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US 8,475,904 B2Granted
Hollow article with covering
AssigneeSalflex Polymers Ltd.
InventorsStephen Hawkins, Raj S. Roychoudhury, David Flajnik
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Abstract
A hollow article is provided having a first wall, a second wall and a plurality of edge walls interconnecting the first wall and second wall. A covering is bonded to the hollow article, wherein the covering is bonded to the first wall, and is dimensioned to partially wrap around the hollow article.
Claims17
A hollow article comprising:
- a first wall;
- a second wall;
- an edge wall interconnecting said first wall and said second wall to form the hollow article;
- at least one molded edge integrally connected to the hollow article along a peripheral edge of said first wall by way of a living hinge, wherein said molded edge is dimensioned to wrap around said edge wall and interlock in a closed position;
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- a covering bonded to said first wall and said molded edge that is dimensioned to partially wraparound the hollow article.
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A hollow article comprising:
- a first wall;
- a second wall;
- an edge wall interconnecting said first wall and said second wall to form the hollow article;
- at least one molded edge connected to the hollow article, said molded edge being provided as a two-part structure with a first wall segment for covering said edge wall and a second wall segment for covering a portion of said second wall, said molded edge further comprising an interlock protrusion for cooperation with a corresponding locking feature provided on said edge wall so as to interlock in a closed position, wherein said interlock protrusion is located on said first wall segment, and said second wall segment comprises one or more guide protrusions for cooperation with recesses provided on said second wall;
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- a covering bonded to said first wall and said molded edge that is dimensioned to partially wraparound the hollow article.
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A hollow article comprising:
- a first wall;
- a second wall;
- an edge wall interconnecting said first wall and said second wall to form the hollow article;
- at least one molded edge connected to the hollow article, said molded edge being provided as a two-part structure with a first wall segment for covering said edge wall and a second wall segment for covering a portion of said second wall, said molded edge further comprising an interlock protrusion for cooperation with a corresponding locking feature provided on said second wall so as to interlock in a closed position, wherein said interlock protrusion is located on said second wall segment, and is provided in the form of a plurality of sawtooth-like projections for cooperation with said corresponding locking feature on said second wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.