Portable container for artist's materials

- Binney & Smith Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a portable container for artist's materials showing my new design with the carrying handle in a raised position;

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view with the carrying handle in a stored position;

FIG. 3 is an end elevational view, the opposite end being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of FIG. 1, the rear view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIGS. 3 through 6 have been drawn to an enlarged scale with respect to FIGS. 1 and 2.

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Patent History
Patent number: D331258
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 8, 1991
Date of Patent: Nov 24, 1992
Assignee: Binney & Smith Inc. (Easton, PA)
Inventor: Richard A. Tarozzi (Gales Ferry, CT)
Primary Examiner: Nelson C. Holtje
Assistant Examiner: Martha Thompson
Law Firm: Leydig, Voit & Mayer
Application Number: 7/638,641