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Ham package and support therefor

Assignee: Wilson and Co Inc
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Filing: 1955-09-01
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Granted: 1959-03-03
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Expires: 1975-09-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Edwin J Robertson
  • 👤 Joseph B Craine

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 13:07
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D61/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 192 words
A HAM DISPLAY PACKAGE COMPRISING A CRADLE SUPPORT HAVING A FLAT BOTTOM, A PAIR OF END WALLS EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID BOTTOM, A PLURALITY OF CUSHIONING MEMBERS EXTENDING ANGULARLY BETWEEN EACH OF SAID END WALLS AND SAID BOTTOM, A HAM OF IRREGULAR SHAPE SEATED ON SAID SUPPORT BOTTOM, SAID SUPPORT BOTTOM BEING POSITIONED WITH ITS CENTER IN APPROXIMATE VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE VERTICAL CENTER OF GRAVITY OF SAID HAM, SAID HAM ENGAGING SAID CUSHIONING MEMBERS AND SAID END WALLS, SAID HAM HAVING A CUT SURFACE FACING UPWARDLY IN VISIBLE POSITION BETWEEN THE PLANES OF SAID END WALLS, AN ADHESIVE STRIP EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTALLY AROUND THE SIDES OF SAID HAM, AND A SECOND ADHESIVE ADHERED TO THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID END WALLS TO HOLD SAID END WALLS AGAINST SAID HAM, AND A SECOND ADHESIVE STRIP EXTENDING VERTICALLY AROUND SAID HAM AND ADHERED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID FLAT BOTTOM, SAID ADHESIVE STRIPS BEING ALIGNED WITH THE CENTER OF GRAVITY LINES OF THE PACKAGE SO AS TO ENHANCE THE STABILITY OF THE PACKAGE BY PREVENTING THE WEIGHT OF THE HAM FROM EXERTING ANY SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL PRESSURE AGAINST THE CRADLE SUPPORT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 192 words
A HAM DISPLAY PACKAGE COMPRISING A CRADLE SUPPORT HAVING A FLAT BOTTOM, A PAIR OF END WALLS EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID BOTTOM, A PLURALITY OF CUSHIONING MEMBERS EXTENDING ANGULARLY BETWEEN EACH OF SAID END WALLS AND SAID BOTTOM, A HAM OF IRREGULAR SHAPE SEATED ON SAID SUPPORT BOTTOM, SAID SUPPORT BOTTOM BEING POSITIONED WITH ITS CENTER IN APPROXIMATE VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE VERTICAL CENTER OF GRAVITY OF SAID HAM, SAID HAM ENGAGING SAID CUSHIONING MEMBERS AND SAID END WALLS, SAID HAM HAVING A CUT SURFACE FACING UPWARDLY IN VISIBLE POSITION BETWEEN THE PLANES OF SAID END WALLS, AN ADHESIVE STRIP EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTALLY AROUND THE SIDES OF SAID HAM, AND A SECOND ADHESIVE ADHERED TO THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID END WALLS TO HOLD SAID END WALLS AGAINST SAID HAM, AND A SECOND ADHESIVE STRIP EXTENDING VERTICALLY AROUND SAID HAM AND ADHERED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID FLAT BOTTOM, SAID ADHESIVE STRIPS BEING ALIGNED WITH THE CENTER OF GRAVITY LINES OF THE PACKAGE SO AS TO ENHANCE THE STABILITY OF THE PACKAGE BY PREVENTING THE WEIGHT OF THE HAM FROM EXERTING ANY SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL PRESSURE AGAINST THE CRADLE SUPPORT.

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