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Cartons

Assignee: Unipak Overseas Ltd
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Filing: 1961-12-11
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Granted: 1963-11-19
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Expires: 1981-12-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Engel Karl

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 20:45
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/46; B65D5/46072; B65D5/46184; B65D5/48; B65D5/48002; B65D5/48004; B65D5/48006

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 277 words
A CARTON OF THE TYPE FORMED FROM A UNITARY MEMBER AND HAVING AN INTEGRAL WALL STRUCTURE COMPRISING A PAIR OF MUTUALLY OPPOSED SIDE WALLS, A PAIR OF MUTUALLY OPPOSED END WALLS AND A BOTTOM; SAID CARTON INCLUDING A TOP CLOSURE INTEGRAL WITH SAID WALL STRUCTURE, AND AN INTERIOR ASSEMBLY; SAID INTERIOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A LOAD BEARING MEMBER AND A HANDLE MEMBER AND A PAIR OF PARTITION END FLAPS; SAID INTERIOR ASSEMBLY BEING INTEGRALLY SECURED TO SAID WALL STRUCTURE BY MEANS OF SAID PAIR OF PARTITION END FLAPS AND EXTENDING BETWEEN A SELECTED PAIR OF SAID MUTUALLY OPPOSED WALLS SO AS TO DIVIDE THE INTERIOR OF THE CARTON INTO A PAIR OF ADJACENT COMPARTMENTS AND HAVING A MAIN PANEL AND A PAIR OF AUXILIARY PANELS INTEGRALLY CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID MAIN PANEL ALONG A COMMON UPPER EDGE AND CO-OPERATING THEREWITH TO FORM A PAIR OF ALIGNED SLIDEWAYS; SAID HANDLE MEMBER BEING INTEGRALLY AND CO-OPERATIVELY CONNECTED, AT ALL TIMES, TO AN UPPER EDGE OF SAID MAIN PANEL INTERMEDIATE SAID ENDS OF SAID MAIN PANEL AND BELOW SAID COMMON UPPER EDGE AND HAVING A PAIR OF PORTIONS EACH SLIDABLY DISPOSED WITHIN AN ASSOCIATED SAID SLIDEWAY AND BEING MOVABLE BETWEEN A FIRST RETRACTED POSITION IN WHICH, WHEN SAID TOP CLOSURE IS IN ITS CLOSED OPERATIVE POSITION, SAID HANDLE MEMBER LIES BENEATH SAID TOP CLOSURE AND A SECOND OPERATIVE POSITION IN WHICH A PORTION THEREOF PROJECTS ABOVE SAID TOP CLOSURE FOR CARRYING PURPOSES; SAID CO-OPERATION BETWEEN SAID HANDLE MEMBER AND SAID MAIN PANEL LIMITING THE EXTENT OF MOVEMENT OF SAID HANDLE MEMBER; SAID MAIN AND AUXILIARY PANELS AND SAID HANDLE MEMBER EXTENDING AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID PARTITION END FLAPS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 277 words
A CARTON OF THE TYPE FORMED FROM A UNITARY MEMBER AND HAVING AN INTEGRAL WALL STRUCTURE COMPRISING A PAIR OF MUTUALLY OPPOSED SIDE WALLS, A PAIR OF MUTUALLY OPPOSED END WALLS AND A BOTTOM; SAID CARTON INCLUDING A TOP CLOSURE INTEGRAL WITH SAID WALL STRUCTURE, AND AN INTERIOR ASSEMBLY; SAID INTERIOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A LOAD BEARING MEMBER AND A HANDLE MEMBER AND A PAIR OF PARTITION END FLAPS; SAID INTERIOR ASSEMBLY BEING INTEGRALLY SECURED TO SAID WALL STRUCTURE BY MEANS OF SAID PAIR OF PARTITION END FLAPS AND EXTENDING BETWEEN A SELECTED PAIR OF SAID MUTUALLY OPPOSED WALLS SO AS TO DIVIDE THE INTERIOR OF THE CARTON INTO A PAIR OF ADJACENT COMPARTMENTS AND HAVING A MAIN PANEL AND A PAIR OF AUXILIARY PANELS INTEGRALLY CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID MAIN PANEL ALONG A COMMON UPPER EDGE AND CO-OPERATING THEREWITH TO FORM A PAIR OF ALIGNED SLIDEWAYS; SAID HANDLE MEMBER BEING INTEGRALLY AND CO-OPERATIVELY CONNECTED, AT ALL TIMES, TO AN UPPER EDGE OF SAID MAIN PANEL INTERMEDIATE SAID ENDS OF SAID MAIN PANEL AND BELOW SAID COMMON UPPER EDGE AND HAVING A PAIR OF PORTIONS EACH SLIDABLY DISPOSED WITHIN AN ASSOCIATED SAID SLIDEWAY AND BEING MOVABLE BETWEEN A FIRST RETRACTED POSITION IN WHICH, WHEN SAID TOP CLOSURE IS IN ITS CLOSED OPERATIVE POSITION, SAID HANDLE MEMBER LIES BENEATH SAID TOP CLOSURE AND A SECOND OPERATIVE POSITION IN WHICH A PORTION THEREOF PROJECTS ABOVE SAID TOP CLOSURE FOR CARRYING PURPOSES; SAID CO-OPERATION BETWEEN SAID HANDLE MEMBER AND SAID MAIN PANEL LIMITING THE EXTENT OF MOVEMENT OF SAID HANDLE MEMBER; SAID MAIN AND AUXILIARY PANELS AND SAID HANDLE MEMBER EXTENDING AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID PARTITION END FLAPS.

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