US 12,303,372 B2
Method and apparatus for storing a feminine hygiene article
Arrie Annie Blanchette, Harpers Ferry, WV (US)
Filed by Arrie Annie Blanchette, Harpers Ferry, WV (US)
Filed on Aug. 6, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/533,288.
Prior Publication US 2019/0358098 A1, Nov. 28, 2019
Int. Cl. A61F 13/551 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 13/55145 (2013.01) [A61F 13/5514 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for storing a feminine hygiene article, comprising:
a container including:
a base portion having a floor portion with a rear wall and substantially parallel sidewalls rising therefrom;
a cover portion, wherein the cover portion is rotationally attached to the substantially parallel sidewalls at a first rotational axis adjacent the rear wall, and wherein the cover portion is flush with a top edge of the rear wall when in a closed position; and
a retainer mechanism that includes a rear-edge rotatably coupled to the substantially parallel sidewalls at a second rotational axis and a front-edge operative to-pivot substantially about the rear-edge;
wherein the second rotational axis is spaced from the first rotational axis.