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Container for sliced food products

Assignee: Milprint Inc
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Filing: 1958-03-31
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Granted: 1960-06-14
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Expires: 1978-03-31
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Paul B Hultkrans

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 19:45
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/02; B65D5/0209; B65D5/42; B65D5/4204

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 183 words
A PAPERBOARD BLANK FOR WRAPPING AN ASSEMBLY OF OVERLAPPING THIN FOOD SLICES, SAID BLANK BEING GENERALLY RECTANGULAR AND SCORED THEREACROSS TO DEFINE A BOTTOM AND A TOP PANEL FOLDABLE OVER ONE ANOTHER, ONE OF SAID PANELS, AT EACH END HAVING A TRANSVERSE SCORE LINE AND LOCKING SLIT TO DEFINE END FLAPS FOLDABLE GENERALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES THERETO, EACH OF SAID FLAPS CONTAINING AN INTERMEDIATE SCORE LINE SPACED OUTWARDLY FROM SAID LOCKING SLIT AND TERMINATING IN TAPERED END SCORE LINES JOINING THE ENDS OF SAID TRANSVERSE SCORE LINE TO DEFINE A TRAPEZOIDAL-SHAPED END WALL CONFORMING GENERALLY TO THE END SHAPE OF THE SAID ASSEMBLY, SAID FLAPS ALSO CONTAINING SLITS EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID END WALL TO FORM A TOP FLAP AND INCLINED FLAPS FOLDABLE GENERALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID END WALL TO CONFORM TO THE CONTOUR OF SAID ASSEMBLY, SAID OTHER PANEL HAVING A REINFORCING EXTENSION AT EACH OF ITS ENDS AND FOLDABLE ALONG A TRANSVERSE SCORE LINE TO THEREBY BE ABUTTABLE AGAINST SAID END WALL, AND A LOCKING TAB CARRIED BY SAID EXTENSION AND FOLDABLE FOR LOCKING ENGAGEMENT IN SAID LOCKING SLIT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 183 words
A PAPERBOARD BLANK FOR WRAPPING AN ASSEMBLY OF OVERLAPPING THIN FOOD SLICES, SAID BLANK BEING GENERALLY RECTANGULAR AND SCORED THEREACROSS TO DEFINE A BOTTOM AND A TOP PANEL FOLDABLE OVER ONE ANOTHER, ONE OF SAID PANELS, AT EACH END HAVING A TRANSVERSE SCORE LINE AND LOCKING SLIT TO DEFINE END FLAPS FOLDABLE GENERALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES THERETO, EACH OF SAID FLAPS CONTAINING AN INTERMEDIATE SCORE LINE SPACED OUTWARDLY FROM SAID LOCKING SLIT AND TERMINATING IN TAPERED END SCORE LINES JOINING THE ENDS OF SAID TRANSVERSE SCORE LINE TO DEFINE A TRAPEZOIDAL-SHAPED END WALL CONFORMING GENERALLY TO THE END SHAPE OF THE SAID ASSEMBLY, SAID FLAPS ALSO CONTAINING SLITS EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID END WALL TO FORM A TOP FLAP AND INCLINED FLAPS FOLDABLE GENERALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID END WALL TO CONFORM TO THE CONTOUR OF SAID ASSEMBLY, SAID OTHER PANEL HAVING A REINFORCING EXTENSION AT EACH OF ITS ENDS AND FOLDABLE ALONG A TRANSVERSE SCORE LINE TO THEREBY BE ABUTTABLE AGAINST SAID END WALL, AND A LOCKING TAB CARRIED BY SAID EXTENSION AND FOLDABLE FOR LOCKING ENGAGEMENT IN SAID LOCKING SLIT.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1963-06-14 1963-12-14 1964-06-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1967-06-14 1967-12-14 1968-06-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1971-06-14 1971-12-14 1972-06-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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