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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOURTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
MIAMI DIVISION
WILD EYE DESIGNS, INC. §A FLORIDA CORPORATION, §
§ CIVIL ACTION NO.___________Plaintiff, §
§
§ JURY DEMANDEDv. §
§
§TONY THAI, §
AN INDIVIDUAL AND PRIMEWARE, INC. §
A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION §Defendants. §
COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT
Plaintiff, WILD EYE DESIGNS, INC., a Florida Corporation (hereinafter “WILD
EYE” or “Plaintiff”), sues Defendants, TONY THAI, an individual (hereinafter “THAI”
or “Defendant”) and PRIMEWARE, INC., a California Corporation, and
alleges the
following:
NATURE OF THE ACTION
1. This is a civil action seeking a declaratory judgment under 28 U.S.C. § § 2201
and 2202 that (1) Defendant's U.S. design patent is invalid and unenforceable under the
Patent Act of 1952, 35 U.S.C. § §
1 et seq., because (a) of inequitable conduct before the
United States Patent and Trademark Office (hereinafter the “USPTO”); (b) Defendant's design
patent is invalid because the claimed design of the wine tote is not novel and obvious under 35
U.S.C. §103; (c) the patented design is primarily functional rather than ornamental; and (d)
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Plaintiff’s sales and offers to sell certain insulated handbags do not constitute patent
infringement of Defendant's U.S. design patent; and (2) Defendants have no trade dress rights
in their hand bag, and Plaintiff’s hand bag does not violate any purported trade dress rights
claimed by Defendants.
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
2. This action arises under the Patent Act of 1952, 35 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq., as
amended, the Lanham Act, and the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201 et seq.
3. This Court has exclusive original jurisdiction over the subject matter of this
action. Exclusive jurisdiction for any action arising under any Act of Congress relating to
patents is conferred on U.S. district courts pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1338(a).
4. This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendant pursuant to Florida Statute,
§48.193, because Defendant is engaged in substantial and not isolated activity within this
state. Upon information and belief, Defendant sells his products, including insulated wine totes
that he claims embody the claim of the design patent at issue in this suit, to customers in Florida
and in this judicial district. Upon information and belief, in furtherance of its marketing and
sales of its insulated wine totes and other products, Defendant maintains relationships with
sales agents located in Florida. Additionally, Defendant forwarded its cease and desist letter
to Plaintiff in this judicial district.
5.
Venue is proper in this judicial district pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1391(b) and (c)
and 1400(a) in that Defendant is subject to personal jurisdiction in this district, and because a
substantial part of the events giving rise to the claims alleged herein occurred in this judicial
district, including, but not limited to, the accused infringing conduct occurring in this judicial
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district, and because Defendant is subject to personal jurisdiction in the Southern District of
Florida.
THE PARTIES
6. Plaintiff, WILD EYE DESIGNS, INC., is a Florida corporation having a
principal place of business located at 5380 N. Ocean Drive, Suite 3J, Eastpoint II, Singer
Island, Florida 33404. Plaintiff manufactures, offers for sale and sells novelty consumer
products, including insulated hand bags for carrying wine bottles.
7. Defendant, TONY THAI is a natural person and resident of the State of
California with a last known address of 7481 Anaconda Avenue, Garden Grove, CA
92841.
8. Defendant, PRIMEWARE, INC., is a California corporation having a principal
place of business in Orange County California with TONY THAI listed as the Agent for Service
of Process according to the business records from the California Secretary of State website.
9.
Plaintiff and Defendant Primeware, Inc. are competitors in that they both sell
novelty consumer products, including insulated hand bags for carrying wine bottles.
THE PATENT-IN-SUIT
10. On or about April 4, 2013, Defendant Tony Thai filed a design patent application
with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (hereinafter the “USPTO”) claiming the
ornamental features of a bag for carrying wine and wine accessories entitled “Wine Tote”.
11. On March 24, 2015, the USPTO duly and lawfully issued United States Design
Patent No. D724,836 ( hereinafter “’836 patent”) entitled “Wine Tote,” naming Plaintiff as the
sole inventor. See Exhibit “1” attached hereto for all purposes, which is a copy of the ‘836
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patent. A representative drawing of the ‘836 design patent shows the basic ornamental features:
The features include two curved handles attached to the bag by rings that appear to be captured
by folded material that is sewn to the sides of a substantially trapezoidally shaped bag. In
addition, the top and side are accessed through zippered openings.
CASE OR CONTROVERSY
12. Prior to the issuance of the ‘836 patent, specifically, on or about August 6, 2014,
Defendant, through his legal counsel, sent Plaintiff a cease-and desist letter (hereinafter the
“Letter”) wherein Defendants accused Plaintiff of infringing the then-pending patent application
claim of his design patent application, accused Plaintiff of infringing Defendants’ trade dress
rights, and demanded that Plaintiff cease and desist making, using, offering to sell, selling and/or
importing the “Freezer Hand Bag,” including any other product that embodies the invention of
the “Wine Tote,” and demanded that Plaintiff provide assurances to Defendants that it had
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complied with such demands. See Exhibit “2” attached hereto for all purposes, which is a copy
of the Letter.
13. Plaintiff has a reasonable and immediate apprehension of suit in that it or its
customers or both of them will face claims of infringement of the '836 design patent if Plaintiff
continues to market, sell and offer to sell the accused hand bags.
14. Plaintiff also has a reasonable and immediate apprehension of suit in that it or its
customers or both of them will face claims of trade dress infringement if Plaintiff continues to
sell its accused hand bags.
THE PRIOR ART
15. Upon information and belief, Defendants were aware or should have been aware
of prior art having the ornamental features illustrated in its design patent, including some of the
prior art references described below titled “Curved Handled Handbags with Ring Attachments
and Zippers”, “Portable Insulated Handbags”, the “Leather or Leather-like Handbag Handle”,
and “Design Patents For Insulated Handbags” (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Prior
Art Information”) as detailed below.
16. Upon information and belief, Defendants were also aware of its own prior art
hand bags. In its cease-and-desist letter, Defendants allege that “many elements of the
[Defendant] product’s trade dress have acquired distinctiveness through Primeware’s substantial
and continuous use and display of the product in U.S. commerce. As such, consumers associate
Primeware with the source of the product.” Hence, Defendants’ cease and desist letter admits to
having prior art.
Curved Handled Handbags with Ring Attachments and Zippers
17. The basic design of the ‘836 design patent has been in existence more than a year
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prior to April 2013 application date of the ‘836 patent, and MARC JACOBS, among others, have
sold, and offered for sale “stam bags” having very similar appearances as the ornamental features
shown in the ‘835 design patent.
18. By way of example, this MARC JACOBS stam bag has been posted on the
internet since 2006:
As shown above, it includes curved handles attached to a trapezoidally shaped bag by rings that
are attached to the bag by folded over material that appears to be sewn to the sides of the bag.
There also appears an opening at the top and side. The side opening is accessed using a zipper.
19. Upon information and belief, Defendants were aware that curved handled
handbags with ring attachments and zippers existed prior to the filing of the ‘836 patent and they
have been patented for their design features since at least as early as 2006. See U.S. Pat.
No.D533997 and printout from 2005 blog with the URL of:
http://forums.thefashionspot.com/f56/marcjacobsstambagseptember2005march2010a31612.html
attached hereto as Composite Exhibit “3”.
Portable Insulated Handbags
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20. Upon information and belief, Defendants were aware that portable insulated
beverage carriers that approximate the shape of traditional handbags existed prior to the filing of
the ‘836 patent and they have been patented for functionality as utility patents since at least as
early as 1964. See U.S. Pat. Nos. 3262283, 4812054, and 7344028 attached hereto as Composite
Exhibit “4”.
Leather or Leather-like Handbag Handle
21. Upon information and belief, Defendants were aware that handbags with leather
or leather-like handles existed prior to the filing of the ‘836 patent and they have been patented
as design patents since at least as early as 1936. See U.S. Pat. No. D101705 attached hereto as
Exhibit “5”.
Design Patents For Insulated Handbags
22. Upon information and belief, Defendants were aware that design patents for the
niche market of insulated handbags for carrying beverages have been issued since at least as
early as 2005. See U.S. Pat. No. D509,062 attached hereto as Exhibit “6”.
23. Portable insulated handbags for carrying beverages have existed for at least 60
years.
24. Defendants had a duty to disclose relevant prior art, including the Prior Art
Information to the USPTO upon the filing of the design application that ultimately issued to
become the ‘836 patent.
25. Upon information and belief, Defendants did not disclose the aforementioned
Prior Art Information to the USPTO at the time the application that ultimately issued to become
the ‘836 patent was filed.
26. Defendants, by their own admission in their cease-and-desist letter, had been
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marketing their bag for a long time, sufficient to allegedly create purported “trade dress” rights in
the bag, and yet, there is no evidence with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office that Defendants
disclosed any of their prior bag designs in the course of applying for the ‘836 design patent.
27. Upon information and belief, there exists many other prior art references that
disclose the limited ornamental features claimed in the '836 design patent, either in whole or
in part.
28. All conditions precedent to bringing this action have occurred or have been
waived.
29.
Plaintiff has retained undersigned counsel and is obligated to pay said counsel
a reasonable fee for their services.
COUNT I DECLARATORY JUDGMENT THAT PATENT IS UNENFORCEABLE BASED UPON
INEQUITABLE CONDUCT
30. The allegations contained in paragraphs 1-29 above are hereby re-alleged as
if fully set forth herein.
31. This is an action seeking declaratory judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201
and 2202 that the '836 design patent is unenforceable under the doctrine of inequitable
conduct.
32. Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.56, each person and entity associated with the filing
or prosecution of a patent application has a duty to conduct business with the USPTO with
candor, good faith, and honesty.
33. The duty of candor under 37 C.F.R. § 1.56 imposes on each inventor named in
the application, each attorney who prepares or prosecutes the application, and each
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individual associated with the assignee of the application, the duty to disclose to the USPTO
all information known to the inventor, attorney or individual to be material to patentability of
the invention described in the application.
34. The Patent Applicants and their attorneys knew of their duty of candor to the
USPTO.
35. Violation of the duty of candor through bad faith or intentional misconduct
during or after prosecution of the application subjects any patent issued therefrom to become
unenforceable.
36.
Upon information and belief, prior to the issuance of the '836 design patent on
March 24, 2015, Defendant knew or should have known about the aforementioned Prior Art
Information and specifically, the prior art that Defendants mentioned in their cease-and-desist
letter gave rise to the purported “trade dress” rights mentioned in that letter.
37. Upon information and belief, the aforementioned Prior Art Information was
material to patentability
with respect to the '836 design patent because there is a substantial
likelihood that a reasonable patent examiner would have considered the information important
in deciding whether to allow the Design Patent Application to issue as the '836 design patent.
38. Upon information and belief, neither Defendant nor their attorneys disclosed the
aforementioned Prior Art Information to the USPTO, in violation of 37 C.F.R. § 1.56.
39. Upon information and belief, Defendant’s and/or their attorneys' failure to
disclose the aforementioned Prior Art Information to the USPTO was willful and with the intent
to mislead the USPTO.
40. Therefore, the '836 Design Patent should be declared unenforceable because of
Defendant's and/or their attorneys' inequitable conduct.
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COUNT II
DECLARATORY JUDGMENT OF PATENT INVALIDITY AND
UNENFORCEABILITY FOR LACK OF NOVELTY UNDER 35 U.S.C. § 103
41. The allegations contained in paragraphs 1-29 above are hereby re-alleged as if
fully set forth herein.
42. This is an action for a declaratory judgment of patent invalidity under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 against Defendant pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202.
43. Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 103, a person shall not be entitled to a patent if, inter
alia ,
"if the differences between the subject matter sought to be patented and the prior art are
such that
the subject matter as a whole would have been obvious at the time the invention
was made to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the subject matter pertains."
44. The differences between the ornamental features of the wine tote claimed in
'836 design patent and the prior art, including the aforementioned Prior Art Information,
are such that the subject matter as a whole would have been obvious at the time the
invention was made to a person having ordinary skill in the art of insulated handbags.
45. Therefore, the '836 design patent should be declared invalid in accordance
with 35 U.S.C. § 103.
COUNT III
DECLARATION THAT PLAINTIFF DOES NOT INFRINGE THE '881 DESIGN
PATENT
46. The allegations contained in paragraphs 1-29 above are hereby re-alleged as if
fully set forth herein.
47. This cause of action arises under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202.
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48. Plaintiff does not make, use, offer to sell, or sell any product that has the
ornamental features required of the claims contained in the '836 design patent.
49. Specifically, the most salient differences include the flat bottom portion of the
wine tote as shown in Fig. 9 of the ‘836 design patent as reproduced below and the risers that are
present in the insulated handbag sold by Plaintiff also reproduced below as well as the single
zippered side pocket as shown in Fig. 10 of the ‘836 design patent as reproduced below and the
double zippered side pocket that is present in the insulated handbag sold by Plaintiff also
reproduced below:
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A review and comparison of the design patent drawing and the photograph of the accused
product show that there are substantial differences between the two, including, but not limited to,
(1) the shape of the design patent bag is trapezoidal, and the accused bag is substantially
rectangular; (2) the handles on the design patent bag are short and begin above the zippered
opening, and those on the accused bag begin well below the opening and are much longer; (3)
zippered opening on the side of the design patent drawing is short with no ornamentality
whatsoever, and the accused bag is longer with a elliptically shaped “smile-like” background
abutting the attachments for the handles; and (4) the bottom of the design patent drawing is
rectangular, and the accused bag is elliptical with studded risers.
50. Plaintiff has not induced any third party to make, use, offer to sell, or sell any
product that has the ornamental features required of the claims contained in the '836 design
patent.
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51. Plaintiff is entitled to a declaration that its marketing, distributing, selling or
offering to sell its insulated handbag does not infringe the '836 design patent, either directly, or
by active inducement or contributory infringement.
COUNT IV
DECLARATION THAT PLAINTIFF DOES NOT INFRINGE DEFENDANT’S TRADE
DRESS
52. The allegations contained in paragraphs 1-29 above are hereby re-alleged as if
fully set forth herein.
53. This cause of action arises under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202.
54.
Defendants’ cease-and-desist letter claims that they own trade dress rights in their
bag, but fail to describe what portions of their bag is protected by trade dress.
55. Defendants’ cease-and-desist letter claims that portions of their bag are inherently
distinctive, but again fail to identify where those portions lie.
56. There is no evidence that Defendants’ bag as acquired distinctiveness or that
consumers associate the decorative features of their bag with their company.
57. Defendants’ bag has no trade dress rights, because the decorative aspects of their
bag can be found on dozens of others bags that pre-existed the creation of Defendants’ bags,
including, without limitation, those sold under the trademark MARC JACOBS.
58. Plaintiff does not make, use, offer to sell, or sell any product that infringes on
Defendants’ purported trade dress as alleged in the Letter.
59. Plaintiff has not induced any third party to make, use, offer to sell, or sell any
product that infringes on Defendants’ purported trade dress as alleged in the Letter.
60. Plaintiff is entitled to a declaration that its marketing, distributing, selling or
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offering to sell its insulated handbag does not infringe Defendants’ purported trade dress,
either directly, or by active inducement or contributory infringement.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, WILD EYE DESIGNS, INC., prays for entry of a
judgment against Defendants, TONY THAI and PRIMEWARE, INC., declaring as follows:
1.
That Defendant's U.S. Design Patent No. D724,836 is invalid and unenforceable
because as a result of Defendant and the Patent Applicants' intentional failure to disclose
material prior art information to the USPTO prior to the issuance of the patent.
2.
That Defendant's U.S. Design Patent No. D724,836 is invalid because the
differences between the ornamental features of the wine tote claimed in '836 design patent and
the prior art, including the aforementioned Prior Art Information, are such that the subject matter
as a whole would have been obvious at the time the invention was made to a person having
ordinary skill in the art of portable insulated handbags.
3. That Plaintiff's importation, use, sales of, and offers to sell its insulated handbag
do not constitute patent infringement of Defendant's U.S. Design Patent No. D724,836.
4.
That Defendants have no trade dress rights in their handbag.
5. That Plaintiff's importation, use, sales of, and offers to sell its insulated handbag
do not constitute infringement of Defendants’ purported trade dress.
6. That, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 285, the Defendants be ordered to pay to
Plaintiff an award covering Plaintiff s attorneys' fees, costs, and other expenses incurred as
a result of this controversy.
7.
That the Court deem this case exceptional under both the Patent Act and the
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Lanham Act, and thus award attorney’s fees and costs under those Acts.
8.
That this Court grants such further and other relief as this Court deems just
and proper.
Dated: August18, 2015
Respectfully,
/s/Craig S. Kirsch, Esq.
Craig S. Kirsch, Esq.FBN 26318
KIRSCH LAW FIRM
40 NE 1 Avenue, Suite 602Miami, Florida 33132
Telephone: 305.416.4051Fax: 786.217.6874e-Service address: [email protected]
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EXHIBIT
“1”
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EXHIBIT
“2”
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GAGNON PEACOCK
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(hereinafter Hand Bag ). See Exhibit B attached hereto which is a depiction of the Hand Bag
sold by your company. The Hand Bag embodies a design
of
the invention claimed in the '610
patent application, thereby infringing on the rights of my clients
in
the fort-coming patent grant.
Furthermore, the marketing and selling of the Hand Bag infringes on the trade dress rights
of
my
clients.
I hereby provide you and your company formal notice that manufacturing, marketing
and/or selling
of
the Hand Bag product
or
any other product that is substantially similar ( 'your
actions ) is
an
infringement of my clients' intellectual property rights. First, your actions are an
infringement of my clients' rights in the forth-coming patent under 35 U.S.C. § 271. 35 U.S.C.
§§
284
and 289 permit
my
clients to recover their lost profits and/or reasonable royalties.
Furthermore, if your actions are shown to
be
willful, 35 U.S.C. §§ 284 and 285 permit
my
clients
to obtain enhanced damages (i.e., treble damages) from you as well as to recover their attorneys'
fees from you. Second, your actions are an infringement
of
my client's trade dress rights under
Section 43(a)
of
the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a). Section 35(a) of the Lanham Act, 15
U.S.C. § 1117, permits
my
client to recover their damages from your actions as well as your
company' s profits derived from the sale
of
the infringing item. Additionally, the Lanham Act
provides for enhanced damages (i.e., treble damages) from you and the recovery
of
attorneys'
fees from you.
Notwithstanding the foregoing,
my
clients wish
to
avoid the trouble and expense of
litigation, if
t
is possible to do so.
Accordingly, I demand that you:
1. provide to
me
in writing your prompt, firm and unequivocal assurance that
your company has undertaken,
or
is immediately undertaking, all
necessary steps
to cease-and-desist from all further sales
of
the Hand Bag;
2. provide to me in writing your prompt, firm and unequivocal assurance that
your company has undertaken,
or is immediately undertaking,
all
necessary steps to cease-and-desist from all further activities in connection
wi9I the manufacturing, marketing, purchases , and/or sales
of
the Hand
Bag;
3. provide to me an accurate and verifiable accounting showing:
a. the number
of
units
of
the Hand Bag sold
by
your company;
b. the sale price
of
each unit;
c. your company's profit per unit;
d. the number of unsold, undelivered
or
partially completed units
remained in the possession ofyour company and its agents; and
e. the number of units in transit to your company, so that I may fairly
consider such data in assessing the extent
of
the damages suffered by
my clients; and
Wild Eye Designs Inc.
August 6, 2014
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of
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4.
provide to me the identities
of
manufacturers, trading partners and agents
who have been involved in the fabrication and/or manufacture of units of
the Hand Bag acquired by your company, together with the number of
units acquired and the acquisition price of those units.
I
must receive your assurances by
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Marc Jacobs Stam Bag September 2005 - March 2010)
This bag is getting quite a bit of attention of late. Perhaps because celeb bag freak Lindsay Lohan wasspotted wearing it but also since eLuxury is listing it as its latest "It Bag." Now I'm not so sure about thatbut its certainly quite a quirky charming bag. Any bag named after Jessica Stam has at the very leastbonus points. Anyone here have it or thinking about getting it? I'm toying with the idea of getting it inblack. Like most of Marc's clothing has a very "grandma's closet" vibe and I really like that.
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lduv143
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i saw this bag at saks 2 weekends ago. i agree that it is very cute and has a nice vintagy-vibe. but,the leather is very stiff and rough feeling. it is not soft like most other MJ bags. its much moresturdy. honestly, i didnt enjoy the way it felt at all. when i touched it, it felt like i was exfoliating.
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I've loved that bag ever since I first saw it on MJ's website. I am afraid it would be too heavy for myliking (as all MJ bags are). I still love the style though.
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Quote
Originally Posted by lduv143
i saw this bag at saks 2 weekends ago. i agree that it is very cute and has a nice vintagy-vibe. but, the leather is very
stiff and rough feeling. it is not soft like most other MJ bags. its much more sturdy. honestly, i didnt enjoy the way it
felt at all. when i touched it, it felt like i was exfoliating.
I don't love the shiny pebbled leather either (MJ calls it "ice"), but note that some if not all the bagsincluding the stam can be ordered in smooth calf (but I believe only at the boutiques).
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kare2711
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I knew one such thread will pop up, sooner or later :p
Anyway, I do like the Stam. But don't particularly love it to want it immediately. I also don't thinkthe Stam is going to be *the* bag for long. It seems a passing faddish bag.
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Caffeine
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QUOT
Originally Posted by kare2711
I knew one such thread will pop up, sooner or later :p
Anyway, I do like the Stam. But don't particularly love it to want it immediately. I also don't think the Stam is going to
be *the* bag for long. It seems a passing faddish bag.
Agree. I also think that this bag will be on sale months later. The bag is very structured, and thelining is suede. I tried it on and it's a little too heavy for me, but the smaller version is alright.
09-09-2005 7
PrincessImp.
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It's interesting enought to warrant attention and I think the large version is nicer than the smallerone. Something about its "Chanel-ish" look bothers me though..I wouldn't pay full price for it, but Imight consider it if it's on sale
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09-09-2005 8
youngprof
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Posts: 188
I bought this bag in the textured leather in black as soon as it was available - I think it is gorgeous! Iagree with the other posters, though, it is a heavy bag, but I just love it.
I very much love the fact that you can take the chain off and just have a simple satchel, or leave thechain on and get a lot of flash.
I love the other colors it comes in (the blue is especially nice), but I am not regretting going for theblack. I think it goes well with my style, a mix of vintage and modern.
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Luxx
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Ooh wonderful youngprof! Your bag sounds great, I'd love to see a picture
What are your thoughts on the leather? And is the bag large enough to cart around everydayessentials?
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youngprof
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I didn't think the leather was stiff, but it is thick and the quilting gives it a lot of "body", so it has anice sturdiness that I like.
It is a good size bag - you could definitely carry your stuff for all day in there. I had originallythought of getting this bag, with the idea of using it as an evening bag:
But I just like the larger size better, more fits, and the option of using the top handles or the chainhandle is nice. Also, I think the large bag is more of a statement, more modern looking, while stillmaintaining that nice vintage-y vibe that I like.
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I saw this bag in Harvey Nichols a few weeks ago. I only noticed it because the sales assistantshowed it to me as being the bag that's going to be (and I quote) "much bigger" than thePaddington. I think I offended him when I held it and said "thanks, but it's not me." I was curious tosee when this thread would come up though.
Personally, I don't like it. I saw the large size. It weighs a bloody ton, I wasn't even sure it wasleather and it looks like someone's oversized wash bag (albeit a fancy wash bag.
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For those of you who have tried it on, can you fit the leather handles over your shoulder?
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youngprof
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QUOT
Originally Posted by pietonne
For those of you who have tried it on, can you fit the leather handles over your shoulder?
You might be able to, but I couldn't (wearing work clothes). The leather handles are definitely"hand-carry" handles. (Think MJ Venetia.)
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I found the stam handles fit easily over my shoulder, but probably not with a coat. they must belonger than the venetia handles which I can't fit over my shoulder at all.
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Luxx
boop
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Gender: femme
Posts: 7,134
My impatience strikes again. Both the Mercer Street MJ boutique and the Bleeker Street one weresold out of the black Stam so I've ordered it from eLuxury. Hopefully it will arrive sometime nextweek and I'll post pictures and what not.
QUOT
I only noticed it because the sales assistant showed it to me as being the bag that's going to be (and I quote) "much
bigger" than the Paddington.
Sales associates can be so odd. There's really nothing about this bag that screams (at least to me)"It". I personally love it but it does seem like the kind of bag that would have a limited appeal. Iwonder how these kind of statements get started even with well known bags like the Spy or thePaddington. Its so strange, one minute you see a bag in a magazine or on a website and the nextminute it is being called the next big thing.
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EXHIBIT
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3 , 2 6 2 , 2 8 3
REFRIGERATING JACKET
F r a n k A . T a y l o r ,
W e s t
Palm
B e a c h , F l a . , a s s i g n o r o f
f i f t y
p e r c e n t
t o A .
Y a t e s
D o w e l a n d A .
Y a t e s D o w e l l ,
J r . ,
W a s h i n g t o n ,
D . C .
F i l e d D e c . 1 8 ,
1 9 6 4 ,
S e r .
N o .
4 1 9 , 4 4 4
2
C l a i m s .
( C l . 62—372)
T h i s i n v e n t i o n r e l a t e s
t o
t h e h a n d l i n g o f
c o m m o d i t i e s
o f many and v a r i o u s k i n d s i n c l u d i n g t h o s e f o r human con
s u m p t i o n and
t h e
t e m p e r a t u r e
o f
which i s
d e s i r e d
t o
b e
modi?ed
by
h i l l i n g o r
h e a t i n g a n d r e t a i n e d
i n s u c h
modi
?ed c o n d i t i o n t o be used i n v a r i o u s ways i n c l u d i n g a s
r e f r e s h m e n t s a n d
t h e
l i k e , b o t h i n l i q u i d a n d i n
s o l i d
c o n d i t i o n .
The i n v e n t i o n
r e l a t e s
p a r t i c u l a r l y t o
t h e
r e f r i g e r a t i o n
o f b e e r
and
o t h e r
p o t a b l e
s u b s t a n c e s
which
a r e r e f r i g e r
a t e d
f o r
i n c r e a s i n g
p a l a t a b i l i t y
p r i o r
t o c o n s u m p t i o n a n d
which
b e e r
and
o t h e r s u b s t a n c e s f r e q u e n t l y a r e s o l d
i n
c a r t o n s o r packs o f i n d i v i d u a l
c a n s
o r b o t t l e s ,
b u t
? r s t
r e f r i g e r a t e d
b e f o r e
t h e y a r e s o l d i n
o r d e r
t h a t t h e r e
d u c e d
t e m p e r a t u r e m a y b e
r e t a i n e d
t o e n h a n c e
t h e p a l a t a
b i l i t y o f t h e p r o d u c t .
-
Beer
and o t h e r d r i n k s
a r e
s o l d
i n
t a k e - o u t
p a c k a g e s o r
small c a r t o n s o f
i n d i v i d u a l
cans or
b o t t l e s
and
t h e s e a r e
r e f r i g e r a t e d
p r i o r
t o s a l e f o r c o n s u m p t i o n b y t h e p u r
c h a s e r w i t h o u t h a v i n g
t o
p l a c e them i n a r e f r i g e r a t o r ,
t h e c o o l e d c o n t a i n e r s b e i n g s u b j e c t e d t o
a t m o s p h e r i c
tem
p e r a t u r e w i t h
t h e
c o n t e n t s b e c o m i n g
l e s s
p a l a t a b l e when
n o t consumed p r o m p t l y , a s , ‘ f o r e x a m p l e ,
when t a k e n
on
p i c n i c s and
o v e r
s u b s t a n t i a l
d i s t a n c e s w i t h
r e s u l t a n t
r e d u c
t i o n
i n p a l a t a b i l i t y
a n d
r e f r i g e r a t i n g
c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s .
At
t e m p t s h a v e b e e n made t o p r o v i d e
means f o r
m a i n t a i n i n g
t h e modi?ed
t e m p e r a t u r e
i n c l u d i n g u s e o f i n s u l a t e d c a r
r i e r s o f v a r i o u s k i n d s , b o t h f l e x i b l e and r i g i d , b u t
t h e s e
h a v e b e e n
u n s a t i s f a c t o r y
b e c a u s e
t h e y
h a v e
f a i l e d t o
maintain
t h e
temperature c o n s t a n t or were e x p e n s i v e ,
b u l k y o r cumbersome
t o
h a n d l e , a n d o b j e c t i o n a b l e f o r
other
reasons.
‘
I t i s a n
o b j e c t
o f
t h e
i n v e n t i o n
t o
p r o v i d e
an
i n e x p e n
s i v e , d i s p o s a b l e , e a s i l y
a p p l i e d
r e f r i g e r a t i n g j a c k e t
w h i c h
can be
employed t o e x t e n d
o r
hold
o r
r e t a i n
t h e r e f r i g e r a t
i n g e f f e c t o f o b j e c t s s u c h a s b o t t l e s o r c a n s o f
l i q u i d
r e
f r e s h m e n t , a s w e l lg a s a
d e v i c e o f
t h i s c h a r a c t e r
which
c a n be d i s p o s e d
i n
f o l d e d s t a c k e d
compact c o n d i t i o n
when n o t
i n
u s e
and
w h i l e
b e i n g r e f r i g e r a t e d , and which
c a n
b e
r e a d i l y
u n f o l d e d
and
a p p l i e d
a b o u t
a c a r t o n
h o l d ~
i n g i n d i v i d u a l
c o n t a i n e r s t o
r e f r i g e r a t e them d u r i n g
t r a n s
p o r t a t i o n t o
a
p l a c e
o f
c o n s u m p t i o n
w i t h o u t o c c u p y i n g
any a p p r e c i a b l e s p a c e and t o which no c o n s i d e r a t i o n need
b e g i v e n a f t e r
t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e s a m e .
Another
o b j e c t o f t h e i n v e n t i o n
i s
t o p r o v i d e a t h e r m a l
j a c k e t o f
a c o n ? g u r a t i o n t o conform
c l o s e l y t o t h e e x
t e r i o r o f t h e o b j e c t
t o w h i c h a p p l i e d ,
s u c h
d e v i c e
b e i n g
c o m p o s e d o f
i n d e p e n d e n t r e l a t i v e l y
t h i n ? a t c o n t a i n e r s ,
each c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o a w a l l o r s u r f a c e o f t h e
o b j e c t
t h e
t e m p e r a t u r e o f
which s
d e s i r e d
t o
b e
r e t a i n e d a n d h a v i n g
w i t h i n each c o n t a i n e r a g e l a t i n o r o t h e r s u b s t a n c e which
can
be
c o o l e d o r heated and w i l l remain i n such
s t a t e
f o r
a
s u b s t a n t i a l l e n g t h o f t i m e when s u b j e c t e d
t o
a t m o s p h e r i c
t e m p e r a t u r e w h i l e
t r a n s p o r t i n g
o f a c a r t o n
t o
a p l a c e o f
c o n s u m p t i o n
o r
u s e ,
s u c h
j a c k e t
b e i n g
a d a p t e d
t o
l i e
c l o s e l y a g a i n s t t h e f o u r u p r i g h t
s u r f a c e s
a n d
a l s o
b e i n g
provided
w i t h a
handle
o r c a r r y i n g means.
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30
40
45
50
5 5
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P a t e n t e d
J u l y 2 6 , 1 9 6 6
2
F I G .
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FIG.
3 ,
a h o r i z o n t a l s e c t i o n
on
t h e
l i n e
3—3
f
FIG.
1 ;
F I G . 4 ,
a p e r s p e c t i v e o f t h e
j a c k e t
p r i o r
t o f o l d i n g ;
a n d ,
F I G .
5 , a p e r s p e c t i v e
o f
a p l u r a l i t y
o f j a c k e t s
i n
f o l d e d
stacked
relation. ‘ -
B r i e ? y s t a t e d ,
t h e i n v e n t i o n i s
a j a c k e t
a p p l i c a b l e t o
a
c a r t o n
o r
p a c k
o f i n d i v i d u a l
c o n t a i n e r s f o r r e t a r d i n g h e a t
t r a n s f e r
between t h e c o n t e n t s o f t h e c o n t a i n e r
and
t h e
a t m o s p h e r e ,
a n d s u c h
j a c k e t
b e i n g o f a
s i z e a n d
h a v i n g
r e l a t i v e l y
t h i n ? a t w a l l s
a r r a n g e d t o
? t s n u g l y a b o u t a
c a r t o n o r
pack t o which i t
i s
a p p l i e d . The j a c k e t
h a s a
m i d - p o r t i o n
a n d s i d e w a l l s ,
t h e l a t t e r b e i n g o f
d o u b l e
t h i c k n e s s and c o n t a i n i n g a medium s u c h a s g e l a t i n o r
o t h e r s u b s t a n c e , c a p a b l e o f b e i n g p l a c e d i n a f r e e z i n g
chamber
and
f r o z e n ,
o r
i n
an oven
and
h e a t e d , and
t h e n
a p p l i e d t o a c a r t o n o r pack t o
f u r t h e r
t h e prolonged
c o l d o r
h o t
c h a r a c t e r o f
t h e
p r o d u c t .
Such
j a c k e t
h a s
two
p a i r s o f
s i d e s
a t t a c h e d
t o
t h e
m a r g i n a l
e d g e s
o f
t h e
b o t t o m , and
t h e
j a c k e t i s f o l d a b l e a n d
s t a c k a b l e
a n d o f
s u c h i n e x p e n s i v e c o n s t r u c t i o n t h a t i t
c a n b e
r e a d i l y
u s e d
and d i s c a r d e d a f t e r such u s e .
With
c o n t i n u e d
r e f e r e n c e t o
t h e d r a w i n g , t h e
j a c k e t
o f
t h e p r e s e n t i n v e n t i o n i s
composed
o f a bottom o r r n i d
p o r t i o n
1 0 w h i c h m a y b e
o f s i n g l e
t h i c k n e s s a n d g e n e r a l l y
r e c t a n g u l a r c o n s t r u c t i o n
a n d
w i t h f o u r
s i d e
w a l l s 1 1
o f
d o u b l e
t h i c k n e s s
c o n n e c t e d
a l o n g
t h e i r m a r g i n s 1 2 , 1 3 , 1 4 ,
and
15 t o t h e
bottom 1 0 .
When
t h e
s i d e w a l l s 1 1
a r e d i s p o s e d
i n u p r i g h t p o s i
t i o n
t h e
e d g e s o f
t h e
a d j a c e n t u p r i g h t wa l l s
a r e i n
c l o s e
‘ c o n t i g u o u s
r e l a t i o n a n d
s u c h u p r i g h t
w a l l s a n d
t h e b o t
tom
p r o v i d e
a n o p e n - t o p p e d
c o n t a i n e r .
I n t h e o p e n
t o p p e d
c o n t a i n e r
j u s t
d e s c r i b e d
a
c a r t o n
o r
pack
16
o f
s m a l l e r o b j e c t s 1 7 ma y
b e
s n u g l y r e c e i v e d
t h e
t e m p e r a t u r e
o f which t
i s
d e s i r e d
t o m a i n t a i n
u n i f o r m .
The
u p r i g h t
s i d e w a l l s
o f
t h e j a c k e t a r e
o f
a
c h a r a c t e r
t o
l i e f l a t
a g a i n s t
t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g ? a t s u r f a c e s
o f t h e
c a r t o n o r pack 1 6 .
I n o r d e r
t o
m a i n t a i n
t h e
s i d e w a l l s 1 1 i n
u p r i g h t p o s i
t i o n
w i t h t h e i r c o n t i g u o us e d g e s i n
s u b s t a n t i a l
c o n t a c t , a
p a i r
o f h a n d l e s 1 8 a r e p r o v i d e d , s u c h h a n d l e s h a v i n g
one
end a f f i x e d t o t h e upper e d g e o f
one
o f t h e s i d e w a l l s
1 1 w h i l e
t h e
o p p o s i t e
e n d
o f
t h e
h a n d l e i s p r o v i d e d w i t h
a knob o r b u t t o n 19
a d a p t e d
t o be r e c e i v e d i n a b u t t o n —
h o l e 2 0 on
t h e o p p o s i t e s i d e
w a l l
1 1 . The
two
o t h e r s i d e s
may be
connected
i n l i k e manner
s o
t h a t when
t h e
j a c k e t
i s a p p l i e d t h e r e
a r e a p a i r
o f
c r o s s i n g h a n d l e s , one
a t
r i g h t
a n g l e s t o t h e
o t h e r ,
b y
w h i c h
t h e j a c k e t a n d i t s
contents
can be l i f t e d .
I t
w i l l b e
a p p a r e n t from
t h e
f o r e g o i n g t h a t
e a c h
o f
t h e s i d e w a l l s i s a n i n d e p e n d e n t
u n i t
w i t h d o u b l e w a l l s
c o n n e c t e d a t l e s t around t h e i r
m a r g i n s and i n
which
double w a l l s i s c o n t a i n e d a g e l a t i n o r o t h e r medium which
w i l l
r e t a i n
h e a t
o r
c o l d f o r
a
s u b s t a n t i a l
p e r i o d o f t i m e
and
t h u s d e l a y t h e t e m p e r a t u r e o f t h e j a c k e t
and
t h e c o n
t e n t s t h e r e o f from c h a n g i n g
t o
t h e t e m p e r a t u r e o f t h e
a t m o s p h e r e s u r r o u n d i n g t h e s a m e ,
a n d t o
w h i c h
t h e
j a c k e t
and
i t s c o n t e n t s a r e e x p o s e d .
A l s o
i t w i l l b e a p p a r e n t
t h a t
t h e
j a c k e t
ma y b e
p r o d u c e d
o f
i n e x p e n s i v e
p l a s t i c o r
o t h e r m a t e r i a l s s o t h a t i t
may e
d i s c a r d e d a f t e r a s i n g l e
u s e . F u r t h e r i t w i l l b e
a p p a r e n t
t h a t
t h e j a c k e t
can b e
dispos ed ?at
e i t h e r
folded or s t a c k e d .
A
I t
w i l l
b e o b v i o u s
t o one
s k i l l e d i n t h e
a r t t h a t
v a r i o u s
c h a n g e s
m a y
b e
made
i n
t h e
i n v e n t i o n
w i t h o u t
d e p a r t i n g
from t h e s p i r i t
and
s c o p e t h e r e o f
and
t h e r e f o r e t h e i n v e n
t i o n i s
n o t
l i m i t e d by
t h a t which i s i l l u s t r a t e d
i n
t h e
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3 , 2 6 2 , 2 8 3
3
t h i n s u b s t a n t i a l l y ? a t
w a l l means
c o r r e s p o n d i n g i n s i z e
and
s h a p e t o t h e e x t e r i o r w a l l s o f a c a r t o n , s a i d
w a l l
means e q u i p p e d w i t h p o r t i o n s c o n n e c t e d
a t
t h e i r e x t r e m i
t i e s t o p r o v i d e a s u b s t a n t i a l l y c o n t i n u o u s e n c l o s u r e f o r t h e
s i d e s
o f a c a r t o n t o
r e t a i n t h e
l a t t e r t h e r e i n ,
s a i d
r e l a t i v e l y
f l a t
w a l l means
b e i n g h o l l o w
a n d c o n t a i n i n g a ‘ t e r n p e ra
t u r e
modi?cation
medium of a character
t o
retard heat
t r a n s f e r f o r
an
extended
t i m e t o produce
a
prolonged
t e m p e r a t u r e e f f e c t ,
s a i d
j a c k e t b e i n g f o l d a b l e
a n d
s t a c k
a b l e
and b e i n g
o f
an i n e x p e n s i v e
c o n s t r u c t i o n and
con
t a i n i n g i n e x p e n s i v e s u b s t a n c e w i t h i n s a i d h o l l o w w a l l
means s u c h a s g e l a t i n whereby
t
m a y
b e
u s e d
and
r e a d i l y
d i s c a r d e d .
5
10
4
2 . The
s t r u c t u r e o f c l a i m
1 h a v i n g means
by w h i c
m a y
b e p i c k e d
up w i t h i t s c o n t e n t s .
R e f e r e n c e s C i t e d by t h e Examiner
UNITED
S T A T E S
PATENTS
2,087,966
7/1937
C l a r k
___________
_
62-530
2,359,297 10/ 1944
Brogden ____ ___ _ - _ _
224-49
2 , 6 0 2 , 3 0 2 7 / 1 9 5 2
Poux
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . . ' _ _ _ _ _
6 2 — ~ 5
2, 78 1 , 64 3 2/1957 Fairweather
______
_ 62—530
2, 803, 1 1 5
8/1957
Shepherd __________ _
62—5
LLOYD . KING, P r i m a r y
E x a m i n e r .
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United
S t a t e s Patent [ 1 9 1
K i r k e n d a l l
[ 1 1 ]
P a t e n t
Number:
[ 4 5 ]
Date o f P a t e n t :
4 , 8 1 2 , 0 5 4
M a r . 1 4 ,
1 9 8 9
[ 5 4 ] INSULATED
BEVERAGE
BOX C A R R I E R
[ 7 6 ]
I n v e n t o r : V e r n
S . K i r k e n d a l l ,
7 8 3
P o r t a l D r . ,
C h i c o ,
C a l i f .
9 5 9 2 6
[ 2 1 ]
A p p l .
N o . : 2 2 8 , 9 4 5
[ 2 2 ]
F i l e d :
A u g . 5 , 1 9 8 8
[ 5 1 ]
I n t . 0 1 . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
B 6 5D 3 0 / 0 8 ; B65D
81/38
[ 5 2 ]
US . C l .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .
383/
1 0 ;
383/
6 ;
6 2 / 4 5 7
[ 5 8 ] F i e l d o f S e a r c h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8 3 / 1 8 ,
6 6 ,
9 5 , 9 7 ,
3 8 3 / 0 9 , 1 1 0 ; 6 2 / 4 5 7
[ 5 6 ]
R e f e r e n c e s C i t e d
U . S .
PATENT DOCUMENTS
1 , 5 3 7 , 8 2 9
5/1925
Kandle
. 62/297
2,289,254 7/1942
Eagles
. . . . . . . . . . . 150/52 F
3 , 4 4 3 , 3 9 7 5/1969
Donovan
e t a 1 . . 62/398
3 , 9 6 5 , 9 5 3
6 /
1 9 7 6
B e c k e r
e t
a 1 .
3 8 3 / 6 6
X
4,197,890
4/1980
Simko . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
150/52 R
4,420,097 12/1983 Motsenbocker ..
. . . . .
222/131
4,537,313 8/1985 Workman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206/545
4 , 5 6 9 , 0 8 2 2/ 9 8 6 Ainsworth
e t
a 1 . . . 383/ 1 0 X
4,578,814
3/1986 Skamser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383/110 X
4 , 6 7 9 , 2 4 2 7/1987 Brockhau s . . 383/110 X
4,738,364
4 /1 98 8 Yeager
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 206/563
P r i m a r y E x a m i n e r - S t e p h e n M a r c u s
A s s i s t a n t
Examiner-Nova S t u c k e r
[ 5 7 ] AB STRACT
T h i s i n v e n t i o n p r o v i d e s
a n
i n s u l a t e d c a r r i e r
f o r
r e c t a n
/ 4
l
‘ 9
l
l
24 l
' |
/3 I |
l
l 3 0
2 4 g
\\
I i
\ \ \ 1
i
|
/ L / i
26 o
28 o
g u l a r c a r d b o a r d w i n e a n d b e v e r a g e c o n t a i n e r s w h i c h
h a v e
s p i g o t d i s p e n s e r s . The c a r r i e r
i s a r e c t a n g u l a r
h o u s i n g
f o r m e d b y a n
a s s e m bl a g e o f
p a n e l s . T h e
p a n e l s
h a v e
two
o u t e r
l a y e r s
o f
a ? a t
m a t e r i a l ,
f a b r i c
o r
p l i a b l e
p l a s t i c , e n c a s i n g a t l e a s t o n e i n n e r
l a y e r
o f t h e r m a l
i n s u l a t i o n . The p a n e l s , i n c l u d i n g a t o p p a n e l , a
b a s e
p a n e l ,
a
b a c k
p a n e l , two
s i d e p a n e l s ,
a n d a n o p e n a b l e
f r o n t p a n e l
a r e
a t t a c h e d o n e t o
t h e
o t h e r a l o n g e d g e
s e a m s e x c e p t f o r t h e
o p e n a b l e
f r o n t p a n e l .
The p e n a b l e
f r o n t p a n e l s a t t a c h e d o n l y o n
t h e
t o p e d g e
t o
t h e
e d g e
o f t h e
t o p
p a n e l . B o t h s i d e e d g e s o f t h e o p e n a b l e f r o n t
p a n e l
a r e
r e m o v a b l y a t t a c h e d
b y z i p p e r s
t o e x p o s e d
e d g e s o f
t h e
t w o s i d e
p a n e l s a n d r e m o v a b l y f a s t e n a b l e
a t t h e
b o t t o m
e d g e
t o
a n e x p o s e d e d g e o f
t h e
b a s e p a n e l
by V e l c r o b r a n d
f a s t e n e r s
o r t h e e q u i v a l e n t . The
o p e n
a b l e
f r o n t p a n e l c a n b e
d i s c o n n e c t e d
and
i f t e d
f o r i n s e r
t i o n
o f
a
r e c t a n g u l a r cardboard
wine
o r beverage c o n =
t a i n e r
w i t h
d i s p e n s i n g
s p i g o t
a n d
a d u a l h o t / c o l d
t h e r
m a l g e l
p a c k a g e .
A n i n v e r t e d U - s h a p e d o p e n i n g f o r
p a s s a g e o f t h e d i s p e n s i n g s p i g o t o f t h e b e v e r a g e con
t a i n e r i s
o p e n e d
downwardly c e n t r a l l y i n
t h e
f r o n t
o f
t h e o p e n a b l e
f r o n t
p a n e l . Looped c a r r y i n g h a n d l e s e x
t e n d i n g above t h e c a r r i e r , formed from a d o u b l e d con
t i n u o u s b e l t
a f f i x e d
a l o n g
t h e o u t s i d e
o f t h e
c a r r i e r
s i d e
w a l l s and around t h e
o u t s i d e o f t h e b a s e ,
make t r a n s
p o r t i n g t h e l o a d e d c a r r i er e a s y .
The
e n t i r e c a r r i e r
c a n
b e f o l d e d , when n o t i n
u s e ,
f o r
compact
s t o r a g e .
3
C l a i m s ,
3
D r a w i n g S h e e t s
34
26
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US. Patent M a r . 1 4 , 1 9 8 9 S h e e t
1
o f 3 4,812,054
34
/0
, 2 0
H
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U S . Patent
M a r .
1 4 , 1 9 8 9
S h e e t 2 o f 3 4 , 8 1 2 , 0 5 4
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1 9 8 9
S h e e t 3
o f
3
4 , 8 1 2 , 0 5 4
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