Patents by Inventor Glenn Edward Hitchings

Glenn Edward Hitchings 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).

  • Security container with releasably locking receptacle and lid
    Patent number: 5657893
    Abstract: A container includes a receptacle portion and a lid, butt ends thereof being hingeably connected one to the other; one or more resiliently mounted teeth are formed which extend upwardly from a forward end of the receptacle portion, and which include a body portion with a recess extending therethrough; a plurality of laterally spaced apart protrusions are provided and extend inwardly from a forward end of the lid, such that on the lid being hinged over the receptacle portion, the protrusions contact and move over the resiliently mounted teeth, so as to releasably engage within the recesses and so as to releasably lock the receptacle portion and lid together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: Plastech Industries Pty Limited
    Inventor: Glenn Edward Hitchings