Multi-compartment drum

- BASF Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the multi-compartment drum according to this invention showing our new design therefor;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the multi-compartment drum shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the multi-compartment drum shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view as taken along line 4--4 in FIG. 2, the rear elevational view is the same;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view taken along line 5--5 in FIG. 2, the right side elevational view is the same; and,

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the multi-compartment drum according to this invention showing the respective matable compartments thereof separated in a clam-shell fashion.

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Patent History
Patent number: D374538
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 31, 1994
Date of Patent: Oct 8, 1996
Assignee: BASF Corporation (Mount Olive, NJ)
Inventors: Terry J. Hanson (Raleigh, NC), Ted E. Piatt (Apex, NC), Martin P. Mascianica (Chapel Hill, NC)
Primary Examiner: Lucy J. Lieberman
Law Firm: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
Application Number: 0/18,144
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Barrel, Cask Or Drum (D34/39)