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  Container with sliding trayUSPTO Application #: 20070187403Title: Container with sliding tray Abstract: A container with an elongated body includes an enclosing wall having a closed first end and an open second end, with an opening of the second end having a predetermined minimum lateral dimension. The container also includes a tray having an elongated at least partially enclosing wall with a lateral dimension less than the predetermined minimal lateral dimension of the body opening to allow the tray wall to be inserted into the open second end of the body. The tray has a cap at one end with a lateral dimension greater than the predetermined minimal lateral dimension of the body opening to prevent at least a portion of the cap from entering the open second end of the elongated body. (end of abstract)
Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP - Chicago, IL, US Inventor: Sunil Gidumal USPTO Applicaton #: 20070187403 - Class: 220008000 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Receptacles, Sectional, Telescoping The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070187403. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates generally to containers and in particular to containers having slidable trays. [0002] Containers such as metal tins are well known and generally are formed in two separable pieces, a body and a lid. The contents of the container are visible and accessible once the lid is removed, but to remove the contents, either the opening covered by the lid has to be large in comparison to the contents, such as is common with large, flat and round cookie tins, so the user can pick individual content pieces from the open tin, or else the container must be tipped or inverted to cause the contents to slide from the interior of the container due to the effects of gravity. [0003] Sometimes a separate sleeve, such as a plastic or waxed paper bag is contained in the tin to separately hold the contents, and the bag itself may be grasped and withdrawn from the tin to provide access to the contents of the tin. Oftentimes the containers holding small items are arranged to be stored in a horizontal orientation such that they consume a relatively large shelf or counter space. Containers which are configured to be stored in a vertical orientation provide relatively small openings for removal of the contents of the container, making it difficult to remove the contents. [0004] The present invention addresses and solves these problems. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0005] The present invention provides a container with a removable tray which carries the contents of the container, such that when the tray is removed from the body of the container, the contents may be easily accessed from the tray. The elongated container is arranged such that it can be stored in an upright position, consuming minimal shelf space, and the contents can be removed with the container held in a horizontal position, to provide the easy access to the contents. [0006] In an embodiment, the present invention provides a container with an elongated body comprising an enclosing wall having a closed first end and an open second end, with an opening of the second end having a predetermined minimum lateral dimension. The container also includes a tray having an elongated at least partially enclosing wall with a lateral dimension less than the predetermined minimal lateral dimension of the body opening to allow the tray wall to be inserted into the open second end of the body. The tray has a cap at one end with a lateral dimension greater than the predetermined minimal lateral dimension of the body opening to prevent at least a portion of the cap from entering the open second end of the elongated body. [0007] In an embodiment, the enclosing body wall extends a full extent of a circumference of the body and the enclosing tray wall extends less than a full extent of a circumference of the tray. [0008] In an embodiment, the cap has a portion that is received in the opening of the second end of the elongated body, and a portion that is larger than the opening of the second end. [0009] In an embodiment, the present invention provides a container with an elongated body, and a tray. The body has an enclosing and surrounding elongated wall with a first end being open and a second end being closed. The tray has an elongated wall shaped complementary to a portion of the surrounding body wall, but has a circumferential extent less than that of the surrounding body wall, with an end wall at one end sized to be received in the body open end and a cap at an opposite end sized larger than the body open end. [0010] In an embodiment, the elongated body wall comprises a circular cylindrical wall, and the closed end comprises an end wall secured to the circular cylindrical wall. [0011] In an embodiment, the elongated tray wall comprises a semi-circular cylindrical wall. [0012] In an embodiment, the tray end wall comprises a semi-circular flat wall secured to an end of the semi-circular cylindrical wall. [0013] In an embodiment, the tray cap comprises a circular cylindrical shape secured to the semi-circular cylindrical wall. [0014] In an embodiment, the elongated body wall comprises a non-circular perimeter. [0015] In an embodiment, the present invention provides a container with a circular cylindrical body having a closed first end and an open second end, with an opening of the second end having a predetermined diameter. The container also includes a tray having an elongated wall comprising at least a portion of a cylinder with a diameter less than the predetermined diameter and having a cap at one end with a lateral dimension greater than the predetermined diameter to prevent at least a portion of the cap from entering the open end of the cylindrical body. [0016] In an embodiment, the elongated tray wall has a perimeter less than a full circle. [0017] In an embodiment, the container may include a cover for the tray to selectively close off an open portion of the elongated tray wall. [0018] These and other aspects and details of the present invention will become apparent upon a reading of the detailed description and a review of the accompanying drawings. Specific embodiments of the present invention are described herein. The present invention is not intended to be limited to only these embodiments. Changes and modifications can be made to the described embodiments and yet fall within the scope of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0019] FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a container embodying the principles of the present invention. [0020] FIG. 2 is a side perspective view of body of the container of FIG. 1. [0021] FIG. 3 is a side perspective view of the tray of the container of FIG. 1 viewed from the cap end. Continue reading... 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