Lockable and foldable box

- Mills Industries, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lockable and foldable box showing my design;

FIG. 2 is an exploded front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is an exploded left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of a box with cover removed for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of a cover;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of a box;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the interior of the bottom portion of the box, with a foldable portion of the side wall of the bottom portion slightly unfolded; and,

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the interior of the bottom portion of the box, with a foldable portion of the side wall of the bottom portion snapped into place.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D312402 November 27, 1990 Boggus, Jr.
D315098 March 5, 1991 Hutcheson
D323294 January 21, 1992 Williams
4085847 April 25, 1978 Jacalone
4717070 January 5, 1988 Taub
4946093 August 7, 1990 Moorman
4964511 October 23, 1990 Meschi
Other references
  • Packaging, Feb. 1989, p. 14, Banana Box top right of the page.
Patent History
Patent number: D339062
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 23, 1991
Date of Patent: Sep 7, 1993
Assignee: Mills Industries, Inc. (Laconia, NH)
Inventor: Hugh J. Williams (Laconia, NH)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar G. Deshmukh
Law Firm: Lahive & Cockfield
Application Number: 7/645,017
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9432