Covered retracted confectionery
AssigneeImaginings 3, Inc.
InventorsSidney Diamond, David Lisowski
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Abstract
A covered retracted confectionery including a housing with covers hinged adjacent the top for movement between closed and open positions. The lower part of each of the covers being contacted by a part of a shaft moveable in the housing between a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the housing to keep the covers closed against the force of gravity. A confectionery carried adjacent the top of the shaft is enclosed by the covers until they are manually moved to the open position by operation of an actuator slideably mounted on the exterior of the housing against a bias. Upon release of the actuator, the bias will automatically retract the shaft and confectionery as well as close the covers.
Claims15
A covered retracted confectionery comprising:
- a housing having an interior and an exterior as well as a top and a bottom;
- covers hinged adjacent the top of the housing for movement between closed and open positions;
- each of the covers having a lower tab projecting inwardly toward the center of the housing;
- a shaft having a top and a bottom;
- the shaft mounted for movement between a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the housing;
- a confectionery carried adjacent the top of the shaft;
- a flange adjacent the top of the shaft below the confectionery;
- the flange engaging the plates of the hinged covers to close the covers when the shaft is retracted;
- an actuator slideably mounted on the exterior of the housing to move the shafted from the retracted position to the extended position;
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- a bias urging the shaft and the confectionery into the retracted position below the closed hinged covers;
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- the bias is positioned to be increased when the actuator moves the shaft from the retracted position to the extended position.
A covered retracted confectionery comprising:
- a housing having an interior and an exterior as well as a top and a bottom;
- covers hinged adjacent the top of the housing for movement between closed and open positions;
- each of the covers having a lower tab projecting inwardly toward the center of the housing;
- a shaft having a top and a bottom;
- the shaft mounted for movement between a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the housing;
- a confectionery carried adjacent the top of the shaft;
- a flange adjacent the top of the shaft below the confectionery;
- the flange engaging the plates of the hinged covers to close the covers when the shaft is retracted;
- an actuator slideably mounted on the exterior of the housing to move the shaft from the retracted position to the extended position;
- a spring urging the shaft and the confectionery into the retracted position below the closed hinged covers;
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- the spring is positioned to be pushed into compression when the actuator moves the shafted from the retracted position to the extended position.
A covered retracted confectionery comprising:
- a housing having an interior and an exterior as well as a top and a bottom;
- covers hinged adjacent the top of the housing for movement between closed and open positions;
- each of the covers having a lower tab projecting inwardly toward the center of the housing;
- a shaft having a top and a bottom;
- the shaft mounted for movement between a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the housing;
- a confectionery carried adjacent the top of the shaft;
- a flange adjacent the top of the shaft below the confectionery;
- the flange engaging the plates of the hinged covers to dose the covers when the shaft is retracted;
- an actuator slideably mounted on the exterior of the housing to move the shaft from the retracted position to the extended position;
- a spring urging the shaft and the confectionery into the retracted position below the closed hinged covers;
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- the spring is positioned to be pulled into compression when the actuator moves the shafted from the retracted position to the extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.