Hinged container
FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a hinged container showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a top perspective view of the container of FIG. 1, shown in opened condition;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof,
FIG. 6 is a left end elevational view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a right end elevational view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 9 is a top plan view of another alternate embodiment of a hinged container embodying our new design, illustrating a top portion having either an embossed or debossed central portion and an attachment ring at an opposite end (the attachment ring can be at either or both ends as desired);
FIG. 10 is a front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 9, illustrating the debossed central portion of the top surface;
FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view of yet another embodiment of a hinged container embodying our new design, showing a modified hinge device; and,
FIG. 12 is a top plan view of an embodiment of the present invention similar to that shown in FIG. 1, illustrated with optional transparent walls.
The broken line showing of a circular indentation on top of FIG. 1 and 14, and an attached cord in FIGS. 1-5, 8, 10-12, and 14, is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 12, 1999
Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
Assignee: Cooper Designs, Ltd. (Cincinnati, OH)
Inventors: Martin R. Cooper (Cincinnati, OH), William K. Akata (Nanuet, NY)
Primary Examiner: Loius S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Monica A. Weingart
Law Firm: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Application Number: 0/103,266
International Classification: 0301;