IP Library Granted Patent US 9,272,831
Granted Patent B2
US 9,272,831 · App. 13/586,734 · Granted Mar 1, 2016

Dispenser

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Patent No.
US 9,272,831
App. No.
13/586,734
Granted
Mar 1, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dispenser includes a container having an opening; and a cover coupled to the container and configured to cover the opening, the cover including a base coupled to the container, the base having side walls defining an interior opening; a first tab and a second extending outwardly in a first direction from a first one of the side walls, wherein the second tab is spaced from and substantially parallel to the first tab, a third tab and a fourth tab extending outwardly in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction from a second one of the side walls, wherein the fourth tab is spaced from and substantially parallel to the third tab; and a lid tray rotatably coupled to the base and configured to cover the interior opening.

Claims (31)

1. A dispenser comprising:

a container having an opening; and

a base coupled to the container, the base comprising:

side walls defining an interior opening; and

a plurality of tabs comprising:

a first tab extending outwardly in a first direction from a first one of the side walls,

a second tab extending outwardly in the first direction from the first one of the side walls, wherein the second tab is spaced to extend entirely on a different plane from the first tab;

a third tab extending outwardly in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction from a second one of the side walls, and

a fourth tab extending outwardly in the second direction from the second one of the side walls, wherein the fourth tab is spaced to be on a different plane from the third tab, wherein the first tab and the third tab each have a notch and wherein the second tab and the fourth tab are generally aligned with the notch of the first tab and the third tab, respectively, such that none of the tabs overlap each other in a direction along the side walls extending perpendicularly to the first and second directions.

2. The dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the second tab is substantially parallel to the first tab.

3. The dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the first tab and the third tab extend from an upper edge of the first one and the second one of the side walls, respectively.

4. The dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the second tab and the fourth tab extend from a lower edge of the first one and the second one of the side walls, respectively.

5. The dispenser of claim 1 , further comprising a lid tray coupleable to the base and configured to cover the interior opening.

6. The dispenser of claim 5 , wherein the lid tray comprises an interior wall at least partially spaced from an edge of the lid tray.

7. The dispenser of claim 6 , wherein the interior wall is configured to contact an interior of the side walls of the base.

8. The dispenser of claim 5 , wherein the lid tray and the base are coupled by a hinge.

9. A cover for a container, the cover comprising:

a base comprising:

side walls defining an interior opening; and

a plurality of tabs comprising:

a first tab extending outwardly in a first direction from a first one of the side walls,

a second tab extending outwardly in the first direction from the first one of the side walls, wherein the second tab is spaced to extend entirely on a different plane from the first tab,

a third tab extending outwardly in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction from a second one of the side walls, and

a fourth tab extending outwardly in the second direction from the second one of the side walls, wherein the fourth tab is spaced to be on a different plane from and is substantially parallel to the third tab, wherein the first tab and the third tab each have a notch and wherein the second tab and the fourth tab are generally aligned with the notch of the first tab and the third tab, respectively, such that none of the tabs overlap each other in a direction along the side walls extending perpendicularly to the first and second directions; and

a lid tray coupleable to the base and configured to cover the interior opening.

10. The cover of claim 9 , wherein the first tab and the third tab extend from an upper edge of the first one and the second of the side walls, respectively.

11. The cover of claim 9 , wherein the second tab and the fourth tab extend from a lower edge of the first one and the second one of the side walls, respectively.

12. The cover of claim 9 , wherein the lid tray comprises an interior wall at least partially spaced from an edge of the lid tray.

13. The cover of claim 12 , wherein the interior wall is configured to contact an interior of the side walls of the base.

14. The cover of claim 9 , wherein the lid tray and the base are coupled by a hinge.

15. The cover of claim 9 , wherein the second tab is substantially parallel to the first tab.

Assignments (17)
MERGER Recorded Aug 26, 2025
From: NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, INC.
To: VIVOS NPP, LLC
Reel/Frame 072577/0073 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 26, 2025
From: VIVOS NPP, LLC
To: NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 072548/0076 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2025
From: UPLIFT BRANDS, LLC; CONSUMER PRODUCTS PARTNERS, LLC; NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, INC.
To: TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 072014/0736 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2025
From: TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
To: NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 072014/0253 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 13, 2025
From: NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
Reel/Frame 072432/0725 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2025
From: VIVOS HOLDINGS, LLC; UPLIFT BRANDS, LLC; CONSUMER PRODUCT PARTNERS, LLC; NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, INC.
To: LOAN ADMIN CO LLC
Reel/Frame 072014/0116 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2024
From: CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
To: NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 069067/0872 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 30, 2022
From: NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, INC.
To: TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 061568/0730 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2020
From: TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
To: NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, INC.; NICE-PAK HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 054744/0505 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2020
From: NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, INC.
To: CITIZENS BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 054739/0227 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2015
From: NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, INC.
To: TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 035970/0852 →
RELEASE AND REASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 15, 2015
From: NEXBANK, SSB, AS AGENT
To: NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 035909/0242 →
RELEASE OF PATENTS Recorded Jun 15, 2015
From: GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
To: NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 035909/0206 →
SECOND LIEN NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Jun 13, 2014
From: NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, INC.
To: NEXBANK, SSB, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 033147/0684 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2014
From: NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, INC.
To: GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 033133/0857 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2013
From: CAHALAN, GERARD ANTHONY
To: NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 031662/0975 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2012
From: JULIUS, ROBERT P.
To: NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 028800/0331 →