PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15908350
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["220", "272000"]

Abstract:
A portable container and container assembly provides a durable, functional and simple carry-all solution for dry and wet provisions, goods and gear. Exemplary features of various embodiments include one or more of an overmolded pad on the bottom of the container, a removable handle incorporating a releasable retaining structure, a lid that seals within the container cavity and is flush with the outer periphery of the container sidewall and/or has a cellular internal reinforcing structure, a skirt extending around the sidewall that is integral with handle mounts for the handle and/or provides a connection point for external components, and a drop-in tray with a collapsible handle.

Claim (Index 23):
A portable container assembly comprising:\n a container comprising:\n a circular bottom, wherein the bottom comprises a base having a central recess, and a pad connected to a bottom side of the base, wherein the pad is annular and extends around the central recess, the base having ribs extending downward from the bottom side of the base, wherein the pad is formed from a flexible material that is overmolded onto the bottom side of the base, such that at least some of the ribs penetrate the pad and are covered by the flexible material; \n a sidewall connected to the base and extending upward from the base to define an internal cavity with an opening at a top of the sidewall, the sidewall having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the sidewall comprises a shoulder located above a mid-height of the sidewall and forming a horizontal ledge on the inner surface of the sidewall; \n first and second handle mounts connected to the outer surface of the sidewall, each of the first and second handle mounts having a vertical connecting portion with a receptacle defined therein, the vertical connecting portion being spaced from the sidewall to define a gap between the vertical connecting portion and the outer surface of the sidewall; and \n a skirt connected to the outer surface of the sidewall, the skirt comprising a horizontal skirt portion connected to the outer surface of the sidewall and extending outwardly from the outer surface and a vertical skirt portion connected to the horizontal skirt portion and extending downward from the horizontal skirt portion, wherein a plurality of ports are defined in the skirt and configured for connection to external components, and wherein the first and second handle mounts are integrally formed with the skirt, and the vertical skirt portion is spaced from the outer surface of the sidewall, such that the gap is further defined between the vertical skirt portion and the outer surface of the sidewall; \n a handle assembly comprising a handle configured for use in lifting the container assembly, the handle comprising an elongated piece of a flexible textile material, and first and second connection members connected to opposed ends of the handle, wherein the first and second connection members are removably connected to the first and second handle mounts to removably connect the handle assembly to the container, and wherein the first and second connection members are overmolded onto the opposed ends of the handle such that an overmolded material of the first and second connection members infiltrates between fibers of the flexible textile material, and each of the first and second connection members comprises a plug having a recess extending around the plug, wherein the plug of the first connection member is received within the receptacle of the first handle mount and the plug of the second connection member is received within the receptacle of the second handle mount, the handle assembly further comprising first and second removable fastening members, wherein the first and second removable fastening members are engaged with the plugs of the first and second connection members within the recesses at locations within the gap to secure the plugs within the receptacles of the first and second handle mounts; a lid removably connected to the top of the container to at least partially cover the opening, the lid having a plurality of internal reinforcing members arranged in a honeycomb cellular structure, the lid further comprising a lower portion received within the opening of the container and having a gasket engaging the inner surface of the sidewall when the lid is connected to the container and an upper portion having a larger peripheral dimension than the lower portion to create a stepped configuration, wherein the upper portion extends outwardly over the top of the sidewall, and wherein an outer periphery of the upper portion is substantially flush with the outer surface at the top of the sidewall; and a tray comprising a tray body having an outer wall defining a tray cavity and one or more internal dividers forming compartments within the tray cavity, a horizontal lip extending outwardly from the outer wall, and a collapsible tray handle connected to the tray body and configured for collapsing in a sliding manner, such that the tray handle is moveable by sliding between at least a retracted position where the tray handle does not extend above the horizontal lip, and an extended position where the tray handle extends a greater distance upward from the tray body relative to the retracted position, wherein the tray is received within the internal cavity of the container and the horizontal lip rests on the horizontal ledge to support the tray within the internal cavity, and wherein the tray handle in the retracted position fits below the lid when the tray is received within the internal cavity and the lid is connected to the container.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 2.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.65217
- Patent Class: 220.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15616675', '11172136', '15052997', '15607959', '12186436']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8376146754617014
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4887348766651835
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8027266955820497
- Mean Citation Score: 192.33027
- Max Citation Score: 223.48946
- Similarity Product: 146.74491082626582

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test