Decorative article holding case

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a decorative article holding case showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken on line 8-8 of FIG. 1 and shown at an enlarged scale;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken on line 9-9 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of one half of the decorative article holding case, shown at a reduced scale and with the lid member removed;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view thereof, shown at a further reduced scale, in an environment of use; and,

FIG. 12 is a perspective view thereof, shown in an environment of use.

The decorative article holding case is for use in decoration indoors or outdoors. The center axis of the decorative article holding case pivots, allowing each half to change its relative position. Each half of the decorative article holding case is additionally provided with a water storage function for supplying a culture fluid to a planting bed of a plant and a level adjusting function for allowing an overflow of the culture fluid that has been supplied beyond a predetermined level.

The broken lines shown in FIGS. 2, 6, 8, 9, 11, and 12 depict environmental subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a decorative article holding case, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Hashimoto; Masaki (Ibaraki, JP)
Assignee:	Suntory Holdings Limited (Osaka, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/361,144
Filed:	May 6, 2010

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Nov 10, 2009 [JP]			2009-026258

Current U.S. Class:	D11/143
Current International Class:	1102
Field of Search:	;D6/403-405,556-558 ;D8/1 ;D11/143-156,164 ;D19/77,80,81,84 ;D25/100 ;D26/9-11,16,19 ;D34/1,2,4-6 ;D99/5,19 ;47/17,32.4,32.5,32.7,33,39,41.01,41.1,41.11-41.15,44-47,65,65.5,65.9,66.1,66.2,66.6,66.7,67-71

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Primary Examiner: Rademaker; Garth
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Greenblum & Bernstein P.L.C.