US 12,139,301 B2
Segmented shortwise container volume apparatus
Jaclyn Nicole Andberg, Carpinteria, CA (US); and Dorian Jay Simon, Carpinteria, CA (US)
Filed by Jaclyn Nicole Andberg, Carpinteria, CA (US); and Dorian Jay Simon, Carpinteria, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/108,647.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/309,536, filed on Feb. 12, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0257161 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 21/02 (2006.01); B65D 41/02 (2006.01); B65D 51/18 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 21/0224 (2013.01) [B65D 41/02 (2013.01); B65D 51/18 (2013.01); B65D 2251/0015 (2013.01); B65D 2251/0028 (2013.01); B65D 2251/0078 (2013.01); B65D 2251/009 (2013.01)] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An alternate segmented shortwise container volume apparatus, comprising
(a) an alternate primary base;
(b) an alternate primary surrounding sidewall extending from said alternate primary base, said alternate primary surrounding sidewall being about an alternate primary lengthwise axis, said alternate primary surrounding sidewall having an alternate primary first end portion and an opposing alternate primary second end portion with said alternate primary lengthwise axis spanning therebetween, said alternate primary surrounding sidewall also including an alternate primary outer surface and an opposing alternate primary inner surface, wherein said alternate primary second end portion is adjacent to said alternate primary base, said alternate primary base and said alternate primary inner surface defining an alternate primary surrounding sidewall interior, said alternate primary surrounding sidewall terminating at said alternate primary first end portion in an alternate primary first margin;
(c) an alternate secondary base;
(d) an alternate secondary surrounding sidewall extending from said alternate secondary base, said alternate secondary surrounding sidewall being about an alternate secondary longwise axis, said alternate secondary surrounding sidewall having an alternate secondary first end portion and an opposing alternate secondary second end portion with said alternate secondary longwise axis spanning therebetween, said alternate secondary surrounding sidewall also including an alternate secondary outer surface and an opposing alternate secondary inner surface, wherein said alternate secondary second end portion is adjacent to said alternate secondary base, said alternate secondary base and said alternate secondary inner surface defining an alternate secondary surrounding sidewall interior, said alternate secondary surrounding sidewall terminating at said alternate secondary first end portion in an alternate secondary first margin; and
(e) a sleeve cap element having a first end portion and an opposing second end portion with a sleeve cap axial axis spanning therebetween, said sleeve cap element having a sleeve cap outer surface and an opposing sleeve cap inner surface, wherein said sleeve cap inner surface second end portion is slid over said alternate primary outer surface and a portion of said alternate secondary outer surface to hold said alternate primary base adjacent to said alternate secondary first margin, further said sleeve cap element includes a cap that is affixed to said sleeve cap first end portion, wherein said cap includes an alternate primary aperture therethrough that is in a primary fluid communication with said alternate primary surrounding sidewall interior and said cap also has an alternate secondary aperture therethrough that that is in a secondary fluid communication with said alternate secondary surrounding sidewall interior via a fluid communication port that is disposed within said sleeve cap element as between said sleeve cap outer surface and an opposing sleeve cap inner surface, resulting in said alternate primary cap aperture and said alternate secondary cap aperture respectively in primary fluid communication and said secondary fluid communication to said alternate primary surrounding sidewall interior and said alternate secondary surrounding sidewall interior, that are positioned in an axially stackable manner along said alternate primary lengthwise axis and said alternate secondary longwise axis, such that said alternate primary base fully face contacts said alternate secondary first margin with said alternate primary lengthwise and said alternate secondary longwise axes both spanning therebetween, wherein said alternate primary base fully face contacts said alternate secondary first margin solely separates said alternate primary surrounding sidewall interior and said alternate secondary surrounding sidewall interior that further results in said port extending beyond said alternate primary first end portion and said port on an opposing end extending beyond said alternate primary base, wherein said sleeve cap axial axis, said alternate secondary longwise axis, and said alternate primary lengthwise axis are all positioned co-incident to one another.