A lid for a beverage or food container is described with a handle that includes a closure. The closure pivots relative to the handle and is biased to be in a closed position. The closure provides for the secure attachment of the lid to another object, such as a bag, a fence, etc.

A liner to prevent damage to a portion of a fragile item, including at least its rim, includes a stretchable u-shaped ring edge member into which the rim of a fragile item may be inserted, and which frictionally engages the rim by contacting both the inner and outer surface of the fragile item adjacent the rim. The liner, in another variation, also includes a fabric covering that may be removably attached to the edge member and which stretches to cover the outer surface of the fragile item along with the rim. The liner or portions thereof comprise a dishwasher safe material which may have a mesh structure, so the liner can be left on during washing.

Embodiments of this disclosure include a rigid tray container and methods and equipment for using the rigid tray container in batched process operations. In one embodiment, a mass container is sized and dimensioned to receive one or several rigid tray containers. In other embodiments, equipment is configured to lid/unlid, secure, stack, load/unload, and buffer rigid tray containers. In other embodiments, equipment is configured to stack and stage mass containers. In some embodiments, methods are provided for batch processing items.

A detachable shield for tactical equipment box has a rectangular form, an outer surface and an opposite inner surface, a long first edge and a second edge, at least two hinges upon the first edge that cooperate with second hinges mounted to a box, a second lock component that cooperates with a prime lock component mounted to a box opposite the second hinges, and a handle joined to the inner surface. The first hinges, handle, and second lock component join to the shield without fracturing it. The first hinges separate from the second hinges so that a law enforcement officer can take the shield from the box for use as protection from projectiles. In an alternate embodiment, the shield pivotally connects to a top plate upon the box with lips that overlap the front and sides in a return.

A container system may include a vessel with a cavity for storing foodstuff and/or small items, and a cover for sealing the contents of the vessel. The cover may be reconfigurable from a first configuration to be transversely slid along a channel formed on an upper edge of the vessel and a second configuration to seal the vessel when positioned over the cavity. The cover may include a lid and an actuator to reconfigure the cover. The actuator may include an actuator plate and a plurality of struts arranged between the actuator plate and the lid. When the lid is positioned over the cavity, the actuator plate may be urged in a vertically upward direction relative to the vessel by the struts, to seal the lid against the vessel.

A system for action figure entertainment that includes: a box, where the box includes an inner attachment surface and said box is adapted to release to a flat surface; attachment pegs over the flat surface; at least one attachable action figure for placement on the inner attachment surface; and at least one decorative attachment for placement on the inner attachment surface.

In a cable packaging system and method a retainer within a container retains coiled cables in a preferred orientation, such as a vertical orientation, with the coil axis of the coiled cable directed longitudinally toward sidewalls of the container and a diameter line of a plane defined by the coil directed toward the top and bottom of the container. The retainer may include a resilient material, such as a foam material, to allow insertion of a coiled cable and return at least partially to a neutral, pre-insertion, position to thereby engage and retain the coiled cable.

An environmentally-friendly, anti-contamination suction-nozzle beverage cup cover includes a cover body connected to a beverage cup and formed with a suction nozzle mounting chamber at the top of the cover body, a tube insertion hole formed in the mounting chamber, a suction nozzle disposed in the tube insertion hole, a swing sleeve provided outside the suction nozzle and formed with a swing pin fitted into the swing holes, swing holes formed in both sides of the mounting chamber, a connecting ear formed at one side of the cover body, a clamp and a safety catch disposed on and fixed with the connecting ear via a shaft, a return ejector spring disposed in the clamp, a shield disposed on the cover body and in contact with the head of the suction nozzle. The head of the shield is formed with a clamp rib that matches the clamp.

Systems and methods for a collapsible shipping cooler are described herein. The shipping cooler can be changeable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The shipping cooler can comprise a base, a collapsible insulation assembly positioned partially within the base, a collapsible body coupled to the base, at least one divider configured to couple to the collapsible body, and a lid coupled to the collapsible body opposite the base. The collapsible insulation assembly can comprise a set of insulation walls that are at least partially movable and an inner chamber within the set of insulated walls. The collapsible body can be positioned around a portion of the collapsible insulation assembly when in the expanded configuration. The at least one divider can removably couple to one or more insulated walls of the set of insulated walls of the collapsible insulation assembly when the shipping cooler is in the expanded configuration.

A cordless coffee making device for brewing coffee without accessing a power grid includes a housing having a reservoir, for addition of water, a brewing compartment, for addition of a carafe and a basket that contains coffee grounds, and a power compartment. A pipe is attached to and extends between a bottom of the reservoir and an upper end of the brewing compartment. A heater is positioned in-line with the pipe is operationally engaged to a switch. A first connector in the power compartment is engaged to the switch and is complementary to a second connector of a battery that can selectively power a plurality of implements, wherein each implement comprises a first connector. The battery is attached by engaging the second connector to the first connector. The switch actuates the heater so that hot water flows through the pipe into the basket, causing coffee to collect in the carafe.