A cylindrical storage jar defining two or more compartments for storing material, each compartment detachable to a superior or inferior cylindrical compartment.

A storage rack is provided for storing glass sheets. The rack includes substantially horizontal and vertical portions. The substantially horizontal and/or vertical portion(s) of the rack include(s) one or more flexible supports, each including at least one channel. Arms are attached to the left and right sides of the rack. The rear legs have tabs attached thereto, with lower lips extending away from the rack. The rack is stackable with another rack, e.g., with the upper rack's rear sitting on the lower rack's arms, and with the upper rack's front supported by a support member extending upwardly from tubing provided in the lower rack that is accommodated in holes/recesses of the upper rack. The arms are sized, shaped, and arranged to reduce the likelihood of tipping of the upper rack, and the tabs help mitigate the effect of side-to-side movement of the upper rack relative to the lower rack.

Pet owners are frustrated with conventional wet pet food packages as it is difficult to remove product from these packages. Traditional metal or plastic containers and flexible pouches are not designed to fully eject product in one step. Rather, the consumer must perform additional steps such as scooping, scraping, tearing, or twisting to entirely remove product. Provided is a collapsible package for wet pet foods. The collapsible package has tapered flexible sidewall, a rigid ring and/or circumferential peripheral flange attached to a top of the sidewall, and a rigid base attached to a bottom of the sidewall. The flexible sidewall is configured to be compressible between an expanded position, at which point product is held in the container, and a collapsed position, at which point product is effectively ejected from the container. A lid can also be attached to the ring and/or circumferential peripheral flange to seal the container.

A self aligning stacking ring guides stacked cans into alignment. The self aligning stacking ring includes radially protruding alignment bumps angularly spaced apart at a common radius corresponding to a recess in the bottom of common cans. The self aligning stacking ring guides tend to center a can placed over the self aligning stacking ring guides to make stacking cans easier and quicker.

Methods and apparatus for removably or irremovably interconnectable building block containers such as those capable of initially storing consumable items such as food and drink. After consumption of the food or drink, the cavity containing same may be cleaned and/or refilled with consumable or non-consumable items. The building block containers are utilized as building block toys and may be manufactured or otherwise designed to be collectable. In one aspect, the container connectors are nearly identical such that any one connector may mate with any other connector. In another aspect, the connectors are nearly identical but the orientations of each connector vary to allow mating to occur when the connectors are properly oriented. In another aspect, the container is a cube juice box with connectors on all four corners of all six sides of the container. A frame for holding a juice container may also be utilized.

Methods and apparatus for removably or irremovably interconnectable building block containers such as those capable of initially storing consumable items such as food and drink. After consumption of the food or drink, the cavity containing same may be cleaned and/or refilled with consumable or non-consumable items. The building block containers are utilized as building block toys and may be manufactured or otherwise designed to be collectable. In one aspect, the container connectors are nearly identical such that any one connector may mate with any other connector. In another aspect, the connectors are nearly identical but the orientations of each connector vary to allow mating to occur when the connectors are properly oriented. In another aspect, the container is a cube juice box with connectors on all four corners of all six sides of the container. A frame for holding a juice container may also be utilized.

An improved nestable container arrangement. The arrangement involves the use of a spacer. The spacer is configured to fit between adjacent nested containers to keep a sufficient amount of space between adjacent top ends of the container to prevent the formation of a tight seal between the containers. The spacers are available as an aftermarket device and so can be retro-fitted to virtually any type of nestable containers. The radius of curvature of the spacer is adjustable. The spacers are held in position by a small amount of adhesive.

A platform enables a bulk bin to have an object stacked thereupon, such as a pallet or another bulk bin. The platform includes first and second pairs of legs extending downwardly from a top wall. An upper planar surface of the top wall is devoid of any protrusions which extend thereabove. An outer leg of each pair is spaced from an inner leg of each pair, the outer and inner legs in each pair are parallel to each other, and each of the outer and inner legs extend at a 45-degree angle, or about a 45-degree angle, relative to a centerline of the platform. The platform is placed on an upper rim of the bulk bin such that the side wall(s) of the bulk bin are between the respective legs.

A retainer device for removably connecting a first tote to a second tote in a stacked arrangement includes an elongated body member including a top surface, a bottom surface, and a channel disposed in the bottom surface and extending along a length of the elongated body member. There is a leg member affixed to the elongated body member at a first angle with respect to the top surface of the elongated body member and extending at least partially along the length of the elongated body member. There is also at least one foot member having a top surface; the at least one foot member affixed to the leg member at a second angle such that the top surface of at least one foot member faces the bottom surface of the elongated body member to define a region for receiving portions of the first and second totes.

A vibration isolator includes an upper member, a lower member, moving mechanisms, and an elastic member. The upper member has a first storage container placed thereon. The lower member is placed on a floor surface or on an upper side of a second storage container. The moving mechanisms make the upper member movable relative to the lower member from a position of origin in a horizontal direction. The elastic member makes the upper member return to the position of origin by an elastic force responsive to a moving amount of the upper member from the position of origin in the movement of the upper member relative to the lower member.