Patents by Inventor Whitney A. Trulove-Cranor

Whitney A. Trulove-Cranor has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7086556
    Abstract: An adjustable two-piece juice box holder used for holding juice boxes and the like and preventing spillage when the box is opened and a straw is inserted into an opening in the top of the box and the liquid contents therein is consumed. The holder includes a bottom housing having an open top, a closed bottom, a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side. A top portion of the first and third sides includes an outwardly extending push button. A pair of vertical, parallel slits are disposed on opposite sides of the push buttons. The slits provide for forming a pair of flexible tabs in the top portion of the first side and the opposite third side. The flexible tabs with push buttons are used for releasably securing the bottom housing to a top housing. The top housing includes an open bottom, a semi-open top with a frame therearound, a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side. The first side and the opposite third side include a lower button hole and an upper button hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Inventor: Whitney A. Trulove-Cranor