Container with push-and-slide locking mechanism
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Current assignee: Altria Client Services · originally Altria Group, Inc.
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Inventors: William J. Bogdziewicz, Christopher J. Hession · Examiner: Amy C Wierenga · AU 2914 · TC 2900
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2 parts›FIG. 1 is a top, front, right-side perspective…
FIG. 1 is a top, front, right-side perspective view of a 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 container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;
FIG. 3 is a bottom, front, right-side perspective view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;
FIG. 4 is a bottom, front, left-side perspective view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;
FIG. 5 is a bottom, back, right-side perspective view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;
FIG. 6 is a bottom, back, left-side perspective view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;
FIG. 7 is a bottom, right-side perspective view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;
FIG. 8 is a bottom, left-side perspective view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;
FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;
FIG. 10 is a back elevation view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;
FIG. 11 is a right-side view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;
FIG. 12 is a left-side view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;
FIG. 13 is a top view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;
FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, in the closed configuration;
FIG. 15 is a top, front, right-side perspective view of the 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 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 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 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 container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;
FIG. 20 is a top, right-side perspective view of the 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 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 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 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 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 container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;
FIG. 26 is a bottom, left-side perspective view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;
FIG. 27 is a front elevation view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;
FIG. 28 is a back elevation view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;
FIG. 29 is a right-side view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;
FIG. 30 is a left-side view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;
FIG. 31 is a top view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid in the opened configuration;
FIG. 32 is a bottom view of the 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the secondary lid in the opened configuration;
FIG. 40 is a bottom, left-side perspective view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the secondary lid in the opened configuration;
FIG. 41 is a front elevation view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the secondary lid in the opened configuration;
FIG. 42 is a back elevation view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the secondary lid in the opened configuration;
›FIG. 43 is a right-side view of the…
FIG. 43 is a right-side view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the secondary lid in the opened configuration;
FIG. 44 is a left-side view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the secondary lid in the opened configuration;
FIG. 45 is a top view of the container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the secondary lid in the opened configuration;
FIG. 46 is a bottom view of the 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 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 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 container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid and the secondary lid in the respective opened configurations;
FIG. 50 is a top, right-side perspective view of the 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 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 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 container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid and the secondary lid in the respective opened configurations;
FIG. 54 is a bottom, left-side perspective view of the 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 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 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 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 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 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 container with push-and-slide locking mechanism, with the primary lid and the secondary lid in the respective opened configurations.
While the figures do not presently include any broken lines, the inventors do contemplate broader scope of invention and changing any of the present solid lines to broken lines wherein the broken lines are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and form no part of the claimed design.
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