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US 4,396,119 AGranted
Storage box
OwnerJoe D. Giulieinventor
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Abstract
A storage container is provided of simple, two piece construction which is in the form of two U-shaped members, one of which can be inverted over the other to form a closed container and which has guide means whereby the top member can be tilted back to open the container.
Claims3
A storage container wherein the front and back walls slope inwardly from the top whereby the bottom of the container is smaller than the top opening comprising in combination:
- a. a first U-shaped member, said member comprising the front, back and bottom walls of the container,
- b. a second member in the form of an inverted U comprising the two sides and the top wall of the container adapted to fit over the top of the first U-shaped member to form a closed container,
- c. straight slot means extending from substantially the top of the bottom of each edge along the slope of said back wall of said container,
- d. pin means extending inwardly from near the top edges of the two sides of the second member to engage said slot means, whereby,
- e. said second member is slideable along said slot means to a first position wherein said container is completely closed and to a second position wherein said container is open with the top wall lying against and behind the back member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.