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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:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas Joseph Welsh, Jr., Aurora, IL (US);
Assignee:
Sierra Housewares, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41B 1/304 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41B 1/304 ;
Abstract
Provided herein is a protective device for use with a variety of objects. The protective device has two sections, each section attached to the other along a first edge. The protective device has a locking mechanism whereby each section is secured to the other in a closed position. The device may also have stoppers on the inner side of each section, the stoppers aligned such that the object is secured when the device is in the closed position.