Wooden receptacles – Boxes – Closures
Reexamination Certificate
2000-08-09
2001-05-15
Pollard, Steven (Department: 3727)
Wooden receptacles
Boxes
Closures
C220S369000, C220S370000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06230914
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a container cover adapted for closing the open side of a container, and more particularly to such a container cover, which comprises an open frame of bamboo, and a meshed structure of bamboo suspended inside the open frame.
Regular containers are commonly attached with a cover. A variety of materials including ceramics, glass, wood, plastics, stainless steel, and etc. may be used for making container covers. Nowadays, bamboo material has been intensively used for making furniture, ornamental items, containers, and etc. in graceful ancient style. According to conventional methods, a container cover of bamboo is generally comprised of an open frame and a meshed structure fastened to the inside of the open frame by glue or stitches. The meshed structure tends to be pulled away from the open frame if it is fastened to the open frame by glue. The method of fastening the meshed structure to the open frame by stitches consumes much labor, and greatly increases the manufacturing cost of the container cover.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is one object of the present invention to provide a bamboo container cover, which is easy and inexpensive to manufacture. It is another object of the present invention to provide a bamboo container cover, which is durable in use. According to one aspect of the present invention, the bamboo container cover comprises a bamboo open frame and a meshed structure of bamboo mounted within the open frame, wherein the open frame has a plurality of mounting holes spaced around an inside wall thereof, and the meshed structure is formed of a plurality of bamboo strips woven together, having tips suspended around the border area thereof and respectively fastened to the mounting holes in the open frame.
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A & J
Pollard Steven
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