Sectional Or Multiple Movable Compartment Type Patents (Class 206/745)
  • Patent number: 6260707
    Abstract: A house shaped carrying case and display assembly is herein disclosed. The house shaped carrying case and display assembly is comprised of an outer housing which includes a plurality of panels that define an internal compartment. Within the internal compartment is a display unit, utilized for displaying and receiving information and materials to and from a customer. The house shaped carrying case and display assembly is moveable between a first and second position, wherein in the first position the house shaped housing is operable as a carrying case and in the second position is operable as a display assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: FleetBoston Financial Corporation
    Inventor: Allen W. Harris
  • Patent number: 6036044
    Abstract: A modular, multi-compartment container includes four pre-stamped blanks of material, such as paperboard that may be folded into a preferred orientation and placed into a cooperative arrangement. The blanks of material form a contiguous ring of outwardly-facing compartments and a selectively covered internal chamber. Vertically-aligned pairs of apertures accommodate included hollow tubes. The tubes increase the structural integrity of the container and may be used for storage and display purposes as well. A corrugated base is also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Inventors: Elaine Parker, Gary Parker
  • Patent number: 5513746
    Abstract: The present invention provides a portable display device for transporting and displaying material. The display device has a main, base tray component and a display member component. The base tray component and display member are semi-permanently attached. The display member component has at least one internal cavity and one associated external receptacle and is movable relative to the base tray component between a closed transport position and an open display position. When in the closed transport position, the base tray and display member are nested, and when in the open display portion, the display member component is generally upright and transverse relative to the base tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Inventor: James K. Anderson