Combined container and slide tray for holding a compact disc

- Ivy Hill Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is an exploded isometric view taken from the top, front and left side of a combined container and slide tray for holding a compact disc showing our new design and illustrated in a position of use;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the tray thereof;

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view of the tray thereof taken along line 3--3 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the tray thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the tray thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is an isometric assembly view taken from the top, front and left side of the tray and container of FIG. 1 illustrated in another position of use.

The broken lines in FIG. 1 show environment only and form no part of the claimed design.

The bottom and right side of the container are mirror images of the top and left side thereof, respectively; the back of the container is unremarkable and devoid of any distinguishing feature.

The right side of the tray is a mirror image of the left side thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D407591
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 18, 1996
Date of Patent: Apr 6, 1999
Assignee: Ivy Hill Corporation (New York, NY)
Inventors: David L. Bolognia (Lanesboro, MA), Patrick J. O'Brien (Maywood, NJ), Arthur Kern (New York, NY), George F. Rufo, Jr. (Dalton, MA)
Primary Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac
Law Firm: Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein
Application Number: 0/51,759
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6627; D3/201
International Classification: 0604;