Plastic display container having hinged cover
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1. A container moldable from a resilient, semirigid plastic material comprising:
- a cover member having a depending peripheral skirt integral with the side walls of said cover;
a base member having an upstanding peripheral skirt integral with the side walls of said base and receivable within the depending skirt of said cover member;
one of said peripheral skirts having an angled slot therein at the juncture of said one of said peripheral skirts with one of said members; and
hinge means extending through said slot and outwardly from the other of said peripheral skirts for permitting opening pivotal movement of said cover member relative to said base member and preventing removal of said cover member from said base member when said cover is pivoted to an open position.
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Abstract
A container moldable from a resilient, semirigid plastic material includes a transparent cover member and an opaque base member. The cover member includes a depending peripheral skirt having an angled slot formed in the junction of the skirt with a wall of the cover. The base member includes an outwardly extending, generally horizontal tab insertable through the slot in the cover member. A ramp-shaped detent formed integral with the tab prevents removal of the cover from the base when the cover is opened and provides a hinged connection between the cover member and the base member.
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1. A container moldable from a resilient, semirigid plastic material comprising:
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a cover member having a depending peripheral skirt integral with the side walls of said cover; a base member having an upstanding peripheral skirt integral with the side walls of said base and receivable within the depending skirt of said cover member; one of said peripheral skirts having an angled slot therein at the juncture of said one of said peripheral skirts with one of said members; and hinge means extending through said slot and outwardly from the other of said peripheral skirts for permitting opening pivotal movement of said cover member relative to said base member and preventing removal of said cover member from said base member when said cover is pivoted to an open position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A container moldable from a resilient, semirigid plastic material, comprising:
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a cover member having a top portion integral with outwardly angled, downwardly directed side and end wall portions, said cover member further including an outwardly directed, substantially horizontal surface integral with at least a portion of one of said end walls and a depending, substantially vertical surface integral with the lateral edge of said horizontal surface thereby defining a junction, said junction having a slot extending through a portion thereof; a base member having a bottom portion and upwardly directed side and end walls, said cover member being superimposable on said base member; a tab extending substantially horizontally outwardly from the lateral edge of one of said base member end walls and dimensioned so as to be insertable through said slot; and detent means extending outwardly from a surface of said tab for preventing removal of said cover from said base when said cover is pivoted to an open position, said cover being sufficiently resilient in the area of said slot to permit passage of said tab and said detent means through said slot for attachment of said cover member to said base member. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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