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Combined removable carrying handle and frame for a food storage container

Granted 12 Feb 1980 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Dart Industries Inc. · originally Tupperware Brand

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Inventors: Jack V. Croyle, Robert F. Bateman · Examiner: Winifred E. Herrmann · AU 292 · TC 2900

Application
827647
filed 25 Aug 1977
Publication
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US D254170
granted 12 Feb 1980

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is an upper perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is an upper perspective view of a combined removable carrying handle and frame for a food storage container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is an end elevational view thereof from the left end of FIG. 1 but also including in phantom for environmental and illustrative purposes a typical vessel structure with which the combined removable carrying handle and frame may be employed;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof from the right side of FIG. 1 but also including in phantom for environmental and illustrative purposes a typical vessel structure with which the combined removable carrying handle and frame may be employed;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view thereof as it would appear in an unstressed condition;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view thereof opposite that shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view thereof of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is an end elevational view thereof from the left of FIG. 9; and

FIG. 11 is an end elevational view from the right of FIG. 9.

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D07/132294/31.2

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Winifred E. Herrmann
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