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Carton or tray

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1958-02-17
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Granted: 1963-01-15
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Expires: 1978-02-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jones Samuel Floyd

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 07:31
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/50; B65D5/5021; B65D71/00; B65D71/40

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 286 words
A TRAY FOR USE WITH A GOODS PACKAGE CONTAINER HAVING, AT LEAST, A DEPRESSION AND A CHIME AT ONE END THEREOF, SAID TRAY COMPRISING A SUPPORTING BOTTOM PANEL, UPSTANDING WALLS FROM THE BOTTOM PANEL, TWO OF SAID WALLS BEING OPOSITE ONE ANOTHER AND ADJACENT ONE OF SAID WALLS SAID CHIMED END OF THE GOODS PACKAGE CONTAINER IS DISPOSED WITH ITS CHIME ON THE TRAY SUPPORTING BOTTOM PANEL AND WITH THE OTHER END OF SAID GOODS PACKAGE CONTAINER DISPOSED ADJACENT THE OTHER OF SAID OPPOSITE WALLS, SAID OPPOSITE WALLS BEING OF A HEIGHT LESS THAN THE HEIGHT OF THE CHIMED END OF THE CONTAINER AND SAID WALL ADJACENT WHICH THE CONTAINER CHIMED END IS DISPOSED COMPRISING A WALL MEMBER INTEGRAL WITH AND UPSTANDING FROM THE TRAY SUPPORTING BOTTOM PANEL, AN INNER WALL MEMBER CARRIED BY THE OUTER WALL MEMBER DEPENDING WITHIN THE TRAY AND EXTENDING IN SUBSTANTIAL PARALLELISM WITH ITS OUTER WALL MEMBER INNER FACE, A GLUE FLAP CARRIED BY THE INNER WALL MEMBER FOLDED ONTO SAID INNER WALL MEMBER TO BE THEREBENEATH AND SECURED TO THE OUTER WALL MEMBER FOR SECURING SAID INNER WALL MEMBER IN OPERATIVE POSITION, AND A HOLD-DOWN TONGUE OF GREATER LENGTH THAN THE WIDTH OF THE INNER WALL MEMBER CARRIED BY SAID INNER WALL MEMBER AND OF LESS WIDTH AND HEIGHT THAN THE PORTION OF THE GOODS PACKAGE CONTAINER END DEPRESSION COVERED BY THE ADJACENT TRAY WALL WITH SAID HOLD-DOWN TONGUE ON SAID GLUE FLAP TO AUTOMATICALLY, INWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY PROJECT FROM THE INNER WALL MEMBER TO BE WITHIN THE SAID GOODS PACKAGE END DEPRESSION AND EXTEND TO A POINT TO BE ABOVE AND AGAINST THE CONTAINER CHIME FOR CLAMPING THE CONTAINER END CHIME BETWEEN ITSELF AND THE TRAY SUPPORTING BOTTOM PANEL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 286 words
A TRAY FOR USE WITH A GOODS PACKAGE CONTAINER HAVING, AT LEAST, A DEPRESSION AND A CHIME AT ONE END THEREOF, SAID TRAY COMPRISING A SUPPORTING BOTTOM PANEL, UPSTANDING WALLS FROM THE BOTTOM PANEL, TWO OF SAID WALLS BEING OPOSITE ONE ANOTHER AND ADJACENT ONE OF SAID WALLS SAID CHIMED END OF THE GOODS PACKAGE CONTAINER IS DISPOSED WITH ITS CHIME ON THE TRAY SUPPORTING BOTTOM PANEL AND WITH THE OTHER END OF SAID GOODS PACKAGE CONTAINER DISPOSED ADJACENT THE OTHER OF SAID OPPOSITE WALLS, SAID OPPOSITE WALLS BEING OF A HEIGHT LESS THAN THE HEIGHT OF THE CHIMED END OF THE CONTAINER AND SAID WALL ADJACENT WHICH THE CONTAINER CHIMED END IS DISPOSED COMPRISING A WALL MEMBER INTEGRAL WITH AND UPSTANDING FROM THE TRAY SUPPORTING BOTTOM PANEL, AN INNER WALL MEMBER CARRIED BY THE OUTER WALL MEMBER DEPENDING WITHIN THE TRAY AND EXTENDING IN SUBSTANTIAL PARALLELISM WITH ITS OUTER WALL MEMBER INNER FACE, A GLUE FLAP CARRIED BY THE INNER WALL MEMBER FOLDED ONTO SAID INNER WALL MEMBER TO BE THEREBENEATH AND SECURED TO THE OUTER WALL MEMBER FOR SECURING SAID INNER WALL MEMBER IN OPERATIVE POSITION, AND A HOLD-DOWN TONGUE OF GREATER LENGTH THAN THE WIDTH OF THE INNER WALL MEMBER CARRIED BY SAID INNER WALL MEMBER AND OF LESS WIDTH AND HEIGHT THAN THE PORTION OF THE GOODS PACKAGE CONTAINER END DEPRESSION COVERED BY THE ADJACENT TRAY WALL WITH SAID HOLD-DOWN TONGUE ON SAID GLUE FLAP TO AUTOMATICALLY, INWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY PROJECT FROM THE INNER WALL MEMBER TO BE WITHIN THE SAID GOODS PACKAGE END DEPRESSION AND EXTEND TO A POINT TO BE ABOVE AND AGAINST THE CONTAINER CHIME FOR CLAMPING THE CONTAINER END CHIME BETWEEN ITSELF AND THE TRAY SUPPORTING BOTTOM PANEL.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-01-14 1966-07-16 1967-01-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-01-14 1970-07-16 1971-01-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-01-14 1974-07-16 1975-01-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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