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Combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism

Granted 23 Jan 2024 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Altria Client Services · originally Altria Group, Inc.

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Inventors: William J. Bogdziewicz, Christopher J. Hession · Examiner: Rhea Shields · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/783,833
filed 14 May 2021
Publication
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US D1011876
granted 23 Jan 2024

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, front, right-side perspective…

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right-side perspective view of a combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in a closed configuration, showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a top, front, left-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;

FIG. 3 is a bottom, front, right-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;

FIG. 4 is a bottom, front, left-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;

FIG. 5 is a bottom, back, right-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;

FIG. 6 is a bottom, back, left-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;

FIG. 7 is a bottom, right-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;

FIG. 8 is another bottom, left-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;

FIG. 10 is a back elevation view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;

FIG. 11 is a right-side view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;

FIG. 12 is a left-side view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;

FIG. 13 is a top view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;

FIG. 15 is a top, front, right-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with a primary lid in an opened configuration;

FIG. 16 is a top, front, left-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 17 is a top, back, right-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 18 is a top, back, left-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 19 is a top, left-side perspective view of the combined container with push- and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 20 is another top, right-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 21 is a bottom, front, right-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 22 is a bottom, front, left-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 23 is a bottom, back, right-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 24 is a bottom, back, left-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 25 is a bottom, right-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 26 is another bottom, left-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 27 is a front elevation view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 28 is a back elevation view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 29 is a right-side view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 30 is a left-side view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 31 is a top view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 32 is a bottom view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 33 is a top, front, right-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with a secondary lid in an opened configuration;

FIG. 34 is a top, front, left-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the secondary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 35 is a bottom, front, right-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the secondary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 36 is a bottom, front, left-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the secondary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 37 is a bottom, back, right-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the secondary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 38 is a bottom, back, left-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the secondary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 39 is a bottom, right-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the secondary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 40 is another bottom, left-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the secondary lid in the opened configuration;

›FIG. 41 is a front elevation view of…

FIG. 41 is a front elevation view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the secondary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 42 is a back elevation view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the secondary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 43 is a right-side view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the secondary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 44 is a left-side view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the secondary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 45 is a top view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the secondary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 46 is a bottom view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the secondary lid in the opened configuration;

FIG. 47 is a top, front, right-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid and the secondary lid in respective opened configurations;

FIG. 48 is a top, front, left-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid and the secondary lid in the respective opened configurations;

FIG. 49 is a top, left-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid and the secondary lid in the respective opened configurations;

FIG. 50 is another top, right-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid and the secondary lid in the respective opened configurations;

FIG. 51 is a bottom, back, right-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid and the secondary lid in the respective opened configurations;

FIG. 52 is a bottom, back, left-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid and the secondary lid in the respective opened configurations;

FIG. 53 is a bottom, right-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid and the secondary lid in the respective opened configurations;

FIG. 54 is another bottom, left-side perspective view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid and the secondary lid in the respective opened configurations;

FIG. 55 is a front elevation view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid and the secondary lid in the respective opened configurations;

FIG. 56 is a back elevation view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid and the secondary lid in the respective opened configurations;

FIG. 57 is a right-side view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid and the secondary lid in the respective opened configurations;

FIG. 58 is a left-side view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid and the secondary lid in the respective opened configurations;

FIG. 59 is a top view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid and the secondary lid in the respective opened configurations; and,

FIG. 60 is a bottom view of the combined container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid and the secondary lid in the respective opened configurations.

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