Combined egg carton and ice tray

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a combined egg carton and ice tray showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view, the opposite side being identical in appearance;

FIG. 3 is an end elevational view, the opposite end being the same in appearance;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view with the top removed;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a modified form of my new design wherein the only difference over the first embodiment is in the provision of latching elements on the ends;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIGS. 1-6 with the top removed;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing another modified form of my new design wherein the only differences over the first embodiment is in the provision of two latching elements on both the long sides, the use of twelve rather than six egg receiving compartments and in that four of the egg receiving compartments are not provided with external projections; and

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the form of FIG. 9 with the top removed.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D148824 February 1948 Shepard
D208275 August 1967 Pearl et al.
3552635 January 1971 Martens et al.
3563450 February 1971 Dahlberg
3572578 March 1971 Rohdin
3664574 May 1972 Pearl et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D262355
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 10, 1979
Date of Patent: Dec 22, 1981
Inventor: Thomas J. Oakley (Lake Park, FL)
Primary Examiner: Robert C. Spangler
Law Firm: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher
Application Number: 6/73,614
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9345; D/9424; D/9456
International Classification: D0903;