Patent · US Expired

Tray with sliding lid for a notebook

US5527069A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 23, 1994
Grant dateJun 18, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 23, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB42F13/40
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A tray having a peripheral ridge that defines a tray opening for receiving articles. A tray lid having a first portion that forms a flat working surface and a second portion in sliding engagement with the tray between a closed position wherein the tray lid covers the tray opening and an extended position wherein the tray lid is adjacent the tray opening with the tray opening uncovered. The tray lid further includes a support ridge projecting below the flat working surface to support the flat working surface in a substantially level orientation when the tray lid is in the extended position.

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