Patent · US Expired

Metal container

US6010030A · kind A · utility

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22References
7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 10, 1998
Grant dateJan 4, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 10, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S220/912
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A metal container 30 includes a container portion 34 and a handle 44. The container portion 34 is formed with a base floor 36, a side wall 38 and an opening 40 surrounded by an edge 42. The handle 44 is formed by two shell sections 64 and 66 which are assembled and secured, mechanically and adhesively, to form the handle. Soft, non-slip attachments 130 are secured to an inboard side of the exterior of the handle 44. Brackets 46 and 50 are secured to a side wall 38 of the container portion 34 and provide for threaded attachment of opposite ends of the handle 44 with the container portion of the container 30.

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