Patent ID: 6382452
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: B65D,B65F

Abstract:
A separable container apparatus comprising:containers each having an open top, a bottom wall, and a peripheral side wall assembly securely attached to and extending upwardly from said bottom wall, said containers being detachably connected to one another to essentially form a single structure having a plurality of storage compartments; lids being removably attached to any combination of attached said containers; and said containers being detachably attached to one another to form a combined collective container structure having a cylindrical exterior shape; wherein said peripheral side wall assembly of each said container includes a first side wall, a second side wall, and a third side wall, each of said first and second side walls having a top edge and a bottom edge; wherein each of said containers includes an elongate first flange member securely attached to an exterior of said first side wall and extending along a length of said top edge thereof, and also includes a first recessed portion disposed in said first side wall and extending along a length of said bottom edge thereof, and further includes a first slot disposed in said first recessed portion and extending the length of said bottom edge.