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- the present invention relates, in general, to a gum receptacle and, more particularly, to a gum receptacle which is constructed to be attached to and detached from a support element, irrespective of a place, such as at home, in an office or inside a vehicle, so that a gum can be easily taken out of the gum receptacle, thereby rendering user convenience.
- chewing gums in the number of 5 to 7 are packed by packing paper in a state wherein each of them is wrapped by silver paper or vinyl.
- a gum receptacle defining a space in which the gum package or individually wrapped gums can be received has been disclosed in the art.
- FIG. 10 there is shown an exploded perspective view illustrating the conventional gum receptacle.
- the gum receptacle 1 is composed of a lid 2 and a case 4 for receiving gums therein.
- the lid 2 and the case 4 are threadedly coupled to and decoupled from each other.
- the conventional gum receptacle 1 has a flat bottom wall, and therefore, the gum receptacle 1 must be placed on a flat surface or held upright by a suitable support member (not shown).
- the gum receptacle in the case that the gum receptacle is used in a motor vehicle, the gum receptacle must be maintained in a predetermined box or at a place where vibration is generated to a reduced degree.
- the conventional gum receptacle 1 constructed as mentioned above suffers from defects in that it causes inconvenience and danger, particularly, to a person driving a vehicle.
- the person desires to chew a gum, it is necessary to take out the gum receptacle 1 from a storing place, threadedly open the lid 2 , pull out a gum, close the lid 2 , and replace the gum receptacle 1 to the original storing place.
- the above-described procedure which should be conducted to chew the gum causes inconvenience and danger to the driver.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a gum receptacle which is constructed to be attached to and detached from a support element, irrespective of a place, such as at home, in an office or inside a vehicle so that a gum can be easily taken out of the gum receptacle, thereby rendering user convenience.
- a gum receptacle comprising a case defining a space for receiving gums, a lid connected to the case by a hinge, and attaching and detaching means provided on a predetermined portion of the case so as to attach and detach the case to and from a support element.
- the support element includes an article or a portion of an article to and from which the gum receptacle according to the present invention may be required to be attached and detached.
- the attaching and detaching means preferably includes a magnet, a double-sided adhesive tape, etc.
- each of the support element and the gum receptacle comprises a magnetic piece, or a non-magnetic or non-metallic piece to which a magnetic member is secured.
- Each of the magnetic piece and the magnetic member means an article made of a material which has a property capable of being attracted by the magnet, for example, such as Fe, Co, Ni and alloys thereof.
- the magnet may be provided outside the gum receptacle, it is preferred that the magnet is provided inside the gum receptacle. If the magnet is provided outside the gum receptacle, when taking the gum receptacle into and out of a pocket, annoyance is caused, and also, since the magnet is adhered to the gum receptacle by an adhesive or the like, the possibility of the magnet to be released is increased.
- a bottom wall of the case is formed to have a slope.
- the gum receptacle In a state wherein the sloped bottom wall of the case is attached to a vertical surface of the support element, the gum receptacle is held sloped in an upward or downward direction.
- the gum receptacle is attached to the support element so that the lid is directed upward, when compared to another receptacle which is horizontally attached to the support element, a user can easily take contents out of the receptacle, details of which will be described in a preferred embodiment of the present invention given below.
- a plurality of protrusions are formed on a circumferential outer surface of the case.
- the protrusions prevent slippage from occurring when the case is grasped by the hand, and render finger-pressure therapy.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a gum receptacle in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an explanatory view illustrating a coupling relationship between the gum receptacle according to the first embodiment of the present invention and a support element made of a magnetic material;
- FIG. 3 is an explanatory view illustrating a coupling relationship between the gum receptacle according to the first embodiment of the present invention and a support element made of a non-magnetic material;
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory view illustrating a procedure in which the gum receptacle according to the first embodiment of the present invention and a support element are coupled with each other by means of a double-sided adhesive tape;
- FIG. 5 is an explanatory view illustrating a coupling relationship between a gum receptacle in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention and a support element;
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a gum receptacle in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a side view of FIG. 6;
- FIGS. 8 and 9 are a perspective view and a sectional view, respectively, illustrating a state wherein the gum receptacle according to the third embodiment of the present invention is attached to a support element;
- FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the conventional gum receptacle.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a gum receptacle in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an explanatory view illustrating a coupling relationship between the gum receptacle according to the first embodiment of the present invention and a support element made of a magnetic material.
- FIG. 3 is an explanatory view illustrating a coupling relationship between the gum receptacle according to the first embodiment of the present invention and a support element made of a non-magnetic material.
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory view illustrating a procedure in which the gum receptacle according to the first embodiment of the present invention and a support element are coupled with each other by means of a double-sided adhesive tape.
- FIG. 5 is an explanatory view illustrating a coupling relationship between a gum receptacle in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention and a support element.
- a gum receptacle 10 which is constructed to be capable of being attached and detached to and from a support element 20 , includes a case 11 , a lid 12 , a hinge 13 , a magnet 14 and a grip 16 .
- the present invention is not limited to specific configurations of the case 11 , it is preferred that the case 11 has a cylindrical configuration. If the case 11 has a polygonal configuration such as of a triangle and a quadrangle, when taking the received gums out of the case 11 , the hand or finger is likely to be injured or inconvenience is caused.
- the support element 20 means an article to and from which the gum receptacle of the present invention will be attached and detached, for example, such as a refrigerator, an inside panel of a motor vehicle, a desk, and the like.
- the magnet 14 is provided on a bottom wall of the case 11 . While not shown in the drawings, a groove having a size corresponding to the magnet 14 is defined on the bottom wall of the case 11 , and the magnet 14 is accommodated in the groove. The reason for this is to prevent the contents received in the receptacle from being damaged by the presence of the magnet 14 . That is to say, when the magnet 14 is provided in the case 11 , it is preferred that the magnet 14 does not project from a surface of the case 11 .
- the grip 16 is formed to allow the lid 12 to be easily opened using the finger.
- a depression is defined adjacent to an upper end of the case 11 at a position corresponding to the grip 16 of the lid 12 .
- the depression is defined to allow the finger to be inserted therein to thereby conveniently manipulate the grip 16 .
- the depression is defined to have a depth which is gradually increased toward the upper end of the case 11 .
- the support element 20 a comprises a magnetic piece
- the magnet 14 to the gum receptacle 10
- the support element 20 a comprises a non-magnetic piece
- the present inventor devised a construction as shown in FIG. 3.
- the bonding material 21 may comprise a double-sided adhesive tape, a bond, an adhesive, etc.
- a preferred attaching and detaching member is a double-sided adhesive tape which is covered on both surfaces thereof by a pair of backing sheets, respectively.
- one backing sheet 15 b which is provided to one surface of the double-sided adhesive tape 15 is removed, and then, the exposed surface of the double-sided adhesive tape 15 is attached to a lower surface of the case 11 . Thereafter, the other backing sheet 15 b which is provided to the other surface of the double-sided adhesive tape 15 is removed, and then, the exposed surface of the double-sided adhesive tape 15 is attached to the support element 20 . In this way, the gum receptacle 10 can be detachably attached to the support element 20 .
- the attaching and detaching means that is, the magnet 14 or the double-sided adhesive tape 15 can be provided to the bottom wall as well as a side wall as shown in FIG. 5, of the case 11 .
- the lid 12 is directed upward.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a gum receptacle in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a side view of FIG. 6.
- the bottom wall of the case 11 is formed to have a slope. That is to say, in a state wherein the bottom wall of the case 11 is not sloped, the case 11 has a rectangular or a square sectional shape. However, in a state wherein the bottom wall of the case 11 is formed to have a slope, the case 11 has substantially two trapezoidal sectional shapes of which one side extends along an oblique path.
- the case 11 of the present invention When the case 11 of the present invention is viewed on its longitudinal section, the case 11 may have the trapezoidal sectional shape as well as other sectional shapes of quadrangles (including a rhombus, a parallelogram, etc.). If the bottom surface of the case 11 is formed to have a slope as described above, a height of the side wall of the case 11 is gradually changed along a circumferential direction. In other words, the case 11 has a minimum height and a maximum height.
- the hinge 13 according to the present invention is provided to a portion of the side wall which has the minimum height. The reason for this will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.
- FIGS. 8 and 9 are a perspective view and a sectional view, respectively, illustrating a state wherein the gum receptacle according to the third embodiment of the present invention is attached to a support element.
- the gum receptacle 10 In a state wherein the gum receptacle 10 is attached to the vertical surface of the support element 20 such that the a portion of the side wall which has the maximum height is positioned at bottom and the portion of the side wall which has the minimum height is positioned at top, the gum receptacle 10 is directed upward at a predetermined angle. Also, when the lid 12 hingedly connected to the gum receptacle 10 is completely opened, the lid 12 is maintained parallel to the ground.
- the lid 12 when the lid 12 is opened, the lid 12 must be held at least parallel to the ground. Namely, it is preferred that the lid 12 is provided in such a way as to be opened at least parallel to the ground. If the lid 12 is opened not to reach parallel to the ground, annoyance is caused when taking the contents out of the gum receptacle 10 using the hand.
- the hinge 13 is provided to the portion of the side wall which has the minimum height, the driver can easily open the lid 12 by pulling forward the grip 16 using a distal end of the finger and easily close the lid 12 by slightly pressing the lid 12 using the finger. That is to say, in the case of an ordinary person, especially, a driver, it is more convenient to close the lid 12 by pressing the lid 12 rather than raising the lid 12 . In particular, in the case of a driver, it is more advantageous that the hinge 13 is provided to the portion of the side wall which has the minimum height to pivotally support the lid 12 .
- a plurality of protrusions 17 are formed on a circumferential outer surface of the case 10 ′ so as to prevent slippage from occurring when the case 11 is grasped by the hand and render finger-pressure therapy.
- the gum receptacle according to the present invention provides advantages in that the gum receptacle can be attached to and detached from a support element, irrespective of a place, such as at home, in an office or inside a vehicle. Further, since a gum can be easily taken out of the gum receptacle, user convenience is rendered.
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A gum receptacle has a case defining a space for receiving gums and a lid connected to the case by a hinge. An attaching and detaching device for attaching and detaching the case to and from a support element is provided on a predetermined portion of the case. The gum receptacle can be attached to and detached from the support element, irrespective of a place, such as at home, in an office or inside a vehicle. As a gum can be easily taken out of the gum receptacle, user convenience is rendered.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates, in general, to a gum receptacle and, more particularly, to a gum receptacle which is constructed to be attached to and detached from a support element, irrespective of a place, such as at home, in an office or inside a vehicle, so that a gum can be easily taken out of the gum receptacle, thereby rendering user convenience.
- 2. Description of the Prior Art
- Generally, chewing gums in the number of 5 to 7 are packed by packing paper in a state wherein each of them is wrapped by silver paper or vinyl. Recently, a gum receptacle defining a space in which the gum package or individually wrapped gums can be received has been disclosed in the art.
- Referring to FIG. 10, there is shown an exploded perspective view illustrating the conventional gum receptacle. The
gum receptacle 1 is composed of alid 2 and acase 4 for receiving gums therein. Thelid 2 and thecase 4 are threadedly coupled to and decoupled from each other. - The
conventional gum receptacle 1 has a flat bottom wall, and therefore, thegum receptacle 1 must be placed on a flat surface or held upright by a suitable support member (not shown). - Consequently, in the case that the gum receptacle is used in a motor vehicle, the gum receptacle must be maintained in a predetermined box or at a place where vibration is generated to a reduced degree.
- The
conventional gum receptacle 1 constructed as mentioned above suffers from defects in that it causes inconvenience and danger, particularly, to a person driving a vehicle. In other words, when the person desires to chew a gum, it is necessary to take out thegum receptacle 1 from a storing place, threadedly open thelid 2, pull out a gum, close thelid 2, and replace thegum receptacle 1 to the original storing place. In this regard, even when thegum receptacle 1 is placed close to a driver's seat, the above-described procedure which should be conducted to chew the gum causes inconvenience and danger to the driver. - Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gum receptacle which is constructed to be attached to and detached from a support element, irrespective of a place, such as at home, in an office or inside a vehicle so that a gum can be easily taken out of the gum receptacle, thereby rendering user convenience.
- In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gum receptacle comprising a case defining a space for receiving gums, a lid connected to the case by a hinge, and attaching and detaching means provided on a predetermined portion of the case so as to attach and detach the case to and from a support element.
- The support element includes an article or a portion of an article to and from which the gum receptacle according to the present invention may be required to be attached and detached.
- The attaching and detaching means preferably includes a magnet, a double-sided adhesive tape, etc.
- When the attaching and detaching means comprises a magnet, it is preferred that each of the support element and the gum receptacle comprises a magnetic piece, or a non-magnetic or non-metallic piece to which a magnetic member is secured.
- Each of the magnetic piece and the magnetic member means an article made of a material which has a property capable of being attracted by the magnet, for example, such as Fe, Co, Ni and alloys thereof.
- While the magnet may be provided outside the gum receptacle, it is preferred that the magnet is provided inside the gum receptacle. If the magnet is provided outside the gum receptacle, when taking the gum receptacle into and out of a pocket, annoyance is caused, and also, since the magnet is adhered to the gum receptacle by an adhesive or the like, the possibility of the magnet to be released is increased.
- It is preferred that a bottom wall of the case is formed to have a slope. In a state wherein the sloped bottom wall of the case is attached to a vertical surface of the support element, the gum receptacle is held sloped in an upward or downward direction. In particular, if the gum receptacle is attached to the support element so that the lid is directed upward, when compared to another receptacle which is horizontally attached to the support element, a user can easily take contents out of the receptacle, details of which will be described in a preferred embodiment of the present invention given below.
- Further, it is preferred that a plurality of protrusions are formed on a circumferential outer surface of the case.
- The protrusions prevent slippage from occurring when the case is grasped by the hand, and render finger-pressure therapy.
- The above and other objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a gum receptacle in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention;
- FIG. 2 is an explanatory view illustrating a coupling relationship between the gum receptacle according to the first embodiment of the present invention and a support element made of a magnetic material;
- FIG. 3 is an explanatory view illustrating a coupling relationship between the gum receptacle according to the first embodiment of the present invention and a support element made of a non-magnetic material;
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory view illustrating a procedure in which the gum receptacle according to the first embodiment of the present invention and a support element are coupled with each other by means of a double-sided adhesive tape;
- FIG. 5 is an explanatory view illustrating a coupling relationship between a gum receptacle in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention and a support element;
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a gum receptacle in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention;
- FIG. 7 is a side view of FIG. 6;
- FIGS. 8 and 9 are a perspective view and a sectional view, respectively, illustrating a state wherein the gum receptacle according to the third embodiment of the present invention is attached to a support element; and
- FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the conventional gum receptacle.
- Reference will now be made in greater detail to a preferred embodiment of the invention, an example of which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numerals will be used throughout the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a gum receptacle in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory view illustrating a coupling relationship between the gum receptacle according to the first embodiment of the present invention and a support element made of a magnetic material. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view illustrating a coupling relationship between the gum receptacle according to the first embodiment of the present invention and a support element made of a non-magnetic material. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view illustrating a procedure in which the gum receptacle according to the first embodiment of the present invention and a support element are coupled with each other by means of a double-sided adhesive tape. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view illustrating a coupling relationship between a gum receptacle in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention and a support element.
- As shown in FIG. 1, a
gum receptacle 10 according to the present invention, which is constructed to be capable of being attached and detached to and from asupport element 20, includes acase 11, alid 12, ahinge 13, amagnet 14 and agrip 16. - While the present invention is not limited to specific configurations of the
case 11, it is preferred that thecase 11 has a cylindrical configuration. If thecase 11 has a polygonal configuration such as of a triangle and a quadrangle, when taking the received gums out of thecase 11, the hand or finger is likely to be injured or inconvenience is caused. - The
support element 20 means an article to and from which the gum receptacle of the present invention will be attached and detached, for example, such as a refrigerator, an inside panel of a motor vehicle, a desk, and the like. - In FIG. 1, it is to be noted that the
magnet 14 is provided on a bottom wall of thecase 11. While not shown in the drawings, a groove having a size corresponding to themagnet 14 is defined on the bottom wall of thecase 11, and themagnet 14 is accommodated in the groove. The reason for this is to prevent the contents received in the receptacle from being damaged by the presence of themagnet 14. That is to say, when themagnet 14 is provided in thecase 11, it is preferred that themagnet 14 does not project from a surface of thecase 11. - The
grip 16 is formed to allow thelid 12 to be easily opened using the finger. - In the present invention, in order to ensure easy opening and closing of the
lid 12, it is preferred that a depression is defined adjacent to an upper end of thecase 11 at a position corresponding to thegrip 16 of thelid 12. - The depression is defined to allow the finger to be inserted therein to thereby conveniently manipulate the
grip 16. - It is preferred that the depression is defined to have a depth which is gradually increased toward the upper end of the
case 11. - As shown in FIG. 2, in the case that the
support element 20 a comprises a magnetic piece, by providing themagnet 14 to thegum receptacle 10, it is possible to attach and detach thegum receptacle 10 to and from thesupport element 20 a. However, in the case that thesupport element 20 a comprises a non-magnetic piece, it is impossible to attach and detach thegum receptacle 10 to and from thesupport element 20 a according to the above-described way. In this consideration, the present inventor devised a construction as shown in FIG. 3. Namely, in this construction, after thenon-magnetic piece 20 b and amagnetic member 22 are bonded to each other by a bondingmaterial 21, by coupling and decoupling thegum receptacle 10 to and from themagnetic member 22, it is possible to attach and detach thegum receptacle 10 to and from thesupport element 20 b comprising the non-magnetic piece. - In an example, the
bonding material 21 may comprise a double-sided adhesive tape, a bond, an adhesive, etc. - While it was described that the
gum receptacle 10 and thesupport element 20 are attached to and detached from each other by way of themagnets - A preferred attaching and detaching member is a double-sided adhesive tape which is covered on both surfaces thereof by a pair of backing sheets, respectively.
- More concretely speaking in this connection, as shown in FIG. 4, one
backing sheet 15 b which is provided to one surface of the double-sidedadhesive tape 15 is removed, and then, the exposed surface of the double-sidedadhesive tape 15 is attached to a lower surface of thecase 11. Thereafter, theother backing sheet 15 b which is provided to the other surface of the double-sidedadhesive tape 15 is removed, and then, the exposed surface of the double-sidedadhesive tape 15 is attached to thesupport element 20. In this way, thegum receptacle 10 can be detachably attached to thesupport element 20. - In these ways, as occasion demands, it is possible to attach and detach the
gum receptacle 10 to and from thesupport element 20. - In the present invention, the attaching and detaching means, that is, the
magnet 14 or the double-sidedadhesive tape 15 can be provided to the bottom wall as well as a side wall as shown in FIG. 5, of thecase 11. In the latter case, thelid 12 is directed upward. - If the side wall of the
gum receptacle 10 is attached to and detached from the vertical surface of the support element which is positioned close to the driver, the driver can easily take the contents out of thegum receptacle 10 using the hand. - FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a gum receptacle in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a side view of FIG. 6.
- In the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, it is preferred that the bottom wall of the
case 11 is formed to have a slope. That is to say, in a state wherein the bottom wall of thecase 11 is not sloped, thecase 11 has a rectangular or a square sectional shape. However, in a state wherein the bottom wall of thecase 11 is formed to have a slope, thecase 11 has substantially two trapezoidal sectional shapes of which one side extends along an oblique path. - When the
case 11 of the present invention is viewed on its longitudinal section, thecase 11 may have the trapezoidal sectional shape as well as other sectional shapes of quadrangles (including a rhombus, a parallelogram, etc.). If the bottom surface of thecase 11 is formed to have a slope as described above, a height of the side wall of thecase 11 is gradually changed along a circumferential direction. In other words, thecase 11 has a minimum height and a maximum height. - It is preferred that the
hinge 13 according to the present invention is provided to a portion of the side wall which has the minimum height. The reason for this will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. - FIGS. 8 and 9 are a perspective view and a sectional view, respectively, illustrating a state wherein the gum receptacle according to the third embodiment of the present invention is attached to a support element.
- In a state wherein the
gum receptacle 10 is attached to the vertical surface of thesupport element 20 such that the a portion of the side wall which has the maximum height is positioned at bottom and the portion of the side wall which has the minimum height is positioned at top, thegum receptacle 10 is directed upward at a predetermined angle. Also, when thelid 12 hingedly connected to thegum receptacle 10 is completely opened, thelid 12 is maintained parallel to the ground. - Here, when the
lid 12 is opened, thelid 12 must be held at least parallel to the ground. Namely, it is preferred that thelid 12 is provided in such a way as to be opened at least parallel to the ground. If thelid 12 is opened not to reach parallel to the ground, annoyance is caused when taking the contents out of thegum receptacle 10 using the hand. - If the
hinge 13 is provided to the portion of the side wall which has the minimum height, the driver can easily open thelid 12 by pulling forward thegrip 16 using a distal end of the finger and easily close thelid 12 by slightly pressing thelid 12 using the finger. That is to say, in the case of an ordinary person, especially, a driver, it is more convenient to close thelid 12 by pressing thelid 12 rather than raising thelid 12. In particular, in the case of a driver, it is more advantageous that thehinge 13 is provided to the portion of the side wall which has the minimum height to pivotally support thelid 12. - Also, in the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, it is preferred that a plurality of
protrusions 17 are formed on a circumferential outer surface of thecase 10′ so as to prevent slippage from occurring when thecase 11 is grasped by the hand and render finger-pressure therapy. - As apparent from the above description, the gum receptacle according to the present invention provides advantages in that the gum receptacle can be attached to and detached from a support element, irrespective of a place, such as at home, in an office or inside a vehicle. Further, since a gum can be easily taken out of the gum receptacle, user convenience is rendered.
- Although a preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.
Claims (7)
1. A gum receptacle comprising:
a case defining a space for receiving gums;
a lid connected to the case by a hinge; and
attaching and detaching means provided on a predetermined portion of the case so as to attach and detach the case to and from a support element.
2. The gum receptacle as set forth in claim 1 , wherein a bottom wall of the case is formed to have a slope.
3. The gum receptacle as set forth in claim 2 , wherein a plurality of protrusions are formed on a circumferential outer surface of the case to allow the case to be easily grasped.
4. The gum receptacle as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the attaching and detaching means comprises a double-sided adhesive tape.
5. The gum receptacle as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the attaching and detaching means comprises a magnet which detachably couples the case comprising a magnetic piece or a magnetic member to the support element.
6. The gum receptacle as set forth in claim 5 , wherein the magnet is provided inside the case.
7. The gum receptacle as set forth in claim 1 , wherein a plurality of protrusions are formed on a circumferential outer surface of the case to allow the case to be easily grasped.
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