Patent ID: 6076698
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A storage container for respirators, includinga three-piece plastic member formed of a central portion and two side portions each interconnected to the central portion by first and second hinges,the central portion having a central hump conforming in outer configuration and height to a respirator so that at least one respirator will lie over and be held in position by the central hump,one of the side portions foldable about the first hinge and having a hump substantially similar to the hump of the central portion and with the one side portion foldable about the first hinge to form a first compartment having a first depth defined by the distance between the hump of the central portion and the hump of the one side portion and with this first depth sufficient to receive a multiple number of respirators in nested configuration, andthe other side portion formed with a hump conforming to the hump of both the central and one side portion and with the other side portion foldable about the second hinge to form a second compartment having a second depth defined by the distance between the hump of the one side portion and the hump of the other side portion and with this second depth sufficient to receive a single one of the respirators in the second compartment to provide for a storage container with dual compartments for receiving multiple respirators in the first compartment and for receiving a single respirator in the second compartment.