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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2014
Humangear, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher A. Miksovsky, San Francisco, CA (US);
Clint N. Slone, San Francisco, CA (US);
Evelyne Chaubert, San Francisco, CA (US);
Charlie Nghiem, Oakland, CA (US);
Robert Charles Lane, Larkspur, CA (US);
Jonathan Paul Downing, Belmont, CA (US);
humangear, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A clamshell style utensil carrying case includes a pair of housing members coupled together by a double hinge and latch. Each housing member has a support arranged to hold an associated utensil in place with the utensil heads facing in opposite directions. A support stand that projects from the double hinge spine holds a third utensil. In a closed position, the housing members encase the utensils. In an open position the utensils are displayed side by side with the third utensil optionally being elevated relative to the others. To help minimize the visual thickness of the case, the interior surface of each housing member may include a depression in the region adjacent the head end of its held utensil. The depressions form corresponding bulges in the exterior surfaces of their associated housing members. The bulges—which are located on opposite ends and opposite sides of the case—provide additional room for the utensil heads without unduly impacting the visual height of the case.