IP Library Granted Patent US 11,793,329
Granted Patent B1
US 11,793,329 · App. 17/826,827 · Granted Oct 24, 2023

Locking case system and method for cosmetic products

Inventors: Scott Fink (Chicago, IL); Nick Farinola (Coppell, TX)
Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
A47F3/002A47F7/286
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Patent No.
US 11,793,329
App. No.
17/826,827
Granted
Oct 24, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

A locking case system for cosmetic products includes a fixture adapted to receive cosmetic products and a locking case adapted to be coupled to the fixture. Upon coupling the locking case to the fixture, at least one snap member of at least one side wall of the locking case is snapped into at least one receiving portion of the at least one side wall of the fixture. In addition, at least one snap member of a rear wall of the locking case is snapped into at least one receiving aperture in a top edge of a rear wall of the fixture. Further, at least one snap member of a front member of the locking case is snapped into the at least one receiving aperture of a front wall of the fixture to secure the cosmetic products to the fixture.

Claims (7)

1. A method of assembling a locking case system for cosmetic products, the method comprising:

inserting a projection on a top end of a front member into a hole on a lower end of at least one side wall of a housing to form a locking case;

simultaneously inserting at least one snap member of the at least one side wall of the locking case into a corresponding receiving portion of at least one side wall of a fixture, at least one snap member of a rear wall of the locking case into a receiving aperture of a top edge of a rear wall of the fixture, and at least one snap member of the front member of the locking case into a receiving aperture of a front wall of the fixture; and

installing a fastening member into an aperture of at least one of the at least one snap members to further couple the locking case to the fixture.

2. The method of claim 1 , where inserting a projection on a top end of a front member into a hole on a lower end of at least one side wall of a housing to form a locking case comprises inserting the projection on the top end of the front member into a hole on a front edge of each side wall of the locking case.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein simultaneously inserting at least one snap member of the at least one side wall of the locking case into a corresponding receiving portion of at least one side wall of a fixture, at least one snap member of a rear wall of the locking case into a receiving aperture of a top edge of a rear wall of the fixture, and at least one snap member of the front member of the locking case into a receiving aperture of the front wall of the fixture comprises one or more of simultaneously inserting two snap members of the at least one side wall of the locking case into two receiving portions of at least one side wall of the fixture, three snap members of the rear wall of the locking case into three receiving apertures of the top edge of the rear wall of the fixture, and two snap members of the front member of the locking case into two receiving apertures of the front wall of the fixture.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein installing a fastening member into an aperture of at least one of the at least one snap members to further couple the locking case to the fixture comprises installing one or more of: (1) the fastening member into an aperture of the at least one snap member of the rear wall of the locking case and through the corresponding receiving aperture of the rear wall of the fixture; (2) the fastening member into an aperture of the at least one snap member of the at least one side wall of the locking case and through the corresponding receiving portion of the at least one side wall of the fixture; and (3) the fastening member into an aperture of the at least one snap member of the front member of the locking case and through the corresponding receiving aperture of the front wall of the fixture.

Assignments (5)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 28, 2025
From: WALGREEN CO.
To: SIXTH STREET LENDING PARTNERS, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 072606/0878 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2025
From: WALGREEN CO.; DUANE READE; WALGREENS SPECIALTY PHARMACY LLC; WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 072679/0926 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2022
From: FINK, SCOTT
To: WALGREEN CO.
Reel/Frame 060086/0826 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2022
From: VIRA INSIGHT, LLC
To: WALGREEN CO.
Reel/Frame 060086/0843 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2022
From: FARINOLA, NICK
To: VIRA INSIGHT, LLC
Reel/Frame 060257/0037 →
Continuity (2)
Division 16887477 · May 29, 2020
Provisional Application 62873714 · Jul 12, 2019