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Fluid containers or cartons

Assignee: Plastic Packaging Ltd
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Filing: 1959-11-18
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Granted: 1963-02-05
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Expires: 1979-11-18
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Sherlock John Gerrard

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 23:23
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D83/00; B65D17/00; B65D17/28; B65D17/401

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 148 words
A THIN-WALLED FRACTURABLE CONTAINER ELEMENT CAPABLE OF FRACTURE BY APPLICATION OF FINGER PRESSURE FOR FLOWABLE SUBSTANCES WHEREIN THE WALL OF SAID ELEMENT INCLUDES A PART CONSTITUTING A HOLLOW PROTRUSION, THE BASE PROFILE OF WHICH PROTRUSION INCLUDES AT LEAST ONE CORNER, AND THE WALL OF THE CONTAINER ELEMENT IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING SAID PROTRUSION LIES WITHIN A RIM WHICH PROJECTS ABOVE THE PLANE OF SAID PART OF THE WALL OF THE CONTAINER ELEMENT TO A GREATER HEIGHT THAN SAID PROTRUSION, SAID PROTRUSION INCLUDING A PAIR OF SIDE WALLS WHICH MEET AT AN EDGE ONE END OF WHICH EDGE LIES AT SAID CORNER WHILE ITS OTHER END IS SUBSTANTIALLY DISPLACED FROM SAID CORNER AND FORMS A PART FROM WHICH PRESSURE CAN BE TRANSMITTED ALONG SAID EDGE TO THE LOCALIZED AREA ADJACENT SAID CORNER TO APPLY A CONCENTRATED LOAD AT SAID LOCALIZED AREA AND CAUSE RUPTURE OF THE WALL OF SAID CONTAINER ELEMENT.

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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) 1966-02-04 1966-08-06 1967-02-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-02-04 1970-08-06 1971-02-05 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-02-04 1974-08-06 1975-02-05 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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