US4852725A
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Carrying and storage case for artist's supplies
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-08-17
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Granted: 1989-08-01
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Expires: 2008-08-17
Abstract
Abstract A carrying and storage case for artist's supplies including a tray-like base and a plurality of rows of receptacles within the base, each row containing a plurality of receptacles. The axes of all the receptacles are at an acute angle to the plane of the back wall of the base, the angle opening toward the top wall of the base. A cover, hinged or otherwise moveable with respect to the base, is used to close the case. The case is ideally suited to carry drawing markers, each receptacle holding one marker, and preferably the case contains at least one hundred receptacles. The length of each receptacle is shorter than the length of the markers to be carried, so that one end of each of the markers extends beyond the receptacles and can be grasped for removal from the case. The receptacles may be defined by intersecting vertical and horizontally-extending partitions, the partitions interengaging by means of a series of slots formed at one edge of each partition. The hinge for pivotally interconnecting the base and cover is seperable by lifting one of the base or cover with respect to the other, so that the seperated cover can be used as a support surface on which the artist can work. The cover may be a tray-like member formed with a pocket or pockets for accommodating additional artist's supplies.
Inventors
- 👤 Dale Folsom
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 19:45
CPC Classifications
B; B44; B44D; B44D3/00; B44D3/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A carrying and storage case for artist's supplies comprising: a tray-like base having a back wall, two side walls, a top wall, a bottom wall, and an open front, a plurality of rows of receptacles within the base, each row containing a plurality of receptacles, the axes of all the receptacles being at an acute angle to the plane of the back wall of the base, said angle opening toward the top wall of the base, and a cover movable with respect to the base for optionally closing the open front thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
A carrying and storage case for artist's supplies comprising: a tray-like base having a back wall, two side walls, a top wall, a bottom wall, and an open front, a plurality of rows of receptacles within the base, each row containing a plurality of receptacles, the axes of all the receptacles being at an acute angle to the plane of the back wall of the base, said angle opening toward the top wall of the base, and a cover movable with respect to the base for optionally closing the open front thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A carrying and storage case as defined in claim 1 wherein there are a minimum of one hundred receptacles within the base.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A carrying and storage case as defined in claim 1 wherein all the receptacles are the same size.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A carrying and storage case as defined in claim 1 wherein some of the receptacles are larger in cross-sectional dimension than others of the receptacles.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
74 words
A carrying and storage case as defined in claim 1 in combination with a plurality of drawing markers, each receptacle being adapted to accommodate one of the drawing markers, and the axial length of each receptacle being shorter than the length of a marker, so that when a marker is within a receptacle one end of the marker projects out of the receptacle and can be grasped to remove the marker from the receptacle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A carrying and storage case as defined in claim 1 wherein the axial length of each receptacle is at most five inches.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A carrying and storage case as defined in claim 1 wherein the receptacles of each row are in vertical alignment, and each receptacle is horizontally aligned with one of the receptacles in every other row.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
A carrying and storage case as defined in claim 1 including a plurality of horizontally spaced-apart vertical partitions within the base, and a plurality of vertically spaced-apart horizontally-extending partitions intersecting the vertical partitions, the intersecting vertical and horizontally-extending partitions defining the receptacles.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
A carrying and storage case as defined in claim 8 wherein the plane containing each horizontally-extending partition is at an acute angle to the plane of the back wall of the base.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
A carrying and storage case as defined in claim 8 including a plurality of slots in each partition, all the slots extending to one of the longitudinal edges of the partition, and the slots of the vertical partitions being engaged with the slots of the horizontally-extending partitions.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
A carrying and storage case as defined in claim 1 including a carrying handle mounted on the top wall of the base adapted to be grasped when carrying the case.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
110 words
A carrying and storage case as defined in claim 1 including hinge means for pivotally joining the base and cover, the hinge means including a first part secured to one of the base and cover and a second part secured to the other of the base and cover, the first part having a pin and the second part having a tubular bearing rotatably accommodating the pin, one end of the pin being free of attachment to the remainder of said first part, so that the pin can be moved axially out of the bearing to seperate the two parts of the hinge means and hence seperate the base and cover.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
A carrying and storage case as defined in claim 12 wherein the cover includes a flat panel which can serve as a support surface on which an artist can work when the cover is seperated from the base.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
65 words
A carrying and storage case as defined in claim 1 wherein the cover is a tray-like member having a back wall, two side walls, a top wall, a bottom wall, and an open front, and hinge means pivotally joining the base and cover so that they can be swung toward each other to close the base and away from each other to open the base.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
A carrying and storage case as defined in claim 14 including a member extending across a portion of the open front of the cover to define a pocket in the cover for accommodating artist's supplies.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-07-31 | 1993-01-30 | 1993-08-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-07-31 | 1997-01-30 | 1997-08-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-07-31 | 2001-01-30 | 2001-08-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |