Hinged case for the combined display, storage, and transport of plumbing fixtures
FIG. 1 is a front view of a hinged case for the combined display, storage, and transport of plumbing fixtures, showing my new design, this view showing my hinged case in a display condition and having its removable and vertically adjustable shelves mounted therein;
FIG. 2 is a top view thereof, a bottom view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a section view thereof, this view being taken in the direction of arrows 6--6 in FIG. 1, this view showing the arrangement of the shelf members and their aperture patterns; all small shelves being alike, a lower large shelf member, having an alternate aperture pattern, being shown in a removed condition; and,
FIG. 7 is a top view thereof, this view showing my hinged case in a closed condition for storage and transport.
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- Plumbing & Mechanical Magazine, p. 106, Case for Plumbing Fixtures, Oct. 1995.
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 11, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 9, 1999
Inventor: Martin Masters (Allendale, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Attorney: Patrick J. Pinto
Application Number: 0/77,020
International Classification: 0301;
