap 16 should have a corresponding outline shape identical to that of the first end
- cap 14 While a hexagonal outline is shown, this outline may be circular, triangular, square, rectangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, or other shape, although regular, substantially geometric
- the upper end cap 14 is a solid or hollow plastic body, and has a hollow socket 20
- the upper end cap 14 has a substantially flat roof
- the substantially annular boss 24 includes a first
- substantially cylindrical outer surface 25 which may, optionally, have a first groove 26 formed
- the lowermost portion of the annular boss 24 is tapered inwardly on both the inside and the outside thereof below the substantially cylindrical outer surface 25, as shown, to facilitate alignment of the end cap 14 with the terminal post 11 of a spark plug 12, and also to
- the roof plate 22 of the first end cap 14 comprises a first outer edge portion 28 which extends outwardly beyond the annular boss 24.
- portion 28 defines a regular shape having a plurality of substantially flattened edge portions of
- the end cap 14 of Figure 4 defines a hexagonal shape, as noted,
- the Second End Cap (First Embodiment)
- FIG. 7-10 a first embodiment of a second end cap 16 is shown. This embodiment of the end cap 16 is the same as that shown in Figures 1-3.
- the basket 46 includes a plurality of upwardly extending fingers. In the depicted
- the basket 46 includes three fingers 48, 50 and 51.
- Each of the fingers 48, 50 and 51 includes an inwardly-facing plug contacting surface 49, 51, and 53, respectively.
- each of the fingers 48, 50 and 52 may be beveled outwardly at the inside face
- the base 44 of the lower end cap 16 includes a foundation plate 54 and an annular band
- the annular band 56 attached to and extending upwardly from the foundation plate.
- the annular band 56 has a
- the outer surface 58 of the annular band 56 may,
- the second end cap 216 includes a base 244 and a basket 246
- the basket 246 includes a plurality
- the basket 246 includes two opposed fork members 248, 250. Each of the
- fork members 248, 250 includes an inwardly-facing plug contacting surface 249, 251
- each of the fork members 248, 250 may be somewhat cut away at the inside surfaces thereof which face toward one another, below the plug- contacting surfaces 249, 251 , to allow a user to view a base of a spark plug 12 which may be installed thereon.
- the base 244 of the lower end cap 216 includes a foundation plate 254, and the two opposed fork members 248, 250 of the basket 246 are attached to, and extend upwardly from the
- Each of the fork members 248, 250 is a thin-walled shell including
- drum segments 255, 256 of the fork members 248, 250 define a substantially cylindrical outer
- the outer surface of one drum segment 250 may, have a second groove 260 formed therein to provide
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Abstract
A set of protective end caps, for a spark plug (12), includes a first end cap (14) for covering a spark plug terminal post, and a second end cap (16) for covering a ground end of a spark plug. The first end cap has a hollow socket (20) formed therein to receive a terminal post. The second end cap includes a support (44) base with a basket (46) extending upwardly from the support base. The basket is formed from a plurality of fingers (48, 50, 51) and includes an inwardly facing plug-contacting surface. In a second embodiment, the present invention provides a display container for use in storing, transporting, or displaying a spark plug. This second embodiment includes the first and second end caps and also includes a hollow sleeve, formed of a transparent plastic, for slidably receiving the first and second end caps in the ends thereof to interconnect the end caps to form a unitary container assembly.
Description
DISPLAY CONTAINER FOR A SPARK PLUG
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the invention
The present invention relates to a container for storing and displaying a spark plug, which
can also be used for shipping the spark plug. More particularly, the present invention relates to a
display container for holding a single spark plug, which includes differentiated upper and lower
protective end caps, and which may include a transparent tube member for interconnecting the end caps.
2. Description of the Background Art
Several specific container designs are known for use in storing, transporting and/or
displaying spark plugs, of the type used in internal combustion engines. Many of these known
storage containers are intended for holding multiple spark plugs in a single container.
One known spark plug shipping and storage container, which is commonly in use today,
consists of a disposable rectangular box made of card stock. This box may be entirely opaque, or
alternatively, may be open at a front surface thereof to display the contents therein. Where the
known container has an open area therein, a thin, transparent sheet of plastic is often used to
cover the open front portion of the container, to allow a user to view the contents thereof, while
protecting the spark plug from dust. A linear sequence of spark plugs, each individually boxed in this type of known container, may be placed in a larger box for retail sale.
Some other containers for holding and/or displaying spark plugs are known. For example,
Class 206, subclass 327 is provided in the U.S. Patent Classification System for the classification "special receptacle or package-container for a space-jumping spark device".
Examples of some of the known container devices for holding, shipping and/or displaying
one or more spark plugs include U.S. design patent D-290,584, as well as U.S. utility patent
numbers 3,771,646, 4,896,766, 5,577,606 and 5,829,587.
Although the known spark plug containers. are useful for their intended purposes, a need
still exists in the art for an improved spark plug display container for housing an individual spark
plug, in which the container is useful to protect and store an individual spark plug, and also
serves to display the spark plug in an aesthetically pleasing manner.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In a first embodiment, the present invention provides a set of two protective end caps to protect, and to help organize, a spark plug among other, similar spark plugs in storage and
transport thereof. A set of end caps in accordance with this first embodiment includes a first end
cap for placement in covering relation over a spark plug terminal post, and a second end cap for
placement in covering relation over a ground end of a spark plug.
The first end cap has a body with a hollow socket formed therein to receive a terminal
post. The second end cap includes a support base with a basket attached to and extending
upwardly from the support base. The basket includes an inwardly facing plug-contacting surface
for abutting contact with a cylindrical spark plug base, whereby the basket operates to define a
hollow space.therein. The basket may include a plurality of upwardly extending fingers attached
to an annular band. Alternatively, instead of the plurality of fingers, the basket may include a pair of opposed upwardly extending fork members, each of the fork members including a
substantially C-shaped plug reinforcement at the top end thereof.
In a second embodiment, the present invention provides a display container for use in storing, transporting, and/or displaying a spark plug. This second embodiment includes the first
and second end caps as described in connection with the first embodiment, and further includes a
hollow sleeve, formed of a transparent plastic, for slidably receiving the first and second end caps
in respective opposed ends thereof to interconnect the end caps.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a set of end caps for
protecting opposite ends of a spark plug in storage and transport thereof.
It is another object of the invention to provide a container for storing and also for
attractively displaying a single spark plug.
For a more complete understanding of the present invention, the reader is referred to the
following detailed description section, which should be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the following detailed description and in the drawings, like
numbers refer to like parts. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a storage and display container assembly in connection
with a first embodiment of the present invention, with a spark plug shown housed therein;
Figure 2 is an exploded plan view of the container and spark plug of Figure 1 ;
Figure 3 is a top plan view of an upper end cap which is one component of the container
of Figures 1-2;
Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the upper end cap of Figure 3;
Figure 5 is a side plan view of the upper end cap of Figures 3-4;
Figure 6 is a sectional view of the upper end cap of Figures 3-5, taken along the line 6-6 of Figure 5; •
Figure 7 is a perspective view of a lower end cap which is another component of the
container of Figures 1-2;
Figure 8 is a top plan view of the lower end cap of Figure 7;
Figure 9 is a first side plan view of the lower end cap of Figure 7, taken from a first
vantage point;
Figure 10 is a second side plan view of the lower end cap of Figure 7, taken from a
different vantage point than that of Figure 9;
Figure 11 is a perspective view of an alternative lower end cap which may be used
instead of the lower end cap of Figures 7-10;
Figure 12 is a top plan view of the lower end cap of Figure 11 ;
Figure 13 is a side plan view of the lower end cap of Figures 11-12; and
Figure 14 is a cross-section of the lower end cap of Figures 11-13, taken along the line 14-14 in Figure 13.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Overview
Referring now to Figures 1-2 of the drawings, a storage and display container for a spark
plug is shown generally at 10. Many types of spark plugs are known and are commercially available. The container 10 according to the present invention is intended to be used to store and
display a spark plug 12, but the spark plug, per se, is not part of the invention, rather, the spark
plug 12 is included in the drawings for purposes of illustration and discussion.
The container 10, according to the embodiment of Figures 1-2, includes a first (upper)
end cap 14, a second (lower) end cap 16, and a hollow tube 18 for interconnecting the first and
second end caps. The tube 18 has holes formed in opposed ends thereof for slidably receiving the first and second end caps, respectively. Each of these components of the container 10 will be
discussed in further detail herein.
As used throughout the present specification, relative positional terms such as "upper",
"lower", "top", "bottom", and similar terms are used to refer to the orientation of the spark plug
container 10, and the components thereof, in the orientation shown in Figures 1-2. It will be
understood that the spark plug container 10 may be inverted or placed on its side, and that when
so re-oriented, those positional terms would no longer be accurate. In some applications, the
container 10 may be used in a different orientation from that shown in Figures 1-2. Accordingly,
these terms are not intended to be absolute or to limit the scope of the invention, but rather, these
terms are intended to relate to, and to illustrate specific examples of the invention.
The First End Cap
Referring now to Figures 2-6, it will be seen that the first (upper) end cap 14 in the
illustrated embodiment has a generally hexagonal outline, when seen in plan view (Figure 3). The second end cap 16 should have a corresponding outline shape identical to that of the first end
cap 14. While a hexagonal outline is shown, this outline may be circular, triangular, square, rectangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, or other shape, although regular, substantially geometric
shapes are preferred.
The upper end cap 14 is a solid or hollow plastic body, and has a hollow socket 20
formed centrally therein for placement in covering relation over an upper terminal post 11 of a
spark plug 12. In the illustrated embodiment, the upper end cap 14 has a substantially flat roof
plate 22 at the top thereof, and a substantially annular boss 24 integrally attached to and
extending downwardly from the roof plate 22. The substantially annular boss 24 includes a first
substantially cylindrical outer surface 25 which may, optionally, have a first groove 26 formed
therein to provide communication between the interior of the tube 18, where used, and the
ambient air outside the tube, to allow for pressure equalization.
Preferably, the lowermost portion of the annular boss 24 is tapered inwardly on both the inside and the outside thereof below the substantially cylindrical outer surface 25, as shown, to facilitate alignment of the end cap 14 with the terminal post 11 of a spark plug 12, and also to
facilitate alignment thereof with an optional tube 18 (Figure 1), where used.
In the depicted embodiment, the roof plate 22 of the first end cap 14 comprises a first outer edge portion 28 which extends outwardly beyond the annular boss 24. The outer edge
portion 28 defines a regular shape having a plurality of substantially flattened edge portions of
substantially equal length. The end cap 14 of Figure 4 defines a hexagonal shape, as noted,
having six flattened edge portions 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, and 40.
The Second End Cap (First Embodiment)
Referring now to Figures 7-10, a first embodiment of a second end cap 16 is shown. This embodiment of the end cap 16 is the same as that shown in Figures 1-3. The second end cap 16
includes a base 44 and a basket 46 integrally attached to and extending upwardly from the base
44. The basket 46 includes a plurality of upwardly extending fingers. In the depicted
embodiment, the basket 46 includes three fingers 48, 50 and 51. Each of the fingers 48, 50 and 51 includes an inwardly-facing plug contacting surface 49, 51, and 53, respectively. As shown in
Figure 9 at 62, 64, each of the fingers 48, 50 and 52 may be beveled outwardly at the inside face
of the upper end thereof, above the plug-contacting surface, to support a widened portion of a sparkplug 12 thereon.
The base 44 of the lower end cap 16 includes a foundation plate 54 and an annular band
56 attached to and extending upwardly from the foundation plate. The annular band 56 has a
substantially cylindrical outer surface 58. The outer surface 58 of the annular band 56 may,
optionally, have a second groove 60 formed therein to provide communication between the
interior of the tube 18, where used, and the ambient air outside the tube, to allow for pressure
equalization therebetween.
As best seen in Figure 8, in this embodiment of the lower end cap 16, the fingers 48, 50,
52 extend inwardly beyond the annular band 56, and the plug-contacting surfaces 49, 51, and 53 are disposed along a cylinder C (Figure 8) which is coaxial with the annular band 56.
The Second End Cap (Alternative Embodiment)
Referring now to Figures 11-14, a second end cap 216 in accordance with an alternative
embodiment thereof is shown. The second end cap 216 includes a base 244 and a basket 246
integrally attached to and extending upwardly from the base. The basket 246 includes a plurality
of upwardly extending support members for supporting a lower end of a spark plug 12. In the
depicted embodiment, the basket 246 includes two opposed fork members 248, 250. Each of the
fork members 248, 250 includes an inwardly-facing plug contacting surface 249, 251
respectively (Figure 13). As shown in Figure 13, each of the fork members 248, 250 may be somewhat cut away at the inside surfaces thereof which face toward one another, below the plug- contacting surfaces 249, 251 , to allow a user to view a base of a spark plug 12 which may be
installed thereon.
The base 244 of the lower end cap 216 includes a foundation plate 254, and the two opposed fork members 248, 250 of the basket 246 are attached to, and extend upwardly from the
foundation plate 216. Each of the fork members 248, 250 is a thin-walled shell including
respective opposed drum segments 255, 256 having substantially vertical side walls, connected
by shoulder portions to a pair of substantially horizontal crescents 257, 258. Taken together, the
drum segments 255, 256 of the fork members 248, 250 define a substantially cylindrical outer
surface around the basket 246 for interfering placement inside a tube 18. Optionally, the outer surface of one drum segment 250 may, have a second groove 260 formed therein to provide
communication between the interior of the tube 18,. where used, and the ambient air outside the
tube, to allow for pressure equalization therebetween.
Although the present invention has been described herein with respect to a preferred
embodiment thereof, the foregoing description is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive.
Those skilled in the art will realize that many modifications of the preferred embodiment could
be made which would be operable. All such modifications, which are within the scope of the
claims, are intended to be within the scope and spirit of the present invention.
Claims
1. A set of end caps for protective placement on a spark plug, the end cap set comprising:
a first end cap for placement in covering relation over a spark plug terminal post, said
first end cap having a body with a hollow socket formed therein, and
a second end cap for placement in covering relation over a ground end of a spark plug,
said second end cap comprising a support base and a basket attached to and extending upwardly
from the support base, said basket comprising an inwardly facing plug-contacting surface for
abutting contact with a cylindrical spark plug base, whereby the basket operates to define a hollow space therein.
2. The end cap set of claim 1 , wherein the basket of said second end cap comprises a
plurality of fingers integrally attached to and extending upwardly from the support base, each of said upwardly extending fingers having an inwardly facing plug-contacting surface for abutting
contact with a cylindrical spark plug base, whereby the fingers cooperate to define a hollow
space therebetween.
3. The cap set of claim 1 , wherein the body of the first end cap comprises a roof plate
and a substantially annular boss integrally attached to and extending downwardly from the roof
plate, the hollow socket being located substantially in the center of said annular boss:
wherein the support base of the second end cap comprises a foundation plate and a
substantially annular band integrally attached to and extending upwardly from the foundation plate, and further wherein the basket extends upwardly from the annular band.
4. The cap set of claim 3, wherein the plug-contacting surface of the basket is disposed along a cylinder which is coaxial with the annular band.
5. The cap set of claim 3, wherein the annular boss of the first end cap comprises a first
substantially cylindrical outer surface; and wherein the annular band of the second end cap
comprises a second substantially cylindrical outer surface.
6. The cap set of claim 2, wherein the basket of the second end cap comprises a plurality
of fingers integrally attached to and extending upwardly from the support base,
wherein each of the upwardly extending fingers has an inwardly facing plug-contacting
surface for abutting contact with a cylindrical spark plug base;
and further wherein each of the fingers of the second end cap extends inwardly beyond
the inner edge of the annular band.
7. The cap set of claim 5, wherein the first cylindrical outer surface has a first cutout
groove formed therein, and wherein the second cylindrical outer surface has a second cutout
groove formed therein.
8. The cap set of claim 5, wherein the first end cap comprises a beveled edge extending
inwardly thereon at the bottom of the first cylindrical outer surface; and wherein the second end cap comprises a beveled edge extending inwardly thereon at the top of the second cylindrical outer surface.
9. The cap set of claim 3, wherein the roof plate of the first end cap comprises a first outer edge extending outwardly beyond the annular boss and defining a regular shape having a
plurality of substantially flattened edge portions of substantially equal length; and
wherein the foundation plate of the second end cap comprises a second outer edge
extending outwardly beyond the annular band and defining a regular shape having a plurality of
substantially flattened edge portions of substantially equal length.
10. A set of end caps for protective placement on a spark plug, comprising:
a first end cap for placement in covering relation over an upper terminal post of a spark
plug, said first end cap having a body with a hollow socket formed therein, and
a second end cap for placement in covering relation over a ground end of a spark plug, said second end cap comprising a support base and a plurality of fingers integrally attached to
and extending upwardly from the support base, each of said upwardly extending fingers having
an inwardly facing plug-contacting surface for abutting contact with a cylindrical spark plug
base, whereby the fingers cooperate to define a hollow space therebetween.
11. The cap set of claim 10, wherein:
the body of the first end cap comprises a roof plate and a substantially annular boss
integrally attached to and extending downwardly from the roof plate, the hollow socket being formed substantially in the center of said annular boss; and
the support base of the second end cap comprises a foundation plate and a substantially
annular band integrally attached to and extending upwardly from the foundation plate, and
wherein the basket extends upwardly from the annular band.
12. The cap set of claim 11, wherein the plug-contacting surface of the basket is disposed
along a cylinder which is coaxial with the annular band.
13. The cap set of claim 11 , wherein the annular boss of the first end cap comprises a
first substantially cylindrical outer surface; and wherein the annular band of the second end cap
comprises a second substantially cylindrical outer surface.
14. The cap set of claim 13, wherein the first cylindrical outer surface has a first cutout
groove formed therein, and wherein the second cylindrical outer surface has a second cutout
groove formed therein.
15. The cap set of claim 13, wherein the first end cap comprises a beveled edge extending
inwardly thereon at the bottom of the first cylindrical outer surface; and
wherein the second end cap comprises a beveled edge extending inwardly thereon at the
top of the second cylindrical outer surface.
16. The cap set of claim 11, wherein the roof plate of the first end cap comprises a first outer edge extending outwardly beyond the annular boss and defining a regular shape having a
plurality of substantially flattened edge portions of substantially equal length; and
wherein the foundation plate of the second end cap comprises a second outer edge
extending outwardly beyond the annular band and defining a regular shape having a plurality of substantially flattened edge portions of substantially equal length.
17. A container for receiving and storing a spark plug therein, comprising:
a first end cap for placement in covering relation over an upper terminal post of a spark
plug, said first end cap having a body with a hollow socket formed therein, and
a second end cap for placement in covering relation over a ground end of a spark plug, said second end cap comprising a support base and a plurality of fingers integrally attached to
and extending upwardly from the support base, each of said upwardly extending fingers having
an inwardly facing plug-contacting surface for abutting contact with a cylindrical spark plug
base, whereby the fingers cooperate to define a hollow space therebetween; and a hollow sleeve formed of a transparent plastic and having holes formed in respective
opposed ends thereof for slidably receiving the first and second end caps.
18. The container of claim 17, wherein each of the fingers tapers outwardly above the plug-contacting surface to support a widened portion of a spark plug thereon.
19. The container of claim 17, wherein the body of the first end cap comprises a roof
plate and a substantially annular boss integrally attached to and extending downwardly from the roof plate, the hollow socket being formed substantially in the center of said annular boss;
wherein the support base of the second end cap comprises a foundation plate and a
substantially annular band integrally attached to and extending upwardly from the foundation
plate; and
wherein the basket extends upwardly from the annular band.
20. The container of claim 19, wherein the plug-contacting surface of the basket is
disposed along a cylinder which is coaxial with the annular band.
21. The container of claim 19, wherein the annular boss of the first end cap comprises a
first substantially cylindrical outer surface; and wherein the annular band of the second end cap
comprises a second substantially cylindrical outer surface.
22. The container of claim 21 , wherein the first cylindrical outer surface has a first cutout
groove formed therein, and wherein the second cylindrical outer surface has a second cutout
groove formed therein.
23. The container of claim 21, wherein the first end cap comprises a beveled edge
extending inwardly thereon at the bottom of the first cylindrical outer surface; and
wherein the second end cap comprises a beveled edge extending inwardly thereon at the
top of the second cylindrical outer surface.
24. The container of claim 19, wherein the roof plate of the first end cap comprises a first
outer edge extending outwardly beyond the annular boss and defining a regular shape having a
plurality of substantially flattened edge portions of substantially equal length; and
wherein the foundation plate of the second end cap comprises a second outer edge
extending outwardly beyond the annular band and defining a regular shape having a plurality of
substantially flattened edge portions of substantially equal length.
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