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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2000
James M. Wiese, Clinton, IA (US);
Peter T. Schurman, New Canaan, CT (US);
Custom-Pak, Inc., Clinton, IA (US);
Abstract
A blow molded carrying chest which includes a frame and a lid is provided. The frame includes a base frame member, and left and right end frame members attached to the base frame member. A top frame member is rigidly attached to the left and right end frame members, and defines only a portion of a top surface of the chest. A lid is hingedly connected to the frame, and defines a remainder of the top surface of the chest not defined by the top frame member. The lid is pivotable from a closed position to an open position to provide access to an interior of the chest. Preferably, the base frame member and the left and right end frame members are integrally molded as a single unit, and integrally molded hinges are provided between the base frame member and each of the left and right end frame members such that the left and right end frame members are pivoted with respect to the base frame member about the integrally molded hinges such that the left and right end frame members are substantially perpendicular to the base frame member. Also preferably, the top frame member includes, at each of two opposite ends thereof, a barbed portion, and the left and right end frame members include therein openings having stepped relief portions. The openings and stepped relief portions are sized and shaped to receive the barbed portions of the top frame member in a fixed snap fitted relationship.