IP Library Granted Patent US 10,661,976
Granted Patent B2
US 10,661,976 · App. 15/094,411 · Granted May 26, 2020

Container and container system

Inventors: Shane Muzzall (San Diego, CA); Huan H. Tran (Atlanta, GA)
Assignee: PROVIDE COMMERCE, INC.
B65D85/505B65D5/02B65D5/029B65D5/50B65D5/5007B65D77/04B65D77/042
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Patent No.
US 10,661,976
App. No.
15/094,411
Granted
May 26, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example container includes a bottom support, a plurality of side walls and a top cover. The top cover includes a flat portion and a tented portion. In some examples, the bottom support, the side walls and the flat portion of the top cover form a rectangular box portion, and the bottom support, the side walls and the tented portion of the top cover form a tented box portion. The rectangular box portion and the tented box portion may be in communication with one another.

Claims (29)

1. A container, comprising:

a bottom support;

a plurality of side walls; and

a top cover, the top cover including a flat portion and a tented portion,

wherein the flat portion of the top cover, the bottom support and a first portion of the side walls form a rectangular box portion,

wherein the tented portion of the top cover, the bottom support and a second portion of the side walls form a tented box portion,

wherein the rectangular box portion and the tented box portion are in communication with one another,

wherein the rectangular box portion and the tented box portion are at least partially divided by a neck, the neck being to support flower stems, and

wherein the bottom support and the side walls are formed of a single sheet of material, and wherein the neck is formed with folds of the single sheet of material, the folds being in the bottom support and the side walls.

2. A container, comprising:

a rectangular box portion having a flat top; and

a tented box portion having a tented top;

wherein the rectangular box portion and the tented box portion are communicatively coupled,

wherein the rectangular box portion is defined by a bottom support, a first portion of a plurality of side walls and the flat top,

wherein the tented box portion is defined by the bottom support, a second portion of the side walls and the tented top,

wherein the rectangular box portion and the tented box portion are at least partially divided by a neck, the neck being to support flower stems,

wherein bottom support and the side walls are formed of a single sheet of material, and wherein the neck is formed with folds of the single sheet of material, the folds being in the bottom support and the side walls.

3. A container system, comprising:

an outside box;

an inner container positioned within the outside box, the inner container having a rectangular box portion with a flat top and a tented box portion with a tented top; and

an accessory box positioned within the outside box and supported by the flat top of the rectangular box portion of the inner container,

wherein the tented top prevents lateral movement of the accessory box on the flat top.

4. The container system of claim 3 , wherein the rectangular box portion is defined by a bottom support, a plurality of side walls and the flat top, and

wherein the tented box portion is defined by the bottom support, the side walls and the tented top.

5. The container system of claim 3 , wherein the rectangular box portion and the tented box portion are at least partially divided by a tongue extending from the flat top.

6. The container system of claim 3 , wherein the rectangular box portion and the tented box portion are at least partially divided by a neck, the neck being to support flower stems.

7. The container system of claim 6 , wherein the rectangular box portion is defined by a bottom support, a plurality of side walls and the flat top, and

wherein the tented box portion is defined by the bottom support, the side walls and the tented top.

8. The container system of claim 7 , wherein bottom support and the side walls are formed of a single sheet of material, and wherein the neck is formed with folds of the single sheet of material, the folds being in the bottom support and the side walls.

Assignments (11)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2023
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: FTD, LLC
Reel/Frame 063724/0905 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2023
From: FTD, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 063719/0816 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ERROR OF INCLUSION OF PAT NO 8498095 (TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR) IN THE SECURITY INTEREST FROM FTD, LLC TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 054485 FRAME 0583. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST OF PAT NO 8498905 FROM FTD, LLC TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.. Recorded Dec 7, 2020
From: FTD, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 055167/0666 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2020
From: FTD, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 054485/0583 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 24, 2020
From: CERBERUS BUSINESS FINANCE AGENCY, LLC
To: FTD, LLC; GATEWAY MERCURY HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 054455/0438 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2020
From: PROVIDE COMMERCE LLC
To: FTD, LLC
Reel/Frame 055184/0429 →
CONVERSION Recorded Sep 1, 2020
From: PROVIDE COMMERCE, INC.
To: PROVIDE COMMERCE LLC
Reel/Frame 054356/0913 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2019
From: MUZZALL, SHANE; TRAN, HUAN H.
To: PROVIDE COMMERCE, INC.
Reel/Frame 051311/0092 →
BANKRUPTCY SALE ORDER REFLECTING RELEASE OF SECURITY INTERESTS (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS) Recorded Nov 18, 2019
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: PROVIDE COMMERCE, INC.; PROVIDE COMMERCE LLC
Reel/Frame 051048/0542 →
ASSIGNMENT FOR SECURITY -- PATENTS Recorded Aug 30, 2019
From: GATEWAY MERCURY HOLDINGS, LLC; FTD, LLC
To: CERBERUS BUSINESS FINANCE AGENCY, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 050240/0653 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Aug 7, 2019
From: PROVIDE COMMERCE LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 049985/0140 →