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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Francis E. Korn, Durham, CT (US);
Allen Epstein, Clifton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
The Durham Manufacturing Company, Durham, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A45C 5/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A45C 5/04 ;
Abstract
In a preferred embodiment, a handle retainer for a container having a handle extending from a surface of the container when the handle is in a carrying position, the handle retainer including: a boss disposed on the container; and the boss and a distal end of the handle having complementarily sloped surfaces such that, when the complementarily sloped surfaces are co-engaged, the handle will be retained closely adjacent the surface in a non-carrying position.