Container arrangement

Abstract

A container assembly that includes a first container having a body with an opening at the top side of the first container and a connection extension at the bottom side of the first container; a second container having a body with a respective opening at the top side of the second container and a respective connection extension at the bottom side of the second container; and a connection band having a top side and a bottom side, and at each side, a connector mechanism for releasably holding at least one of said first and second containers and the connection band being further configured to enable releasably holding said containers in a bottom to bottom configuration. Preferably, the connection band has an outer peripheral circumscribing vertical wall surrounding an interior space which contains flanges that engages the connection extensions of the containers.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A container assembly, comprising:
 a first container having a body with an opening at the top side of the first container and a connection extension at the bottom side of the first container;   a second container having a body with a respective opening at the top side of the second container and a respective connection extension at the bottom side of the second container; and   a connection band having a top side and a bottom side, and at each side, a connector mechanism for releasably holding at least one of said first and second containers and the connection band being further configured to enable releasably holding said containers in a bottom to bottom configuration.   
     
     
         2 . The container assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the connection band has an outer peripheral circumscribing vertical wall surrounding an interior space. 
     
     
         3 . The container assembly of  claim 2 , the connection band including a top flange adjacent a top edge of said peripheral wall and a bottom flange located adjacent a bottom edge of the peripheral wall. 
     
     
         4 . The container assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the shape of the peripheral wall of the connection band matches the shape of a respective outer wall associated with the first and second containers. 
     
     
         5 . The container assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the connector extension is annularly shaped and defines a recess shaped to snappily engage either the top flange or the bottom flange of the connection band in a releasable manner which enables separating the first and second containers from the connection band by a hand force. 
     
     
         6 . The container assembly of  claim 3 , wherein each of the top and bottom sides of the connection band is configured to hold more than one container thereat. 
     
     
         7 . The container assembly of  claim 3 , wherein at least one of the connection extensions on the containers and the flanges on the connection band is constructed of a resilient deformable material, to enable creating a snap fit arrangement between the containers and the connection band. 
     
     
         8 . The container assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said connection band has an outer peripheral shape that is one of circular, square, rectangular, rectangular with rounded corners and a bow shape. 
     
     
         9 . The container assembly of  claim 1 , wherein within each of the top side and bottoms sides of the connection band is configured to receive at least two of said containers. 
     
     
         10 . The container assembly of  claim 1 , wherein within each of the top side and bottoms sides of the connection band is configured to receive at least four of said containers. 
     
     
         11 . The container assembly of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second containers has a respective open top with a cap fittable to the open top. 
     
     
         12 . The container assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the cap is replaceable. 
     
     
         13 . The container assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the cap has a flat surface that enables resting a dual container arrangement on the flat surface. 
     
     
         14 . The container assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the cap is configured to seal the open top of the containers. 
     
     
         15 . The container assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second containers have respective facing side walls and further including container-to-container snap arrangements on the facing side walls to enable the facing walls to be releasably connected to each other. 
     
     
         16 . The container assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the connector-to-connector snap arrangements include a facing pair of a projection and a recess. 
     
     
         17 . The container assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second connectors are threadily connectable to the connection band. 
     
     
         18 . The connector assembly of  claim 1 , including a window in the first and second containers to show an ingredient level in each container. 
     
     
         19 . The connector assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the connection band is disk shaped and invisibly mounted between the first and second containers. 
     
     
         20 . A container kit configured to enable assembling a plurality of containers, the kit comprising:
 a plurality of containers; and at least one connection band for connecting at least one container to one side of the connection band and at least one second container to an opposed side of the connection band, the containers are releasably mounted to each other in a bottom to bottom configuration, via the connection band.   
     
     
         21 . The container kit of  claim 20 , comprising:
 at least two, differently shaped connection bands and at least two containers matingly and releasably connected to a first one of the connection bands; and at least two containers matingly connected to a second one of said connection bands.