US 11,731,809 B2
Container having a leak resistant seal
Katousha Ghaemi Nouri, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Paul Maguire, Emeryville, CA (US)
Assigned to STASHER, INC., Emeryville, CA (US)
Filed by Stasher, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/700,667.
Application 17/700,667 is a continuation of application No. 17/685,989, filed on Mar. 3, 2022.
Application 17/685,989 is a continuation of application No. 16/816,281, filed on Mar. 12, 2020, granted, now 11,279,526.
Application 16/816,281 is a continuation of application No. 16/566,779, filed on Sep. 10, 2019, granted, now 10,625,906, issued on Apr. 21, 2020.
Application 16/566,779 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/193,978, filed on Nov. 16, 2018, granted, now 10,407,217, issued on Sep. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0212835 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 33/25 (2006.01); B65D 53/06 (2006.01); B65D 33/24 (2006.01); B65D 81/34 (2006.01); B65D 53/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 33/2508 (2013.01) [B65D 33/243 (2013.01); B65D 53/06 (2013.01); B65D 81/3461 (2013.01); B65D 53/00 (2013.01)] 67 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A container, comprising:
an outside portion forming an external surface of the container;
an inside portion forming an internal surface of the container; and
a container seal arranged on the internal surface and configured to open and close the container for providing access to the inside portion, wherein the container seal comprises:
a male seal portion arranged on the internal surface of a first side of the container;
a female seal portion arranged on the internal surface of a second side of the container;
a gap between a first end of the male seal portion on the first side of the container and a second end of the female seal portion on the second side of the container; and
a gap seal that is disposed within the gap and extends along a gap surface that is defined between the first and second ends of the male seal portion and the female seal portion, respectively,
wherein the gap seal is a protrusion that is configured to abut at least one of the first end of the male seal portion and the second end of the female seal portion,
wherein the container entirely comprises an elastomeric material, and
wherein the outside portion, the inside portion, the male seal portion, the female seal portion, and the gap seal are integrally molded.