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Title: Carrying case for herbs and medicine



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Claims: I claim:

1. a carrying case for herbs and medicines comprising:

(a) a substantially solid block;

(b) a plurality of wells defined in said block to define spaces for medicinal treatment implements and containers;

(c) one side of said block having a flat, smooth surface thereon for use as a sorting and separating surface for medicinal particulates;

(d) said block defining a slot and including a straight edged divider blade removably retained in said slot for use in sorting and separating substances on said surface said blade having a handle releasibly retaining said blade and said handle being shaped to define a continuous uninterrupted surface with adjacent external surface portions of said block;

(e) a flexible flap mounted along one edge to said block and having a terminal fastener at one edge opposite said one edge to releasibly fasten to a portion of said block; and

(f) said flap being mounted and dimensioned such that when said terminal fastener is fastened said flap is extended substantially flush over said sorting surface to protect same and said wells to provide a cover for same.

2. Structure according to claim 1 wherein said blade is a single-edged razor blade and said slot is defined in chink cut out from said block.

3. Structure according to claim 1 wherein said handle portion defines a slit which frictionally retains said razor blade therein, and the slot in said block is dimensioned to frictionally retain said razor blade, together with the handle portion therein.

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Inventors: Madden, Henry L. (Shreveport, LA, US)

Application Number: 966942
Filing Date: 1978-12-06
Publication_date: 1980-05-06
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 206/38 30/62, 132/314, 206/228, 206/352
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:
D172726Jul, 1954Polk206/38.
330649Nov, 1885Watts132/79.
808143Dec, 1905Dawson132/79.
866995Sep, 1907Wright206/803.
1603691Oct, 1926Hauser132/79.
2093537Sep, 1937Balint206/38.
2353932Jul, 1944Schaffer132/79.
2410987Nov, 1946Mevi206/38.
2630212Mar, 1953Mosch206/234.

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Primary Examiner: Lipman, Steven E.
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