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Dough package

Assignee: Pillsbury Co
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Filing: 1959-01-16
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Granted: 1963-09-03
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Expires: 1979-01-16
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Richard J Zoeller
  • 👤 James R Henderson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 15:00
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D3/00; B65D3/26; B65D3/261; B65D3/266; B65D3/267; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/83

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 250 words
A DOUGH PACKAGE INCLUDING AN EASILY OPENABLE CONTAINER AND A QUANTITY OF EXPANSIBLE DOUGH THEREIN, SAID CONTANER COMPRISING A TUBULAR ENCLOSURE CONSTRUCTED OF LAMINATE SHEET MATERIAL CAPABLE OF BEING MANUALLY TORN AND HAVING END COVERS FIXEDLY SECURED IN PRESSURE-SEALING RELATION TO THE ENDS OF SAID ENCLOSURE TO DEFINE A CLOSED INTERIOR STORAGE CHAMBER CONTANING AND CONFINING THE DOUGH AGAINST EXPANSION, SAID TUBULAR ENCLOSURE INCLUDING A SINGLE LAMINATION OFF KRAFT CHIPBOARD MATERIAL WEAKENED ALONG A SPIRALLY EXTENDING LINE EXTENDING BETWEEN THE ENDS OF THE ENCLOSURE, SAID ENCLOSURE ALSO HAVING A RUPTURABLE LINING ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE CHIPBOARD AND RESISTING CIRCUMFERENTIAL DISPARTING OF THE ENCLOSURE, SAID ENCLOSURE ALSO HAVING AN OUTER LABEL WRAPPER INCLUDING A KRAFT PAPER WRAPPER LAYER ENCOMPASSING AND CONFINING THE CHIPBOARD AGAINST EXPANSION AT SAID LINE AND SAID WRAPPER LAYER HAVING AN ELONGATE AREA FREE FROM THE CHIPBOARD AND OVERLYING AND EXTENDING ALONG SAID LINE, SAID LABEL WRAPPER ALSO INCLUDING AN ELONGATE FLEXIBLE TEAR ELEMENT UNDERLYING SAID LAYER AND SECURED THERETO WITHIN SAID AREA, SAID WRAPPER LAYER BEING UNBROKEN AND CONTINUOUS AT SAID AREA AND OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY OF THE TEAR ELEMENT BUT IN COOPERATION WITH THE LINING TO CONFINE AND HOLD THE CHIP BOARD AGAINST SEPARATION AT SAID LINE, SAID TEAR ELEMENT HAVING AN EXTERIORLY EXPOSED PULL TAB, WHEREBY WHEN THE TEAR ELEMENT IS TORN OFF, THE LINING MAY BE RUPTURE AND THE ENCLOSURE WILL DISPART ALONG SAID SPIRALLY EXTENDING LINE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE PRESSURE OF THE DOUGH AND THEREBY PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE DOUGH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 250 words
A DOUGH PACKAGE INCLUDING AN EASILY OPENABLE CONTAINER AND A QUANTITY OF EXPANSIBLE DOUGH THEREIN, SAID CONTANER COMPRISING A TUBULAR ENCLOSURE CONSTRUCTED OF LAMINATE SHEET MATERIAL CAPABLE OF BEING MANUALLY TORN AND HAVING END COVERS FIXEDLY SECURED IN PRESSURE-SEALING RELATION TO THE ENDS OF SAID ENCLOSURE TO DEFINE A CLOSED INTERIOR STORAGE CHAMBER CONTANING AND CONFINING THE DOUGH AGAINST EXPANSION, SAID TUBULAR ENCLOSURE INCLUDING A SINGLE LAMINATION OFF KRAFT CHIPBOARD MATERIAL WEAKENED ALONG A SPIRALLY EXTENDING LINE EXTENDING BETWEEN THE ENDS OF THE ENCLOSURE, SAID ENCLOSURE ALSO HAVING A RUPTURABLE LINING ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE CHIPBOARD AND RESISTING CIRCUMFERENTIAL DISPARTING OF THE ENCLOSURE, SAID ENCLOSURE ALSO HAVING AN OUTER LABEL WRAPPER INCLUDING A KRAFT PAPER WRAPPER LAYER ENCOMPASSING AND CONFINING THE CHIPBOARD AGAINST EXPANSION AT SAID LINE AND SAID WRAPPER LAYER HAVING AN ELONGATE AREA FREE FROM THE CHIPBOARD AND OVERLYING AND EXTENDING ALONG SAID LINE, SAID LABEL WRAPPER ALSO INCLUDING AN ELONGATE FLEXIBLE TEAR ELEMENT UNDERLYING SAID LAYER AND SECURED THERETO WITHIN SAID AREA, SAID WRAPPER LAYER BEING UNBROKEN AND CONTINUOUS AT SAID AREA AND OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY OF THE TEAR ELEMENT BUT IN COOPERATION WITH THE LINING TO CONFINE AND HOLD THE CHIP BOARD AGAINST SEPARATION AT SAID LINE, SAID TEAR ELEMENT HAVING AN EXTERIORLY EXPOSED PULL TAB, WHEREBY WHEN THE TEAR ELEMENT IS TORN OFF, THE LINING MAY BE RUPTURE AND THE ENCLOSURE WILL DISPART ALONG SAID SPIRALLY EXTENDING LINE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE PRESSURE OF THE DOUGH AND THEREBY PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE DOUGH.

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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) 1966-09-02 1967-03-04 1967-09-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-09-02 1971-03-04 1971-09-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-09-02 1975-03-04 1975-09-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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