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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
May. 12, 2000
James N. Elmore, Little Rock, AR (US);
Trade Fixtures, LLC, Little Rock, AR (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises first and second side pieces configured to be hingedly connected and to form a first and second cavity, a lid, and a front piece configured to form a third cavity with the first and second side pieces. Also included are a handle, a biasing device configured to be positioned outside the first cavity, and a rotating blocking device configured to rotate based on movement of the handle and the biasing device, such that handle and rotating block device are returned to a stationary position based on the biasing device. Finally, the apparatus includes a resilient sealing device that is configured to interact with the rotating blocking device to close a first opening between the first and second cavities and a swinging blocking device configured to close a second opening between the first and third cavities. Also according to the present invention, in another embodiment the closing device includes a holding device that has first through forth side walls and a base. The closing device can be used to hold a receptacle while it is being filled and to catch any spillover.