Folding lens case

Description

FIG. 1 is a left side elevational view of a folding lens case showing my new design in a closed configuration, the right side elevational view being a mirror image of FIG. 1;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the front, top and left side thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the rear, top and left side thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the front, top and left side thereof in an open configuration with the lens holder extended forwardly, and the bottom of the holder being planar and unadorned.

Referenced Cited
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Foreign Patent Documents
0191178 July 1990 JPX
Other references
  • Brookstone: .COPYRGT.1983; p. 12 (catalogue) "10X Magnifier Loupe", 2nd column, (bottom-most frame). Edmund Scientific 1989 Annual Reference Catalog for Optics, Science and Education, #19N7 p. 17. Edmund Scientific 1990 Annual Reference Catalog for Optics, Science and Education, #10N1 p. 17.
Patent History
Patent number: D334283
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 1, 1991
Date of Patent: Mar 30, 1993
Assignee: Edmund Scientific Company (Barrington, NJ)
Inventor: John J. Schroth (Doylestown, PA)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Celia A. Murphy
Law Firm: Howson and Howson
Application Number: 7/723,645
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 3/33; D/3301; D 3/34; D 3/74