Composite container system

Abstract

A composite container system may include a frame assembly, a liner, and a cover. The frame assembly may include a base having a bottom end and a top end, a bottom wall at the bottom end, and sidewalls extending upward from the bottom wall towards the top end, wherein the base includes an interior volume defined between the sidewalls and the bottom wall and an opening at the top end through which the interior volume is accessible, and a lid arrangeable on the top end of the base, the lid having sidewalls that correspond in shape with the sidewalls of the base, and a bore extending through the lid. The liner may be removably arranged within the interior volume of the base, wherein the liner defines an interior storage volume. The cover may be removably arranged on the lid.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A composite container system, comprising:
 a frame assembly comprising:
 a base having a bottom end and a top end, a bottom wall at the bottom end, and sidewalls extending upward from the bottom wall towards the top end, wherein the base includes an interior volume defined between the sidewalls and the bottom wall and an opening at the top end through which the interior volume is accessible, and 
 a lid arrangeable on the top end of the base, the lid having sidewalls that correspond in shape with the sidewalls of the base, and a bore extending through the lid; 
   a liner removably arranged within the interior volume of the base, wherein the liner defines an interior storage volume; and   a cover removably arranged on the lid, wherein the cover covers the opening in the lid when the cover is assembled on the lid.   
     
     
         2 . The composite container system of  claim 1 , wherein the sidewalls of the lid further comprise inner sidewalls and outer sidewalls, wherein a lower end of the outer sidewalls is configured to mate with the top end of the sidewalls of the base. 
     
     
         3 . The composite container system of  claim 2 , wherein the lid further includes a wall extending radially inward into the bore from the inner sidewalls and an upper rim extending at least partially around the bore, wherein the upper rim extends upward from the wall, wherein the cover is seated on the upper rim when assembled on the lid. 
     
     
         4 . The composite container system of  claim 2 , further comprising a lip extending radially inward from a lower end of the outer sidewalls, wherein the lip abuts the top end of the sidewalls of the base when the lid is arranged on the base. 
     
     
         5 . The composite container system of  claim 4 , further comprising a lower rim extending around the lip, wherein the lower rim extends into the interior volume of the base and aligns the lid on the base when assembled. 
     
     
         6 . The composite container system of  claim 5 , wherein the base includes a plurality of concave ribs extending between the bottom end and the top end of the base, wherein each of the concave ribs defines an upper rib wall at an upper end of the concave rib, wherein the frame assembly further comprise a fastener operable to extend through the upper rib wall of the base and through the lip of the lid to thereby lock the lid on the base. 
     
     
         7 . The composite container system of  claim 1 , wherein the cover includes a slot formed in a circumferential edge of the cover, and the lid further includes a fastener arranged in the sidewall for locking the cover in place, wherein the cover is removable from the lid by rotating the cover to thereby align the slot with the fastener. 
     
     
         8 . The composite container system of  claim 7 , wherein the fastener includes an aperture and the cover includes an opening, and the system further includes a wire extending through the aperture in the fastener and the opening in the cover to provide evidence of tampering upon its removal. 
     
     
         9 . The composite container system of  claim 1 , wherein the lid includes a plurality of handles. 
     
     
         10 . The composite container system of  claim 1 , further comprising a stand is provided at the bottom end of the base. 
     
     
         11 . The composite container system of  claim 10 , wherein the interior volume of the base further comprises a void defined within the stand, wherein the liner does not fully extend into the void such that the void functions as a spill containment region. 
     
     
         12 . The composite container system of  claim 1 , wherein the cover is connected to the lid via lanyard. 
     
     
         13 . The composite container system of  claim 1 , wherein the frame assembly and the cover are made from a material that includes UV blocking pigment. 
     
     
         14 . The composite container system of  claim 1 , wherein the liner includes a plurality of openings that are exposed upon removal of the cover from the lid. 
     
     
         15 . The composite container system of  claim 14 , wherein a plug is arranged in a first of the plurality of openings, a mixing device is arranged in a second of the plurality of openings, and a draw tube device is provided in a third of the plurality of openings.