US Patent Issued to E. Roy Hendrickson on Oct. 28 for "Portable flip top apparatus utilizing the lateral keyway spring hinge for stowing tobacco, paraphernalia, or assorted ingredients" (Minnesota Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,370, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to E. Roy Hendrickson (Saint Peter, Minn.).

"Portable flip top apparatus utilizing the lateral keyway spring hinge for stowing tobacco, paraphernalia, or assorted ingredients" was invented by Eric Roy Hendrickson (Saint Peter, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flip-top portable apparatus intended to contain organic smoking material, paraphernalia, cosmetics, or ingredients. The apparatus is fashioned with a body and lid connected together with a spring hinge or biasing element. An improved slidably operated cover is located on a lateral surface and is held securely in a closed position by the...