Patents by Inventor Eric R. Coles

Eric R. Coles 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: 4274540
    Abstract: A container for goods, in which the base of the container on which the goods are to rest comprises flaps folded towards one another from sides of the container, the folds thereby defining a lower peripheral edge around the container, and a support which in use spaces the container base from the ground, the underside of the container being secured to the support by tongues which are retained on the container and emerge through apertures in said lower peripheral edge of the container to engage cooperating clips on the support. A kit for assembling the container is also disclosed, comprising a blank from which can be folded a container having the features outlined above, and a support having clips for receiving tongues fitted to the folded blank. Two kinds of cooperating clips and tongues are specifically described and illustrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1981
    Inventors: Eric R. Coles, Rex K. Walden