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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 1994

Filed:

Dec. 07, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:

W Henry Kahl, Wooster, OH (US);

Assignee:

Rubbermaid Inc., Wooster, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220555 ; 206549 ; 220324 ; 220338 ; 220756 ;
Abstract

A container shown in the form of a lunchbox (10) includes a base container portion (11) and a cover portion (12). The cover portion (12) includes a first door (17) pivotally attached to the base container portion (11) by a first hinge assembly (19) and a second door (18) is pivotally attached to the base container portion (11) by a second hinge assembly (20). Latch assemblies (37) pivotally attached to the base container portion (11) engage the doors (17, 18) so that the doors (17, 18) may be maintained closed on the base container portion (11). A handle member (44) is carried by at least one of the hinge assemblies (19, 20) for rotation relative to the base container portion (11). Tabs (57, 58, 59) may also be provided to confine an accessory within the base container portion (11).


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