Flap-type Closure Patents (Class 150/152)
  • Patent number: 10155156
    Abstract: An multi-dimensional game comprises a physical component including a game board and game pieces and a virtual component including a virtual environment displayed on a display device. A user is able to play the game by interacting with the virtual or physical component, wherein in order to complete tasks in the game the user must transition between interacting with the virtual component and the physical component. The physical component comprises game blocks, which are able to couple to each other and form objects that are then represented in the virtual component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Tweedletech, LLC
    Inventors: Steve Jaqua, Michel Martin Maharbiz, Theodore Morichau-Beauchant
  • Patent number: 8215348
    Abstract: A system relating to improved coin currency containment, collection, and retrieval, when carrying or utilizing a purse or pocketbook. The system provides an exterior-mounted coin slot that directs loose coin from such coin slot into an interior expandable zippered pocket within the pocketbook. Alternately, the pocket has a window to view such stored coin in the internal coin pocket portion, assisting a user in easy recognition and retrieval of desired coin from the pocket. It may, under appropriate circumstances, also be used on other personal item carriers such as, purses, handbags, wallets, backpacks, messenger bags, attachés, fanny packs, duffel bags, luggage, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Inventor: Paul Schreiber
  • Patent number: 7845377
    Abstract: A purse or handbag is provided with a coin separator tray to facilitate access to coins that have been dropped into the purse. The coin separator tray has an elongated pan dimensioned to match the length and width of the base of the purse or handbag, and is open at one end wall. A coin-separating cover fits onto the side walls of the pan. The cover has generally horizontal shelves that overlap to define a generally horizontal elongated coin slot. Any loose coins in the purse or handbag migrate to the base and pass through the coin slot into said pan. The coins can be dispensed by opening a flap at the base of the purse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Inventors: Robert F. Edwards, Jr., Janet L. LaVeck
  • Publication number: 20100132857
    Abstract: A purse or handbag is provided with a coin separator tray to facilitate access to coins that have been dropped into the purse. The coin separator tray has an elongated pan dimensioned to match the length and width of the base of the purse or handbag, and is open at one end wall. A coin-separating cover fits onto the side walls of the pan. The cover has generally horizontal shelves that overlap to define a generally horizontal elongated coin slot. Any loose coins in the purse or handbag migrate to the base and pass through the coin slot into said pan. The coins can be dispensed by opening a flap at the base of the purse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Robert F. Edwards, JR., Janet L. LaVeck
  • Patent number: 6802348
    Abstract: A book bag for easy carrying and accessing includes a detachable wallet styled book assembly. The wallet has multiple pages with transparent sleeves so that information can be presented much as a conventional book. This book bag permits a particular subject area to be collated and presented as a book within a book bag. The book does not require removal from the book bag. The detachable wallet can be quickly and conveniently replaced with another so that updating new study material for students or others can be easily performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties
    Inventors: Mitzi R. Vernon, Tanya Blasko
  • Patent number: 6695022
    Abstract: A wallet (10) includes a pocket portion (12) defining a front panel (14), a rear panel (16), a bottom (18), side edges (20), (22), an open top (24), and a flap portion (26) that extends from the rear panel (16) for folding over the open top (24) to engage the front panel (14). The wallet (10) comprises male and female fasteners for engaging the flap portion (26) with the front panel (14). The wallet (10) includes a tether (32) that extends from the rear panel (16) of the pocket portion (12). The tether (32) includes a plurality of fasteners (34), (36), (38) spaced from one another for folding the tether (32) upon itself to define loops of different sizes, i.e. different configurations for various attachments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Inventor: William Morehead
  • Patent number: 6637485
    Abstract: An improved handbag or the like having one entire side wall formed of a transparent panel which can be selectively exposed to permit facilitated viewing of items contained therein. The transparent panel is joined to an opaque panel to form a receptacle with an access opening at the top. An exterior cover panel is removably positioned in covering relation to the transparent panel and at least partially separably attached to the bag structure, allowing the cover panel to be displaced from covering relation to enable facilitated viewing of personal affects through the transparent panel for easy selection and removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Inventor: Stacey Eve Sartena
  • Patent number: 6612771
    Abstract: A loose-leaf binding device has a first binder, a second binder, a plurality of sheets of loose-leaf paper disposed between the first binder and the second binder, and a coiled ring fastening the first binder, each sheet of loose-leaf paper, and the second binder. The first binder has an oblong hole and a round hole. The second binder has an oblong slot to match the oblong hole of the first binder. A pleated flap is connected to the second binder. The pleated flap has a first crease and a second crease. The pleated flap is inserted in the oblong hole of the first binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Inventor: Ken-Jui Su
  • Publication number: 20030155053
    Abstract: A wallet including a single strip of material including a plurality of oppositely folded and integrally attached panels which extend in directions opposite the adjacent panels to provide a series of outwardly opening paper currency receiving compartments. A closure, integral with at least one of the panels, is detachably coupled to one of the endmost panels in the stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventor: Johney L. Gray
  • Patent number: 6604563
    Abstract: A wallet including a single strip of material including a plurality of oppositely folded and integrally attached panels which extend in directions opposite the adjacent panels to provide a series of outwardly opening paper currency receiving compartments. A closure, integral with at least one of the panels, is detachably coupled to one of the endmost panels in the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Inventor: Johney L. Gray
  • Patent number: 6167353
    Abstract: A computer interface system and method is described which includes a way of interfacing with a physical game system. The game system may include a platform having a plurality of regions and a plurality of lots, a plurality of environmental objects positioned within an associated lot of the platform, and a movable object near at least one region. Additionally, each environmental object has an environmental identifier and is a global type or a local type, and each region has a region identifier and a plurality of subregions. The method includes the act of scanning the environmental objects and the movable object to extract data, where the extracted data includes a movable object position of the movable object and an environmental position for each environmental object and associated environmental identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Interval Research Corporation
    Inventors: Philippe P. Piernot, Marcos R. Vescovi, Adam Jordan, Chris Schmidt, Rafael Granados
  • Patent number: 6044878
    Abstract: A money purse for holding items such as money. The purse includes front and back panels coupled together to define therebetween a space with a top opening for holding items therein. The back panel has a cover flap extending therefrom for covering the top opening. The cover flap has a plurality of spaced apart holes therethrough while the front panel has a plurality of elongate flexible strings extending therefrom. Each of the strings is extended through an associated hole such that the strings extend across the top opening into the space between the front and back panels. Each of said strings has a free end coupled to a pull ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Inventor: Delphine Sedeno
  • Patent number: 5726726
    Abstract: A COG (Chip On Glass) type liquid crystal display (LCD) and a method of producing the same are disclosed. A semiconductor device is mounted on a glass substrate or LCD panel by a COG scheme. The semiconductor device has output connection terminals connected to an output conductive pattern formed on the glass substrate. Also, the semiconductor device has input connection terminals connected to a metal wiring included in a flexible printed circuit. This allows an input signal to be fed to the semiconductor device without resorting to an input conductive pattern customarily formed on the the glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Futoshi Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 4815510
    Abstract: A security pouch is provided which has an access opening and includes support straps and fasteners for attaching the pouch to a strap of an upper torso undergarment, whereby the pouch is suspendable beneath the arm of a wearer to permit safe, comfortable, inconspicuous and secure carrying of valuables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1989
    Inventor: Maurine S. Edelist