Patent · US Expired

Flatware case having clamping means

US4940143A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 17, 1989
Grant dateJul 10, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 17, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T24/44923
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A flatware case has a base and a hingedly attached lid. Spaced posts extend upwardly from the floor of the base adjacent one end thereof for maintaining utility ends of stacks of flatware in position. Spring biased clamps are positioned to releasibly clamp the stems of the flatware stacked within the case. Flatware may thus be securely held in stacks within the case by the posts and clamps.

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