Patents by Inventor LeRoy A. Harding

LeRoy A. Harding 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: 4512474
    Abstract: An improved locking means for display packages of the vacuum-formed type having a first section closable onto a second section to hold articles in an interior chamber formed therebetween and means for locking the sections in the closed position. The improvement comprises locking means having snap-engaging male and female portions. The male portion is formed integrally with the first section and has a negative or zero draft sidewall that terminates in an outwardly projecting widened collar at its crown. A female portion is formed integrally with the second section and has a zero draft sidewall having a narrowed rim around its receiving opening. The widened collar resiliently snap-engages with said narrowed rim at spaced-apart contact points therebetween. The improved locking means is capable of releasably locking a display package in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1985
    Assignee: Plastofilm Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: LeRoy A. Harding