Mechanically secured box Patent Grant Muse , et al. Fe [Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.]

Mechanically secured box

Muse , et al. Fe

Patent Grant D874268

U.S. patent number D874,268 [Application Number D/646,433] was granted by the patent office on 2020-02-04 for mechanically secured box. This patent grant is currently assigned to Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.. Invention is credited to Shifeng Chen, John Richard Muse.

United States Patent	D874,268
Muse , et al.	February 4, 2020

Mechanically secured box

Claims

CLAIM We claim the ornamental design for a mechanically secured box, as shown and described.

Inventors:

Muse; John Richard (Douglasville, GA), Chen; Shifeng (Newport News, VA)

Applicant:

Name	City	State	Country	Type
Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.	Conyers	GA	US

Assignee:

Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc. (Conyers, GA)

Appl. No.:

D/646,433

Filed:

May 4, 2018

Current U.S. Class:	D9/432; D9/433
Current International Class:	0903
Field of Search:	;D9/414-423,424-429,430-432,433,434,456,457,711,713,721-722 ;D3/272-274,290,304,305,315

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Primary Examiner: Koenig; Vy N
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Taylor English Duma LLP

Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a mechanically secured box showing our new design, in a blank configuration.

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a first side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a second side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a third side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a fourth side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the mechanically secured box of FIG. 1 in a partially assembled configuration.

FIG. 8 is another perspective view thereof.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view thereof illustrating a next assembly step.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view thereof illustrating a next assembly step.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view thereof illustrating a next assembly step.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view thereof illustrating a next assembly step.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view thereof illustrating a next assembly step.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view thereof illustrating a next assembly step; and,

FIG. 15 is a perspective view thereof illustrating the claimed design fully assembled.

The invention pertains to an ornamental design for a mechanically secured box. The broken lines shown in FIGS. 1-2, 7-9, and 14-15 depict features of the mechanically secured box--specifically handle cutouts--that form no part of the claimed design.

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