Special receptacle or package – For teeth
Patent
1998-04-06
1999-09-28
Gehman, Bryon P.
Special receptacle or package
For teeth
206445, 220 423, 220835, 220839, A45C 100, B65D 8500, B65D 818, B65D 4316
Patent
active
059572752
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a reusable container for coins or tokens.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
There are many patents describing containers for coins or tokens. For example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,139,093, 4,183,432, 4,290,523 and Des. 268,219 disclose containers for coins or tokens. More particularly, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,240,544, 4,541,528 and 4,715,492 disclose containers provided with inner partitions that are designed to hold dividing the container into small compartments.
However, these containers are expensive to produce and are likely to accidentally open under an impact. There is thus an important need for a reusable container for coins or tokens which can be cheaply manufactured and which provides a good resistance to an accidental opening, particularly when submitted to an impact.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A first object of the present invention is to provide a container for coins or tokens which is prevented from self-opening under an impact as well as being inexpensive to manufacture.
Another object of the invention is to provide a container which may be made of inexpensive materials and by using simple and inexpensive processes.
Another object of the invention is to provide a container for coins or tokens which allows to hold an exact number of coins or tokens, despite the fact that some of them are worn up to a point that the thickness thereof be slightly reduced.
Another object of the invention is to provide a container for coins or tokens which allows to immediately detect if there is an extra piece therein by preventing its covers from closing.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The present invention will be better understood in the light of the following description, made with reference to the following drawings:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container according to the invention, shown with the covers in an open position.
FIG. 2 is a top view of the container according to the invention, shown with the covers in an open position.
FIG. 3 is a side view of the end of the container shown in FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 is a side view of the end of a container according to the invention, shown with the two covers in a closed position and with coins located therein.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the container of FIG. 1, shown with the covers in a closed position and with coins located therein.
FIG. 6 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view, taken along line VI--VI, of the container of FIG. 4.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view, taken along line VII--VII, of the container of FIG. 4.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional and exploded view, taken along line VIII--VIII, of the container of FIG. 5.
FIG. 9 is a top view of a first variant of a container according to the invention, shown with the covers in an open position.
FIG. 10 is a side view of the end of the container of FIG. 9.
FIG. 11 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the container of FIG. 9, shown with the covers in a closed position and taken along line XI--XI.
FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the container of FIG. 9, shown with the covers in a closed position and taken along line XII--XII.
FIG. 13 is a top view of a second variant of the container according to the invention, shown with the covers in an open position.
FIG. 14 is a side view of the end of the container of FIG. 13.
FIG. 15 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the container of FIG. 13, shown with the covers in a closed position and taken along line XV--XV.
FIG. 16 is a transversal cross-sectional view of the container of FIG. 13, shown with the covers in a closed position and taken along line XVI--XVI.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION
FIGS. 1 to 8 illustrate a reusable container for coins 3. This container 1 is molded in a plastic sheet 5 having a pair of opposite longitudinal sides 7 and a pair of opposite transversal sides 9. Preferably, the plastic sheet is made of thermoplastic.
The kind of plastic used in the present invention may vary to a large extent. A person skilled in the art may easily select a plastic sheet
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Gehman Bryon P.
Oliver Milton
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