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US3090540A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Hinged cover carton

Assignee: Federal Paper Board Co Inc
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Filing: 1957-12-23
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Granted: 1963-05-21
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Expires: 1977-12-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Edwin L Arneson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 07:21
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/18

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 362 words
A CARTON FORMED FROM A ONE PIECE PAPERBOARD BLANK WHICH IS CUT AND CREASED TO PROVIDE A CONNECTED SERIES OF PANELS FORMING THE WALLS OF THE CARTON WHEN ERECTED, SAID CARTON COMPRISING A BOTTOM WALL PANEL, FRONT AND BACK WALL PANELS HINGED TO OPPOSITE EDGES OF THE BOTTOM WALL PANEL, SIDE WALL FORMING FLAPS HINGED TO OPPOSITE SIDE EDGES OF THE BOTTOM, FRONT AND BACK WALL PANELS AND EXTENDING THEREFROM IN OVERLAPPED SIDE WALL FORMING RELATION, THE SIDE WALL FLAPS ON THE BOTTOM AND BACK WALL PANELS HJAVING COOPERTING SLITS AND TONGUES ADAPTED TO BE INTERENGAGED TO HOLD THE SAME IN SIDE WALL FORMING RELATION, THE SIDE FLAPS ON THE FRONT WALL PANEL BEING ADHWSIVELY SECURED OVER THE SIDE WALL FLAPS ON THE BOTTOM AND BACK WALL PANELS, AND A COVER SECTION COMPRISING CONNECTED TOP AND FRONT COVER FORMING PANELS HINGED TO THE TOP EDGE OF THE BACK WALL PANEL, SIDE WALL FORMING FLAPS ON TEH SIDE EDGES OF SAID TOP AND FRONT COVER FORMING PANELS, THE SIDE WALL FLAPS ON THE TOP FORMING PANEL OF SAID COVER HAVING LOCKING TONGUES FOR COOPERATION WITH LOCKING SLITS IN THE SIDE WALL FLAPS ON SAID BACK WALL PANEL TO INITIALLY HOLD THE PANELS IN WALL FORMING RELATION, THE SIDE WALL FLAPS ON TEH FRONT COVER FORMING PANEL BEING IN OVERLAPPING RELATION WITH THE SIDE WALL FLAPS ON THE TOP COVER FORMING PANEL AND TOP MARGINAL PORTIONS OF THE FRONT WALL PANEL AND BEING ADHESIVELY SECURED TO THE SIDE WALL FLAPS ON THE TOP COVER FORMING PANEL, SAID FRONT WALL PANEL HAVIN LATCHING TONGUES EXTENDING FROM THE LATERAL EDGES ADJACENT THE TOP MARGIN THEREOF AND SAID COVER SECTION HAVING LATCHING SLOTS FOR COOPERATION WITH SAID LATCHING TONGUES WHEN THE COVER SECTION IS CLOSED WHEREBY SAID CARTON MAY BE INITIALLY SET UP IN COMPLETELY CLOSED CONDITION AND THE COVER SECTION MAY BE HINGED TO OPEN POSITION BY FORCING THE LOCKING TONGUES ON THE TOP COVER SIDE WALL FLAPS OUT OF ENGAGEMENT IN THE SLITS IN THE SIDE WALL FLAPS OUT BACK WALL PANEL AND THEREAFTER THE COVER SECTION MAY BE HINGED TO CLOSED POSITION AND HELD BY ENGAGEMENT OF SAID LATCHING TONGUES IN SAID LATCHING SLOTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 362 words
A CARTON FORMED FROM A ONE PIECE PAPERBOARD BLANK WHICH IS CUT AND CREASED TO PROVIDE A CONNECTED SERIES OF PANELS FORMING THE WALLS OF THE CARTON WHEN ERECTED, SAID CARTON COMPRISING A BOTTOM WALL PANEL, FRONT AND BACK WALL PANELS HINGED TO OPPOSITE EDGES OF THE BOTTOM WALL PANEL, SIDE WALL FORMING FLAPS HINGED TO OPPOSITE SIDE EDGES OF THE BOTTOM, FRONT AND BACK WALL PANELS AND EXTENDING THEREFROM IN OVERLAPPED SIDE WALL FORMING RELATION, THE SIDE WALL FLAPS ON THE BOTTOM AND BACK WALL PANELS HJAVING COOPERTING SLITS AND TONGUES ADAPTED TO BE INTERENGAGED TO HOLD THE SAME IN SIDE WALL FORMING RELATION, THE SIDE FLAPS ON THE FRONT WALL PANEL BEING ADHWSIVELY SECURED OVER THE SIDE WALL FLAPS ON THE BOTTOM AND BACK WALL PANELS, AND A COVER SECTION COMPRISING CONNECTED TOP AND FRONT COVER FORMING PANELS HINGED TO THE TOP EDGE OF THE BACK WALL PANEL, SIDE WALL FORMING FLAPS ON TEH SIDE EDGES OF SAID TOP AND FRONT COVER FORMING PANELS, THE SIDE WALL FLAPS ON THE TOP FORMING PANEL OF SAID COVER HAVING LOCKING TONGUES FOR COOPERATION WITH LOCKING SLITS IN THE SIDE WALL FLAPS ON SAID BACK WALL PANEL TO INITIALLY HOLD THE PANELS IN WALL FORMING RELATION, THE SIDE WALL FLAPS ON TEH FRONT COVER FORMING PANEL BEING IN OVERLAPPING RELATION WITH THE SIDE WALL FLAPS ON THE TOP COVER FORMING PANEL AND TOP MARGINAL PORTIONS OF THE FRONT WALL PANEL AND BEING ADHESIVELY SECURED TO THE SIDE WALL FLAPS ON THE TOP COVER FORMING PANEL, SAID FRONT WALL PANEL HAVIN LATCHING TONGUES EXTENDING FROM THE LATERAL EDGES ADJACENT THE TOP MARGIN THEREOF AND SAID COVER SECTION HAVING LATCHING SLOTS FOR COOPERATION WITH SAID LATCHING TONGUES WHEN THE COVER SECTION IS CLOSED WHEREBY SAID CARTON MAY BE INITIALLY SET UP IN COMPLETELY CLOSED CONDITION AND THE COVER SECTION MAY BE HINGED TO OPEN POSITION BY FORCING THE LOCKING TONGUES ON THE TOP COVER SIDE WALL FLAPS OUT OF ENGAGEMENT IN THE SLITS IN THE SIDE WALL FLAPS OUT BACK WALL PANEL AND THEREAFTER THE COVER SECTION MAY BE HINGED TO CLOSED POSITION AND HELD BY ENGAGEMENT OF SAID LATCHING TONGUES IN SAID LATCHING SLOTS.

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