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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1997
Hidekiyo Sato, Kyoto, JP;
Tanakaya, Inc., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A connectable case and method of forming the connectable case from a synthetic resin plate. The case includes a bottom panel, four side-wall panels each extending from a respective side of the bottom panel and a flap panel extending from the side of at least one side-wall panel, the flap panel extending downwardly adjacent to its respective side-wall panel, such that the space between the downwardly extending flap panel and its respective side-wall panel is approximately equal to the thickness of a side-wall panel. One side-wall panel has at leat one hole formed therein, and one of the flap panel and its associated side-wall panel has at least one protrusion formed therein extend into the space.