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Cantaloupe containers

Assignee: Continental Can Co Inc
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Filing: 1961-02-27
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Granted: 1963-08-13
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Expires: 1981-02-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Floyd P Curtiss
  • 👤 Edward F Relth

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 11:51
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/48; B65D5/48002; B65D5/4802; B65D5/20; B65D5/28; B65D5/48014

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 296 words
A ONE-PIECE CONTAINER FOR CANTALOUPE AND THE LIKE COMPRISING A PAIR OF CONTAINER SECTIONS DISPOSED IN SIDEBY-SIDE RELATION, EACH CONTAINER SECTION INCLUDING A BOTTOM WALL, AN INNER SIDE WALL, AN OUTER SIDE WALL, AND FLAPS CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE ENDS OF EACH SIDE WALL, A FULL WIDTH END FLAP SECURED TO EACH END OF EACH OF SAID BOTTOM WALLS, EACH INNER SIDE WALL BEING FORMED FROM ABUTTING FREE END PANELS AND HAVING ADJACENT UPPER FREE EDGES, A COVER PANEL OVERLYING SAID CONTAINER SECTIONS AT SAID UPPER FREE EDGES AND BEING INTEGRALLY CONNECTED TO UPPER EDGES OF SAID OUTER SIDE WALLS, AND END FLAPS AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID COVER PANEL AND EXTENDING THE FULL WIDTH THEREOF, SAID COVER PANEL END FLAPS, SAID SIDE WALL END FLAPS AND SAID BOTTOM WALL END FLAPS BEING PERMANENTLY SECURED TOGETHER, THE CONTAINER BEING A COMBINED SHIPPING AND DISPLAY CONTAINER, AND SAID COVER PANEL HAVING A PAIR OF ARTICLE PASSING OPENINGS WITH EACH OF SAID OPENINGS BEING ALIGNED WITH A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID CONTAINER SECTIONS, EACH ARTICLE PASSING OPENING BEING OF AN EXTENT CORRESPONDING TO A MAJOR PORTION OF THE AREA OF THE RESPECTIVE CONTAINER SECTION AND BEING OF A WIDTH LESS THAN THE RESPECTIVE CONTAINER SECTION WITH EACH OPENING HAVING SIDE EDGES SPACED FROM SAID INNER AND OUTER SIDE WALLS OF THE RESPECTIVE CONTAINER SECTION, AND EACH ARTICLE PASSING OPENING RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF TWO DEPENDING PANELS EXTENDING GENERALLY THE FULL LENGTH OF THE RESPECTIVE ARTICLE PASSING OPENING WITH SAID DEPENDING PANELS BEING WIDER THAN THE HEIGHTS OF SAID INNER AND OUTER SIDE WALLS AND SLOPING INTO ABUTTING CONTACT WITH CORNERS DEFINED BY RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID BOTTOM WALL AND SAID INNER AND OUTER SIDE WALLS TO PROVIDE RESILIENT CUSHIONS FOR CANTALOUPE AND THE LIKE CONTAINED IN SAID CONTAINER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 296 words
A ONE-PIECE CONTAINER FOR CANTALOUPE AND THE LIKE COMPRISING A PAIR OF CONTAINER SECTIONS DISPOSED IN SIDEBY-SIDE RELATION, EACH CONTAINER SECTION INCLUDING A BOTTOM WALL, AN INNER SIDE WALL, AN OUTER SIDE WALL, AND FLAPS CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE ENDS OF EACH SIDE WALL, A FULL WIDTH END FLAP SECURED TO EACH END OF EACH OF SAID BOTTOM WALLS, EACH INNER SIDE WALL BEING FORMED FROM ABUTTING FREE END PANELS AND HAVING ADJACENT UPPER FREE EDGES, A COVER PANEL OVERLYING SAID CONTAINER SECTIONS AT SAID UPPER FREE EDGES AND BEING INTEGRALLY CONNECTED TO UPPER EDGES OF SAID OUTER SIDE WALLS, AND END FLAPS AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID COVER PANEL AND EXTENDING THE FULL WIDTH THEREOF, SAID COVER PANEL END FLAPS, SAID SIDE WALL END FLAPS AND SAID BOTTOM WALL END FLAPS BEING PERMANENTLY SECURED TOGETHER, THE CONTAINER BEING A COMBINED SHIPPING AND DISPLAY CONTAINER, AND SAID COVER PANEL HAVING A PAIR OF ARTICLE PASSING OPENINGS WITH EACH OF SAID OPENINGS BEING ALIGNED WITH A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID CONTAINER SECTIONS, EACH ARTICLE PASSING OPENING BEING OF AN EXTENT CORRESPONDING TO A MAJOR PORTION OF THE AREA OF THE RESPECTIVE CONTAINER SECTION AND BEING OF A WIDTH LESS THAN THE RESPECTIVE CONTAINER SECTION WITH EACH OPENING HAVING SIDE EDGES SPACED FROM SAID INNER AND OUTER SIDE WALLS OF THE RESPECTIVE CONTAINER SECTION, AND EACH ARTICLE PASSING OPENING RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF TWO DEPENDING PANELS EXTENDING GENERALLY THE FULL LENGTH OF THE RESPECTIVE ARTICLE PASSING OPENING WITH SAID DEPENDING PANELS BEING WIDER THAN THE HEIGHTS OF SAID INNER AND OUTER SIDE WALLS AND SLOPING INTO ABUTTING CONTACT WITH CORNERS DEFINED BY RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID BOTTOM WALL AND SAID INNER AND OUTER SIDE WALLS TO PROVIDE RESILIENT CUSHIONS FOR CANTALOUPE AND THE LIKE CONTAINED IN SAID CONTAINER.

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