Case structure
AssigneeA/S Modulex
InventorsPeter A. Borresen, Hans J. J. Greve
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Abstract
In a case structure comprising a base member and a detachable cover having a pair of side walls adapted to be hingedly and interlockingly connected to the base member, the provision of a combined hinge and locking device comprising an elongated connecting member including an inwardly extending hook-shaped projection and an elongated, flexible and bendable, lengthwise extending hinge member intermediate the side walls and the connecting member. The base member includes a pair of lengthwise extending grooves for engagement with the hook-shaped projections of the cover and a pair of end walls.
Claims5
An assembly for mounting a panel in a transparent case structure comprising a substantially flat and rigid base member for supporting the panel, a cover, said base member defining a pair of inwardly extending, longitudinal channels along oppositely disposed sides thereof and having downwardly projecting ledges extending lengthwise adjacent the channels, to form therewith substantially recesses which are hook-shaped in cross section, said cover comprising a rectangular plate made of a transparent, substantially rigid material and having a pair of downwardly projecting side walls along opposite sides thereof, the side walls each including a connecting member extending parallel and adjacent the lower edge of the respective side wall and having an inwardly extending, substantially hook-shaped projection adapted to interlockingly engage one of the hook-shaped recesses in the base member, a flexible and bendable, lengthwise extending hinge member interconnecting said connecting member and the side wall of the cover whereby the cover is adapted to be detachably and hingedly connected to the base member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.