IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0840278
(2001-04-23)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Pangerc,James
- Snider,Gregory Scott
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
18 인용 특허 :
22 |
초록
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A storage container having a unique hinge arrangement is provided. The container includes a cover and base portion having hinge portions extending therefrom. The hinge portions are molded from a die configuration that creates adjacent cavities formed vertically and laterally. The hinge portions are
A storage container having a unique hinge arrangement is provided. The container includes a cover and base portion having hinge portions extending therefrom. The hinge portions are molded from a die configuration that creates adjacent cavities formed vertically and laterally. The hinge portions are arranged such that the cover and base interfit to reveal a continuous passage. A pin is inserted through the continuous passage completing a workable hinge. The storage container includes internal lateral wall sections on the cover and base having tabs extending therefrom. The tabs are configured to accept removable spacers. The spacers include side walls that are contoured such that an object may be easily removed without becoming caught in an angled corner. Transparent lids are releasably latched to the inside of the cover and base. The latches for the lids are located in a position that requires each lid to be locked prior to closing the case.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A storage container comprising: a base portion; and a cover portion hingedly attached to said base portion, one of said base and cover portions including an inner side having a circumferential wall and at least one upright divider wall having a series of tabs extending theref
What is claimed is: 1. A storage container comprising: a base portion; and a cover portion hingedly attached to said base portion, one of said base and cover portions including an inner side having a circumferential wall and at least one upright divider wall having a series of tabs extending therefrom, and at least one removable spacer adapted to selectively interfit with said tabs of said circumferential wall and said divider wall, said spacer having a first end section, middle section and second end section, said first and second end sections having larger cross sections than said middle section and include recessed portions in an end face thereof for receiving at least one of said series of tabs. 2. The storage container according to claim 1, wherein said at least one removable spacer is made from an elastomeric material. 3. The storage container according to claim 1, wherein one of said base and cover portion includes a latch, said latch slidable between a locked position and an unlocked position. 4. The storage container according to claim 1, further comprising first and second inner lids hingedly connected to said base portion and said cover portion, said first and second inner lids each including a latch slidable between a locked position for engaging said first and second inner lid portions to said respective base and cover portions and an unlocked position. 5. The storage container according to claim 4, wherein a latch of one of said first and second lids abuts the other latch of said first and second lids when in an unlocked position as said base and cover portions are pivoted from an open position toward a closed position thereby precluding the container from reaching said closed position. 6. A storage container comprising: a base portion; a cover portion hingedly attached to said base portion, one of said base and cover portions including a wall structure including opposing walls having a series of tabs extending therefrom, and at least one removable spacer adapted to selectively interfit with said tabs of said opposing walls, said removable spacer being made from an elastomeric material, wherein said removable spacer has a first end section, middle section, and second end section, said first and second end sections having a larger cross section than said middle section and include recessed portions in an end face thereof for receiving at least one of said series of tabs. 7. A storage container, comprising: a base portion; a cover portion hingedly attached to said base portion; and a first and second inner lid each hingedly connected to said base portion and said cover portion, said first and second inner lids each including a latch slidable between a locked position for engaging said first and second inner lid portions to a respective base and cover portion and an unlocked position, wherein said latch of said first and second lids abuts the other latch of said first and second lids when in an unlocked position as said base and cover portions are pivoted from an open position to a closed position preventing said base and cover portions from fully closing. 8. A storage container comprising: a base portion; a cover portion; and at least one inner lid hingedly connected to at least one of said base and cover portion, said at least one inner lid comprising; a body portion having opposite side edges, a base edge and a top edge, said body portion including a raised lip disposed on at least one of said opposite side edges and said top edge; and a latch coupled to said body and slidable between a locked position for engaging said at least one inner lid to one of said base and cover portion and an unlocked position. 9. A storage container comprising: a base portion having a first series of hinge sections; a cover portion having a second series of hinge sections connected to said base portion said base and cover portions being closeable defining an outer shell and an internal space; a first inner lid portion including a first end with a third series of hinge sections connected to said base portion and said cover portion; a second inner lid portion including a first end with a fourth series of hinge sections connected to said base portion and said cover portion; and wherein said first and second inner lid portions include a first and second latch respectively, said first and second latches each being slidable between a locked position for engaging said first and second inner lid portions to a respective one of said base portion and said cover portion and an unlocked position for disengaging said first and second inner lid portions from said respective base and cover portions. 10. The storage container according to claim 9, wherein one of said base and cover portions includes a latch, said latch being slidable between a locked position and an unlocked position. 11. The storage container according to claim 9, wherein said first and second inner lid portions are symmetric. 12. The storage container according to claim 9, wherein said first and second inner lid portions are transparent. 13. The storage container according to claim 12, wherein said base and said cover portions include at least one internal lateral divider wall having a series of locating tabs extending therefrom. 14. The storage container according to claim 13, further comprising at least one adjustable divider for selectively positioning between said locating tabs. 15. The storage container according to claim 14, wherein said adjustable divider includes a first and second side having a first and a second end, said first and second sides being flared outwardly at said first and second ends. 16. The storage container according to claim 9, wherein an outer side of said base and cover portions include recessed and extending portions such that the recessed portions of a first storage container cooperate to receive the extending portions of a second storage container to facilitate stackability. 17. The storage container of claim 13 wherein one pair of said series of locating tabs opposes a second pair of said series of locating tabs. 18. The storage container of claim 14 wherein said at least one adjustable divider includes a body having opposing end portions and a central portion, said central portion being substantially perpendicular to said at least one internal lateral divider wall in an installed position, said opposing end portions having complimentary slots formed thereon for slidably accepting one of said series of locating tabs in said installed position, said opposing end portions having walls extending at an obtuse angle from said central portion. 19. The storage container of claim 18 wherein said complimentary slots include first and second slots each having an inner wall extending from an outer edge of said opposing end portions, said inner wall of said first and second slot being substantially parallel to said central portion, said first and second slots further including an outer wall extending from said outer edge, said outer walls extending outwardly toward said walls of said opposing end portions.
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