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Reclosable container

Assignee: Riegel Paper Corp
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Filing: 1962-03-30
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Granted: 1964-02-25
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Expires: 1982-03-30
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Chalmers W Barr

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 08:46
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/52; B65D75/522; B65D75/04; B65D75/20; B65D75/58; B65D75/5855

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 287 words
A RECLOSABLE, GENERALLY FLAT, BACON WRAPPER COMPRISING: (A) A BLANK OF FOLDABLE SHEET MATERIAL FOLDED UPON ITSELF ALONG A MEDIAL SCORE LINE TO PROVIDE TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS OF UNEQUAL LENGTH; (B) SAID TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS HAVING RIGID SIDE EDGE PORTIONS IN SEALED FACE-TO-FACE RELATION CLOSING THE SIDES OF SAID WRAPPER AND GENERALLY DEFINING A BACON RECEPTACLE OF PREDETERMINED SHAPE; (C) THE LONGER OF SAID WALLS DEFINING ALONG ITS FREE END EDGE A CLOSURE FLAP SECTION; (D) SAID CLOSURE FLAP SECTION BEING FOLDED UPON ITSELF INTO OVERLAPPING RELATION ALONG A SCORE LINE SPACED OUTWARDLY FROM THE EDGE OF THE SHORTER ONE OF SAID WALLS TO FORM A RIGID CLOSURE FLAP OVERLYING THE END EDGE REGION OF SAID SHORTER WALL; (E) THE FOLDED OVERLAPPING PORTIONS OF SAID FLAP SECTION LYING OUTWARDLY OF THE END EDGE OF SAID SHORTER WALL AND SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE PLANE OF SAID LONGER WALL; (F) THE FOLDED OVERLAPPING PORTIONS BEING RIGIDLY SECURED TO EACH OTHER IN FACE-TO-FACE RELATION; (G) SAID RIGID CLOSURE FLAP OVERLYING THE FREE END OF SAID SHORTER WALL IN A SEALING BUT SUBSTANTIALLY FREE RELATION; (H) SAID TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS BEING PROVIDED WITH SCORE LINES EXTENDING FROM POINTS ADJACENT THE CORNERS OF SAID WALLS TOWARD THE CENTERS THEREOF TO ACCOMMODATE CONTROLLED DEFORMATION OF SAID WALLS; (I) SAID TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS BEING ADAPTED TO BE SELECTIVELY AND PROGRESSIVELY SEPARATED FROM ONE ANOTHER ALONG SAID SIDE EDGES BY THE FOLDING AND OUTWARD BENDING OF SAID WALLS TO DESTROY TEMPORARILY THE ORIGINAL SHAPE OF SAID RECEPTACLE; (J) SAID BACON RECEPTACLE BEING ADAPTED TO BE RESTORED TO SAID ORIGINAL PREDETERMINED SHAPE BY A LIGHT CLAMPING OF SAID FREE EDGE OF SAID SHORTER WALL BETWEEN SAID RIGID CLOSURE FLAP AND SAID LONGER WALL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 287 words
A RECLOSABLE, GENERALLY FLAT, BACON WRAPPER COMPRISING: (A) A BLANK OF FOLDABLE SHEET MATERIAL FOLDED UPON ITSELF ALONG A MEDIAL SCORE LINE TO PROVIDE TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS OF UNEQUAL LENGTH; (B) SAID TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS HAVING RIGID SIDE EDGE PORTIONS IN SEALED FACE-TO-FACE RELATION CLOSING THE SIDES OF SAID WRAPPER AND GENERALLY DEFINING A BACON RECEPTACLE OF PREDETERMINED SHAPE; (C) THE LONGER OF SAID WALLS DEFINING ALONG ITS FREE END EDGE A CLOSURE FLAP SECTION; (D) SAID CLOSURE FLAP SECTION BEING FOLDED UPON ITSELF INTO OVERLAPPING RELATION ALONG A SCORE LINE SPACED OUTWARDLY FROM THE EDGE OF THE SHORTER ONE OF SAID WALLS TO FORM A RIGID CLOSURE FLAP OVERLYING THE END EDGE REGION OF SAID SHORTER WALL; (E) THE FOLDED OVERLAPPING PORTIONS OF SAID FLAP SECTION LYING OUTWARDLY OF THE END EDGE OF SAID SHORTER WALL AND SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE PLANE OF SAID LONGER WALL; (F) THE FOLDED OVERLAPPING PORTIONS BEING RIGIDLY SECURED TO EACH OTHER IN FACE-TO-FACE RELATION; (G) SAID RIGID CLOSURE FLAP OVERLYING THE FREE END OF SAID SHORTER WALL IN A SEALING BUT SUBSTANTIALLY FREE RELATION; (H) SAID TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS BEING PROVIDED WITH SCORE LINES EXTENDING FROM POINTS ADJACENT THE CORNERS OF SAID WALLS TOWARD THE CENTERS THEREOF TO ACCOMMODATE CONTROLLED DEFORMATION OF SAID WALLS; (I) SAID TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS BEING ADAPTED TO BE SELECTIVELY AND PROGRESSIVELY SEPARATED FROM ONE ANOTHER ALONG SAID SIDE EDGES BY THE FOLDING AND OUTWARD BENDING OF SAID WALLS TO DESTROY TEMPORARILY THE ORIGINAL SHAPE OF SAID RECEPTACLE; (J) SAID BACON RECEPTACLE BEING ADAPTED TO BE RESTORED TO SAID ORIGINAL PREDETERMINED SHAPE BY A LIGHT CLAMPING OF SAID FREE EDGE OF SAID SHORTER WALL BETWEEN SAID RIGID CLOSURE FLAP AND SAID LONGER WALL.

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