IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,565,848
Granted Patent B2
US 11,565,848 · App. 16/877,766 · Granted Jan 31, 2023

Storage box

Inventors: Curtis Taylor (Chagrin Falls, OH); Daniel Perella (Hudson, OH); Matthew Hanson (Chagrin Falls, OH)
Assignee: IDEASTREAM CONSUMER PRODUCTS, LLC
B65D21/0223B65D21/0233B65D25/04B65D25/20B65D25/2897B65D43/162B65D43/22
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Patent No.
US 11,565,848
App. No.
16/877,766
Granted
Jan 31, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to storage boxes commonly used to organize and store items such as school-related supplies that may be carried by a student. The storage boxes generally include a lid and a base. The base optionally includes a divider which provides for two or more storage portions within an interior of the base, while also acting as a functional grip on the outside of the box. A latch mechanism is provided which securely latches the lid and base together in a closed configuration.

Claims (25)

1. A storage box, comprising:

a base including an open interior and a lower portion, a side wall and a rim; said rim positioned on an exterior surface of said base; said rim spaced below a top edge of said base; said rim including a top and bottom surface; said rim extending about a periphery of said side wall;

a lid that is permanently hingedly connected at one end to said base by a hinge, said lid movable relative to said base by rotation about said hinge; said lid is movable between a closed position and an open position;

a latch mechanism configured to secure said lid in the closed position when said lid is rotated about said hinge from said open position to said closed position; said latch mechanism including a flexible member disposed on said lid; said flexible member configured to engage said bottom surface of said flat rim to secure said lid in said closed position; said latch mechanism includes a barb structure that is positioned on a rear surface of said latch mechanism and extends rearwardly from said rear side of said latch mechanism; said flexible member configured to overlie a portion of said flat rim when said lid is secured in said closed position; said latch mechanism spaced from said hinge; at least a portion of said said barb structure is positioned under said bottom surface of said rim when said lid is in said closed position; and,

a latch stop configured to limit lateral movement of said latch mechanism relative to said base when said lid is in said closed position, said latch stop is connected to said bottom surface of said rim; said latch stop includes first and second stops; said first and second stops are spaced from one another; said flexible member configured to overlie a portion of said latch stop when said lid is in said closed position; said barb structure is positioned between said first and second stops when said lid is in said closed position.

2. The storage box of claim 1 , wherein said base further incudes a divider and a recessed grip; said divider separates the interior of the base into at least two storage areas; the divider is comprised of one or more ridges formed on a bottom wall of the base and an underside of the one or more ridges defines the recessed grip on the exterior surface of the base.

3. The storage box of claim 1 , wherein said base further incudes a recessed grip, the recessed grip is comprised of one or more channels formed on a bottom wall of the base.

4. The storage box of claim 1 , further comprised of a ruler disposed on the exterior surface of the base.

5. The storage box of claim 4 , wherein the ruler is comprised of a plurality of indentations and numbering formed on the exterior surface of the base.

6. The storage box of claim 1 , further comprising a stop wall said stop wall is position on said interior said surface of said lid and a rear side of said latch mechanism; at least a portion of said stop wall extends downwardly from an interior surface of said lid and said rear side of said latch mechanism; said stop wall is configured to limit movement of said lid when said lid is in a closed position; said stop wall includes a first retaining structure that faces an interior surface of said base and extends below said top edge of said base said lid is in a closed position; said first retaining structure is configured to limit movement of said lid away from said side wall when said lid is in said closed position; said first retaining structure spaced inwardly from said interior surface of said lid and from a rear side of said flexible latch member; said stop wall includes a lid stop structure that is spaced upwardly from a bottom edge of said stop wall; said lid stop structure configured to limit downward movement of said lid when moving said lid to said closed position by engaging a top edge of said side wall; said lid stop structure spaced inwardly from said interior surface of said lid and from said rear side of said flexible latch member.

7. The storage box of claim 1 , further comprising one or more stacking features configured to enable a stacked configuration of a plurality of storage boxes in the open configuration.

8. The storage box of claim 7 , wherein the one or more stacking features include one or more apertures and one or more retaining walls located on the lid, wherein the one or more apertures on a lid of an upper storage box in the plurality of open configuration storage boxes is configured to receive the one or more retaining walls on a lid of a lower storage box in the plurality of open configuration storage boxes.

9. The storage box of claim 8 , wherein the one or more stacking features includes a ridge extending around at least a portion of a perimeter of the lid, wherein the ridge on a lid of an upper storage box in the plurality of open configuration storage boxes is configured to receive the ridge on a lid of a lower storage box in the plurality of open configuration storage boxes.

10. The storage box as defined in claim 1 , wherein said rim extends fully about said periphery of said side wall.

11. The storage box as defined in claim 1 , wherein said barb structure is spaced from an exterior surface of said side wall.

12. The storage box as defined in claim 10 , wherein said barb structure is spaced from an exterior surface of said side wall.

13. The storage box as defined in claim 1 , wherein said latch mechanism fully overlies said latch stop when said lid is in said closed position.

14. The storage box as defined in claim 12 , wherein said latch mechanism fully overlies said latch stop when said lid is in said closed position.

15. The storage box of claim 14 , further comprising a stop wall; said stop wall is position on said interior said surface of said lid and a rear side of said latch mechanism; at least a portion of said stop wall extends downwardly from an interior surface of said lid and said rear side of said latch mechanism; said stop wall is configured to limit movement of said lid when said lid is in a closed position; said stop wall includes a first retaining structure that faces an interior surface of said base and extends below said top edge of said base said lid is in a closed position; said first retaining structure is configured to limit movement of said lid away from said side wall when said lid is in said closed position; said first retaining structure spaced inwardly from said interior surface of said lid and from a rear side of said flexible latch member; said stop wall includes a lid stop structure that is spaced upwardly from a bottom edge of said stop wall; said lid stop structure configured to limit downward movement of said lid when moving said lid to said closed position by engaging a top edge of said side wall; said lid stop structure spaced inwardly from said interior surface of said lid and from said rear side of said flexible latch member.

16. A storage box, comprising:

a base with an open interior, a lower portion, and a side wall; said side wall includes a front side wall, a back side wall, and first and second side walls; said side wall extends upwardly from said lower portion; said side wall includes an interior and exterior surface; said side wall includes a rim extending outwardly from said exterior surface of said side wall; said rim positioned about a full perimeter of said side wall; said rim spaced below a top edge of said side wall; said rim including a top surface and a bottom surface; said base including an interior ridge; said interior ridge configured to equally divide said open interior into two storage areas; a top edge of said interior ridge positioned below said top edge of said side wall; said base includes a recessed grip positioned on an exterior surface of said base; said recessed grip defined by an underside of said interior ridge; said base includes a ruler disposed on said exterior surface of said base; said ruler includes numbering and a plurality of indentations on said exterior surface of said base; said interior ridge positioned parallel to said ruler;

a lid that is permanently connected to said base by a hinge; said lid including an interior surface and an exterior surface; said hinge connected to said rim on said back side wall; said hinge connected to a majority of a longitudinal length of said rim on said back side wall; said lid movable relative to said base by rotation about said hinge; said lid is movable between a closed position and an open position;

a latch mechanism configured to secure said lid in said closed position when said lid is rotated about said hinge from said open position to said closed position; said latch mechanism including a flexible latch structure disposed on said lid; said flexible latch structure including a front side and a rear side; said rear side of said flexible latch member including a barb structure; said barb structure extends rearwardly from said rear side of said flexible latch member; said barb structure at least partially positioned under said bottom surface of said rim when said lid is in said closed position; said barb structure spaced from a perimeter edge of said flexible latch member; at least a portion of said flexible member overlying at least a portion of said rim when said lid is in said closed position; at least a portion of said latch mechanism extending downwardly from said barb structure; said latch mechanism spaced from said hinge;

a stop wall; said stop wall is position on said interior said surface of said lid and said rear side of said latch mechanism; at least a portion of said stop wall extends downwardly from said interior surface of said lid and said rear side of said latch mechanism; said stop wall is configured to limit movement of said lid when said lid is in a closed position; said stop wall includes a first retaining structure that faces said interior surface of said base and extends below said top edge of said side wall when said lid is in a closed position; said first retaining structure is configured to limit movement of said lid away from said side wall when said lid is in said closed position; said first retaining structure spaced inwardly from said interior surface of said lid and from a rear side of said flexible latch member; said stop wall includes a lid stop structure that is spaced upwardly from a bottom edge of said stop wall; said lid stop structure configured to limit downward movement of said lid when moving said lid to said closed position by engaging a top edge of said side wall; said lid stop structure spaced inwardly from said interior surface of said lid and from said rear side of said flexible latch member; and

a latch stop configured to limit lateral movement of said latch mechanism relative to said base when said lid is in said closed position, said latch stop is connected to said bottom surface of said rim; said latch stop spaced from said exterior surface of said side wall of said base; said latch stop includes first and second stops; at least a portion of said first and second stops positioned downwardly from said bottom surface of said rim; said first and second stops are spaced from one another; said flexible member configured to fully overlie said latch stop when said lid is said closed position; said barb structure is positioned between said first and second stops when said lid is in said closed position.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2024
From: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB
To: IDEASTREAM CONSUMER PRODUCTS, LLC; ORANGE FANTASY, INC.
Reel/Frame 069299/0132 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2024
From: 12 THRASIO TWELVE, INC.; 17 THRASIO SEVENTEEN, INC.; 19 THRASIO NINETEEN, INC.; 22 THRASIO TWENTY TWO, INC.; 7 THRASIO SEVEN, INC.; APRICOT IDEAS, INC.; CALIFORNIA POPPY PROJECTS, INC.; CARAMEL CREATIONS, INC.; CHILI FLAKES, INC.; COMET CREATIONS, INC.; DARK ORANGE DESIGN INC.; EMBERGLOW IDEAS, INC.; FAINT ORANGE HORIZON, INC.; GINGER CAT CREATIONS, INC.; GOLDEN GATE SOLUTIONS, INC.; IDEAL MONARCH INC.; IDEASTREAM CONSUMER PRODUCTS LLC; KHAKI TRIPS INC.; KOI CREATIONS, INC.; LIONFISH LOGISTICS, INC.; MAPLE MOVEMENTS, INC.; OCHRE ORGANIZATION, INC.; ORANGE CRUSH ORGANIZATION, INC.; ORANGE HOPE, INC.; ORANGE MARGARITA, INC.; ORANGE PEEL PROJECTS, INC.; ORANGE UMBRELLA CREATIONS, INC.; ORANGUTAN ORGANIZATION, INC.; OYSTER OASIS, INC.; PENNY ROSE SOLUTIONS, INC.; SUNNY OPERATIONS, INC.; SWEET NECTAR ENTERPRISE, INC.; TANGELO TENDENCIES, INC.; TANGERINE IDEAS, INC.; TOPAZ TRADITIONS, INC.; WILLIAMS EVANS RETAIL LTD.; AMBER IDEAS, INC.; PENTHE COMPANY
To: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB
Reel/Frame 071380/0275 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN IP RECORDED AT R/F 58962/0806 Recorded Jun 29, 2024
From: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
To: ORANGE PEEL PROJECTS, INC.; COMET CREATIONS, INC.; IDEASTREAM CONSUMER PRODUCTS, LLC; TANGELO TENDENCIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 068050/0158 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2024
From: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB
To: THRASIO, LLC; 1 THRASIO ONE, INC.; 10 THRASIO TEN, INC.; 11 THRASIO ELEVEN, INC.; 12 THRASIO TWELVE, INC.; 14 THRASIO FOURTEEN, INC.; 15 THRASIO FIFTEEN, INC.; 16 THRASIO SIXTEEN, INC.; 17 THRASIO SEVENTEEN, INC.; 18 THRASIO EIGHTEEN, INC.; 19 THRASIO NINETEEN, INC.; 2 B BOUNTIFUL, INC.; 20 THRASIO TWENTY, INC.; 21 THRASIO TWENTY ONE, INC.; 22 THRASIO TWENTY TWO, INC.; 23 THRASIO TWENTY THREE, INC.; 24 THRASIO TWENTY FOUR, INC.; 25 THRASIO TWENTY FIVE, INC.; 3 THRASIO THREE, INC.; 5 THRASIO FIVE, INC.; 6 THRASIO SIX, INC.; 7 THRASIO SEVEN, INC.; 8 THRASIO EIGHT, INC.; 9 THRASIO NINE, INC.; ALLOY IDEAS, INC.; AMBER IDEAS, INC.; AMBER OASIS, INC.; APRICOT IDEAS, INC.; APRICOT IDEAS, INC.; ASH DEVELOPMENTS, LLC; ASSASSIN BUG INDUSTRIES, INC.; AUTUMN IDEAS, INC.; BITTERSWEET BILLOWS, INC.; BRONZE PROJECTS, INC.; BURNING NEON, INC.; BURNT SUMMER CITRUS, INC.; BUTTERCUP CREATIONS, INC.; BUTTERSCOTCH BEGINNINGS, INC.; CAFE CASA, INC.; CALIFORNIA POPPY PROJECTS, INC.; CANDLELIT CREATIONS, INC.; CARAMEL CREATIONS, INC.; CARNATION CREATIONS, INC.; CARROT SOLUTIONS, INC.; CAYENNE SOLUTIONS, INC.; CHAMPAGNE PROJECTS, INC.; CHEDDAR CREATIONS, INC.; CHILI FLAKES, INC.; CHRYSANTHEMUM CREATIONS, INC.; CINNABAR CREATIONS, INC.; CITRINE SOLUTIONS, INC.; CLASSY MANGO, INC.; CLASSY TANGERINE, INC.; CLEMENTINE CREATIONS, INC.; COMET CREATIONS INC.; CORAL CHROME, INC.; CORN SNAKE SURPRISES, INC.; CRAWFISH CREATIONS, INC.; DAFFODIL DESIGN, INC.; DARK ORANGE DESIGN, INC.; DAYBREAK DEVELOPMENTS, INC.; DAYLILY DREAMS, INC.; DMD GROUP, INC.; ECOM HEIGHTS LLC; EMBERGLOW IDEAS, INC.; FAINT ORANGE HORIZON, INC.; FALL FOUNDATIONS, INC.; FAWN FOUNDATIONS, INC.; FOXY CREATIONS, INC.; FROSTY DREAM, INC.; FYER TROPICS, INC.; GINGER CAT CREATIONS, INC.; GINGER CREATIONS, INC.; GINGERSNAP SOLUTIONS, INC.; GOLDEN GATE SOLUTIONS, INC.; GOLDEN KIWIFRUIT ENTERPRISES, INC.; HABANERO PEPPER PROJECTS, INC.; HARLEY ORANGE, INC.; HARVEST CHARM, INC.; HONEY SUNSET, INC.; IDEAL MONARCH, INC.; IDEASTREAM CONSUMER PRODUCTS, LLC; JASPER GESTURE, INC.; JUPITER GESTURE, INC.; KHAKI TRIPS, INC.; KOI CREATIONS, INC.; LACE DECISIONS, INC.; LARANJA LOGISTICS, INC.; LATTE LOGISTICS, INC.; LEMUR LOGISTICS, INC.; LEVITA HOLDINGS, LLC; LIONFISH LOGISTICS, INC.; LOBSTER LOGISTICS, INC.; MAGENTA PEEL SOLUTIONS, INC.; MAHOGANY MOVEMENTS, INC.; MALT DECISIONS, INC.; MANGO MOVEMENTS, INC.; MANGO WONDER, INC.; MAPLE MOVEMENTS, INC.; MARMALADE MOVEMENTS, INC.; MELON MOVEMENTS, INC.; METEOR MOVEMENTS, INC.; MIMOSA MOVEMENTS, INC.; OCHRE ORGANIZATION, INC.; OLD RUST ORGANIZATION, INC.; ORANGE CRUSH ORGANIZATION, INC.; ORANGE HOPE, INC.; ORANGE MARGARITA, INC.; ORANGE ORGANIZATION, INC.; ORANGE PEACH PROJECTS, INC.; ORANGE PEEL PROJECTS, INC.; ORANGE UMBRELLA CREATIONS, INC.; ORANGUTAN ORGANIZATION, INC.; ORANSSI ORGANIZATION, INC.; OYSTER OASIS, INC.; PANTONE PROJECTS, INC.; PAPAYA PROJECTS, INC.; PEACH PROJECTS, INC.; PENNY ROSE SOLUTIONS, INC.; PENTHE COMPANY; PERSIAN PROJECTS, INC.; PERSIMMON PROJECTS, INC.; PIZZA PROJECTS, INC.; PORTOCALE PROJECTS, INC.; PRIMROSE PROJECTS, INC.; RADIANT ORANGE, INC.; ROSE BUD CREATIONS, INC.; ROSEWOOD WISH, INC.; SAFEREST HOLDINGS, LLC; SALMON SOLUTIONS, INC.; SANDPAPER SOLUTIONS, INC.; SANDSNAKE VENTURES, INC.; SAPPHIRE MONKEY, INC.; SCARLET SOLUTIONS, INC.; SCOTCH SOLUTIONS, INC.; SEASHELL SOLUTIONS, INC.; SHERBERT SOLUTIONS, INC.; SHORTBREAD SOLUTIONS, INC.; SOFT SPICE, INC.
Reel/Frame 068903/0293 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 11, 2021
From: GINGER CAT CREATIONS, INC.; ORANGE MARGARITA, INC.; FOXY CREATIONS, INC.; MAGENTA PEEL SOLUTIONS, INC.; SANDSNAKE VENTURES, INC.; IDEASTREAM CONSUMER PRODUCTS, LLC; DMD GROUP INC; SUNFLOWER SOLUTIONS, INC.; PERSIMMON PROJECTS, INC.; SUNRISE SEASON, INC.; CARAMEL CREATIONS, INC.; ORANGE PEEL PROJECTS, INC.; COMET CREATIONS, INC.; TANGELO TENDENCIES, INC.
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 058962/0806 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2020
From: TAYLOR, CURTIS; PERELLA, DANIEL; HANSON, MATTHEW
To: IDEASTREAM CONSUMER PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 053106/0834 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 16546414 · Aug 21, 2019
Provisional Application 62720282 · Aug 21, 2018
Related Publication 20200277104A1 · Sep 3, 2020
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