Claims
- 1. A container for protection of collectible items, comprising:a lid; a first base having a receptacle that includes first, second, third, and fourth margins wherein the receptacle has a first dimension that is the distance between the first and third margins and a second dimension that is the distance between the second and fourth margins, the receptacle including a first sizer bar that extends from a one of the first or second margins into the receptacle thereby reducing the first or second dimension, respectively, so that a collectible item can be securely received in the receptacle; and, a second base having a second base receptacle that includes first, second, third, and fourth margins wherein the second base receptacle has a first dimension that is the distance between the second base receptacle first and third margins and a second dimension that is the distance between the second base receptacle second and fourth margins, the second base receptacle including a second base first sizer bar that extends from a one of the second base receptacle first or second margins into the second base receptacle thereby reducing the first or second dimension of the second base receptacle, respectively, so that a collectible item can be securely received in the second base receptacle; wherein the first sizer bars of the first and second bases are arranged so that the first base first and second dimensions are not equal to the second base first and second dimensions so that a collectible item of a predetermined size can fit snugly in the second base and not the first base, and wherein the lid can matingly couple to the first base or the second base to confine a collectible item in the respective receptacles.
- 2. The container of claim 1 wherein the lid includes a mating lip and the first and second bases include a mating channel that receives the mating lip.
- 3. The container of claim 2 wherein the mating lip includes enlarged portions and the mating channel includes expanded portions that receive the lip enlarged portions to securely couple the lid to the respective base portion.
- 4. The container of claim 1 wherein the first and second bases include a wall mount indicator that is located along a mass centerline of the respective bases.
- 5. The container of claim 1 wherein the first and second bases include a wall mount indicator that is located along a mass centerline of the container having a collectible item therein.
- 6. The container of claim 1 wherein the first base includes stiffening ribs to support flexible collectible items.
- 7. The container of claim 1 wherein a top surface of the lid is flush with a topmost surface of the first base when the lid is coupled to the first base.
- 8. The container of claim 1 wherein the first base and the second base have exterior dimensions and the exterior dimensions of the first and second bases are substantially equal.
- 9. The container of claim 1, wherein the first base, including the receptacle and first sizer bar, is of unitary construction.
Parent Case Info
This application claims benefit of Prov. No. 60/143,388 filed Jul. 12, 1999.
US Referenced Citations (20)
Provisional Applications (1)
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