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Folding containers

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1958-03-18
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Granted: 1963-01-01
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Expires: 1978-03-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Lange Ferdinand

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 15:20
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/02; B65D5/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 273 words
A FOLDING CONTAINER HAVING SIX SIDES, COMPRISING, A TUBULAR SIX-SIDED BODY INCLUDING SIX ELONGATED PANELS EACH FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO TWO CONTIGUOUSLY ADJACENT ONES ALONG TWO RESPECTIVE SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL PANELDEFINING LINES AND HAVING AN ELONGATED FREE EDGE PORTION AT ONE END OF SAID BODY, THE DIRECTION OF ELONGATION OF SAID EDGE PORTION BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID LINES, EACH OF FOUR OF SAID PANELS BEING CREASED INWARD OF SAID BODY ALONG TWO CREASE LINES, SAID CREASE LINES STARTING FROM A POINT OF SAID ELONGATED FREE EDGE PORTION OF SAID PANEL INTERMEDIATE SAID PANEL-DEFINING LINES, AND EXTENDING THEREFROM TO RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID PANEL-DEFINING LINES AT POINTS SPACED FROM SAID FREE EDGE PORTION SO AS TO LEAVE A LONGITUDINAL PORTION OF SAID PANEL UNCREASED, WHEREBY SAID CREASE LINES DEVIDE EACH OF SAID FOUR PANELS INTO AN UNCREASED PORTION INCLUDING A QUADRANGULAR SECTION AND A SUBSTANTIALLY TRIANGULAR SECTION HAVING A CORNER LOCATED IN SAID ELONGATED FREE EDGE PORTION, AND TWO TRIANGULAR EDGE SECTIONS HAVING FREE OUTER PORTIONS, RESPECTIVELY, SAID FOUR PANELS BEING SO SELECTED THAT EACH PANEL HAS A FIRST PANEL-DEFINING LINE IN COMMON WITH ANOTHER ONE OF SAID FOUR PANELS, AND HAS A SECOND PANELDEFINING LINE IN COMMON WITH ONE OF THE REMAINING TWO PANELS, SAID TUBULAR BODY BEING FOLDED ALONG SAID PANELDEFINING LINES AND SAID CREASE LINES IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE OUTER PORTIONS OF THE TRIANGULAR EDGE SECTIONS OF ANY TWO ADJACENT ONES OF SAID PANELS ARE SUPERIMPOSED UPON EACH OTHER AND UPON CORRESPONDING PARTS OF SAID REMAINING TWO PANELS, SAID SUPERIMPOSED PARTS AND OUTER PORTIONS BEING ADHESIVELY SECURED TO EACH OTHER SO AS TO CLOSE ONE END OF SAID TUBULAR BODY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 273 words
A FOLDING CONTAINER HAVING SIX SIDES, COMPRISING, A TUBULAR SIX-SIDED BODY INCLUDING SIX ELONGATED PANELS EACH FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO TWO CONTIGUOUSLY ADJACENT ONES ALONG TWO RESPECTIVE SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL PANELDEFINING LINES AND HAVING AN ELONGATED FREE EDGE PORTION AT ONE END OF SAID BODY, THE DIRECTION OF ELONGATION OF SAID EDGE PORTION BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID LINES, EACH OF FOUR OF SAID PANELS BEING CREASED INWARD OF SAID BODY ALONG TWO CREASE LINES, SAID CREASE LINES STARTING FROM A POINT OF SAID ELONGATED FREE EDGE PORTION OF SAID PANEL INTERMEDIATE SAID PANEL-DEFINING LINES, AND EXTENDING THEREFROM TO RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID PANEL-DEFINING LINES AT POINTS SPACED FROM SAID FREE EDGE PORTION SO AS TO LEAVE A LONGITUDINAL PORTION OF SAID PANEL UNCREASED, WHEREBY SAID CREASE LINES DEVIDE EACH OF SAID FOUR PANELS INTO AN UNCREASED PORTION INCLUDING A QUADRANGULAR SECTION AND A SUBSTANTIALLY TRIANGULAR SECTION HAVING A CORNER LOCATED IN SAID ELONGATED FREE EDGE PORTION, AND TWO TRIANGULAR EDGE SECTIONS HAVING FREE OUTER PORTIONS, RESPECTIVELY, SAID FOUR PANELS BEING SO SELECTED THAT EACH PANEL HAS A FIRST PANEL-DEFINING LINE IN COMMON WITH ANOTHER ONE OF SAID FOUR PANELS, AND HAS A SECOND PANELDEFINING LINE IN COMMON WITH ONE OF THE REMAINING TWO PANELS, SAID TUBULAR BODY BEING FOLDED ALONG SAID PANELDEFINING LINES AND SAID CREASE LINES IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE OUTER PORTIONS OF THE TRIANGULAR EDGE SECTIONS OF ANY TWO ADJACENT ONES OF SAID PANELS ARE SUPERIMPOSED UPON EACH OTHER AND UPON CORRESPONDING PARTS OF SAID REMAINING TWO PANELS, SAID SUPERIMPOSED PARTS AND OUTER PORTIONS BEING ADHESIVELY SECURED TO EACH OTHER SO AS TO CLOSE ONE END OF SAID TUBULAR BODY.

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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) 1965-12-31 1966-07-02 1967-01-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1969-12-31 1970-07-02 1971-01-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1973-12-31 1974-07-02 1975-01-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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