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Class 217/14 - Horizontal and vertical pivot


Subclass of Class 217 - Wooden receptacles
Definition: Folding boxes whose walls and base have a hinged connection
No. of patents: 13
Last issue date: 04/01/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7350857Case with seat
A case (1), such as a suitcase or trolley case, with a seat (6) is disclosed. The case has a channel (7A, 7B) provided near or along a surface (such as the rear surface 4B) of the case, and the seat is movable between a first stowe...
04/01/2008
7237506Multiple function animal bed
An animal furniture bed having one side open to allow for storing of objects in an area of the bed below the sleeping surface. The bottom of that open side has a lip element that extends the complete length of that side to prevent objects from rolling out of the fur...
07/03/2007
6948787Folding wardrobe with integral hinge assembly
A foldable sheet metal wardrobe having a front wall, a rear wall, a foldable right side wall, a foldable left side wall, a top member, and a bottom member defining an inner wardrobe space when the wardrobe is in an open position. A left and a right unitary front sid...
09/27/2005
6938789Collapsible storage container
A collapsible storage container made of a pair of foldable end panels, each comprising two panel pieces hingedly connected together. The end panels are connected with hinges to two side panels. At the bottom of each side panel a bottom panel is attached with hinges....
09/06/2005
5535909Flat packing container
A container comprising a multiplicity of panels, a multiplicity of retaining clips adapted to secure the panels when the container is erect and a multiplicity of storage clips, each storage clip comprising two legs, a first leg having a first foot arrange...
07/16/1996
4793507Folding packaging case
This folding packaging case or box of parallelipipedic configuration comprises a bottom, a front panel, a back panel and two lateral panels, and a folding lid, the various panel elements being hingedly interconnected by flexible joints. The bottom compris...
12/27/1988
4498598Collapsible container
A collapsible container for fruit is provided with simple means for interlocking the bottom plate with a wall plate so that the bottom plate is not detached from the wall plate regardless of the manner in which the container is handled. The simple means c...
02/12/1985
4425741Collapsible structure
A structure that is collapsible from a volume-enclosing, expanded position to a position wherein the walls and roof are disposed in a horizontally extending stack of generally vertically disposed members. The roof is pivotally mounted to an upper portion ...
01/17/1984
4177907Shipping container
The end walls of the container are hinged to the opposite vertical edges of one side wall. The roof is hinged to a longitudinal listel rigid with said one side wall, inwardly protruding from the longitudinal upper edge of the latter at 90°, and is diseng...
12/11/1979
4158421Foldable packing case
A packing case molded from plastic materials comprises two side walls including two half-walls rotatably connected to each other by tenon/mortise joint and hinge elements, two end walls rotatably connected to the adjacent side walls by tenon/mortise joint...
06/19/1979
4122638Folding structures considered to be primarily useful for play purposes
Folding structures useful for a variety of different utilitarian and play purposes can be constructed so as to utilize a Sarrus linkage modified so as to include an overcenter toggle mechanism to reinforce the linkage against inadvertent or undesired fold...
10/31/1978
4035964Foldable enclosure
A foldable shed or enclosure consisting of a rear wall, a front wall including a door, centrally foldable side walls hinged at their front and rear edges to the side edges of the front and rear walls, a floor hinged to the bottom margin of the rear wall a...
07/19/1977
4015741Collapsible carrying case
A collapsible carton is provided with two bottom closure flaps. A center divider is also provided which has its bottom edge extended along the junction between the two bottom flaps. This center divider and the two bottom flaps have intermeshing apertured ...
04/05/1977
 
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