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US3360116A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Storage and display device

Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1966-07-01
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Granted: 1967-12-26
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Expires: 1986-07-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Raymond A Somers
  • 👤 Robert J Tolmie

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 09:18
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F7/00; A47F7/02; A47F7/03; B; B65; B65D; B65D85/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 231 words
A STORAGE AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING, A CONTAINER PORTION HAVING A BASE, A REAR WALL, A FRONT WALL AND SPACED VERTICAL SIDEWALLS DEFINING THEREBETWEEN AN ARTICLE STORAGE AREA; A COVER MEMBER FOR SAID CONTAINER; SAID COVER MEMBER INCLUDING A DEPENDING REAR WALL AND SPACED DEPENDING SIDEWALL PORTIONS ARRANGED TO OVERHANG SAID CONTAINER PORTION IN THE CLOSED POSITION OF SAID COVER MEMBER ON SAID CONTAINER PORTION; HINGE MEANS INTEGRALLY FORMED ON ADJACENT PORTIONS OF SAID COVER SIDEWALL PORTIONS AND SAID CONTAINER SIDEWALLS TO INTERCONNECT SAID COVER TO SAID CONTAINER; SAID HINGE MEANS COMPRISING BEARING MEANS AND TRUNNION MEANS WITH SAID TRUNNION MEANS ADAPTED TO SWIVEL WITHIN SAID BEARING MEANS TO PERMIT MOVEMENT OF SAID COVER BETWEEN CLOSED AND OPEN POSITIONS WITH RESPECT TO SAID CONTAINER PORTION; SAID COVER MEMBER BEING PIVOTAL ON SAID HINGE MEANS IN MOVEMENT TO OPEN POSITION TO RAISE SAID CONTAINER TO A SELECTED POSITION INCLINED TO SAID COVER MEMBER AND TO DISPLACE SAID COVER REAR WALL BENEATH SAID BASE OF SAID CONTAINER; AND STOP MEANS PROVIDED ON ADJACENT PORTIONS OF SAID COVER SIDEWALLS AND CONTAINER SIDEWALLS FOR LIMITING MOVEMENT OF SAID COVER AND CONTAINER BEYOND SAID SELECTED INCLINED POSITION; SAID STOP MEANS COMPRISING PROJECTIONS FORMED ON THE CONTAINER SIDEWALLS AND FLANGES FORMED ON SAID COVER SIDEWALLS ADJACENT SAID HINGE MEANS, SAID FLANGE PORTIONS BEING PIVOTAL ABOUT SAID HINGE MEANS DURING PROJECTIONS IN SAID OPEN POSITION OF SAID COVER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 231 words
A STORAGE AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING, A CONTAINER PORTION HAVING A BASE, A REAR WALL, A FRONT WALL AND SPACED VERTICAL SIDEWALLS DEFINING THEREBETWEEN AN ARTICLE STORAGE AREA; A COVER MEMBER FOR SAID CONTAINER; SAID COVER MEMBER INCLUDING A DEPENDING REAR WALL AND SPACED DEPENDING SIDEWALL PORTIONS ARRANGED TO OVERHANG SAID CONTAINER PORTION IN THE CLOSED POSITION OF SAID COVER MEMBER ON SAID CONTAINER PORTION; HINGE MEANS INTEGRALLY FORMED ON ADJACENT PORTIONS OF SAID COVER SIDEWALL PORTIONS AND SAID CONTAINER SIDEWALLS TO INTERCONNECT SAID COVER TO SAID CONTAINER; SAID HINGE MEANS COMPRISING BEARING MEANS AND TRUNNION MEANS WITH SAID TRUNNION MEANS ADAPTED TO SWIVEL WITHIN SAID BEARING MEANS TO PERMIT MOVEMENT OF SAID COVER BETWEEN CLOSED AND OPEN POSITIONS WITH RESPECT TO SAID CONTAINER PORTION; SAID COVER MEMBER BEING PIVOTAL ON SAID HINGE MEANS IN MOVEMENT TO OPEN POSITION TO RAISE SAID CONTAINER TO A SELECTED POSITION INCLINED TO SAID COVER MEMBER AND TO DISPLACE SAID COVER REAR WALL BENEATH SAID BASE OF SAID CONTAINER; AND STOP MEANS PROVIDED ON ADJACENT PORTIONS OF SAID COVER SIDEWALLS AND CONTAINER SIDEWALLS FOR LIMITING MOVEMENT OF SAID COVER AND CONTAINER BEYOND SAID SELECTED INCLINED POSITION; SAID STOP MEANS COMPRISING PROJECTIONS FORMED ON THE CONTAINER SIDEWALLS AND FLANGES FORMED ON SAID COVER SIDEWALLS ADJACENT SAID HINGE MEANS, SAID FLANGE PORTIONS BEING PIVOTAL ABOUT SAID HINGE MEANS DURING PROJECTIONS IN SAID OPEN POSITION OF SAID COVER.

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