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Dispensing container

Assignee: Hardy Salt Co
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Filing: 1962-10-16
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Granted: 1964-05-26
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Expires: 1982-10-16
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Thomas Walter Hardy

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 16:58
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/46; B65D5/46008; B65D5/46024; B65D77/00; B65D77/22; B65D77/30; B65D77/32

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 310 words
A DISPENSING CONTAINER HAVING SIDE WALLS AND END CLOSURES, A TEARING MEMBER ADHERED TO SAID WALLS ON THE INSIDE THEREOF ADJACENT ONE END OF THE CONTAINER AND SPACED FROM SAID END, A FIRST CUT THROUGH ONE OF TWO ADJOINING WALLS, SAID FIRST CUT HAVING A PORTION EXTENDING ACROSS SAID TEARING MEMBER AND THROUGH SAID TEARING MEMBER AND PORTIONS LYING OUTWARDLY OF THE TEARING MEMBER ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE TEARING MEMBER EXTENDING TOWARD THE CORNER DEFINED BY SAID TWO ADJOINING WALLS THEREBY DEFINING A TAB, AND A SECOND CUT THROUGH THE OTHER OF SAID TWO ADJOINING WALLS EXTENDING ACROSS THE TEARING MEMBER AND THROUGH THE TEARING MEMBER AND SAID OTHER ADJOINING WALL WHEREBY SAID TAB MAY BE GRASPED AND PULLED TO TEAR SAID TEARING MEMBER AND PORTIONS OF SAID TWO ADJOINING WALLS FROM THE CONTAINER BETWEEN SAID CUTS TO PROVIDE A DISPENSING OPENING, SAID FIRST CUT HAVING OTHER PORTIONS LYING OUTWARDLY OF THE TEARING MEMBER ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE TEARING MEMBER EXTENDING AWAY FROM SAID CORNER TO DEFINE ANOTHER TAB, WHEREBY SAID OTHER TAB MAY BE PUSHED INWARDLY TO FACILITATE GRASPING OF SAID FIRST-MENTIONED TAB A REINFORCING MEMBER LOCATED ADJACENT SAID ONE ADJOINING WALL ON THE INSIDE THEREOF A PORTION OF SAID REINFORCING MEMBER EXTENDING ACROSS SAID PORTIONS OF SAID FIRST CUT TO PREVENT INADVERTENT INWARD MOVEMENT OF SAID TABS, SAID CLOSURE AT SAID ONE END BEING SCORED ON A LINE EXTENDING FROM ONE OF SAID ADJOINING WALLS TO THE OTHER OF SAID ADJOINING WALLS TO DEFINE A TRIANGULAR CLOSURE PORTION ADAPTED TO BE FOLDED UPWARDLY TO FACILITATE DISPENSING OF THE CONTENTS THROUGH SAID DISPENSING OPENING, AND SAID TWO ADJOINING WALLS BEING SCORED ON LINES EXTENDING FROM THE FIRST AND SECOND CUTS TO SAID CLOSURE AT SAID ONE END, WHEREBY SAID TWO ADJOINING WALLS ARE TORN ALONG SAID LINES OF SCORING THEREIN UPON FOLDING SAID TRIANGULAR CLOSURE PORTION UPWARDLY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 310 words
A DISPENSING CONTAINER HAVING SIDE WALLS AND END CLOSURES, A TEARING MEMBER ADHERED TO SAID WALLS ON THE INSIDE THEREOF ADJACENT ONE END OF THE CONTAINER AND SPACED FROM SAID END, A FIRST CUT THROUGH ONE OF TWO ADJOINING WALLS, SAID FIRST CUT HAVING A PORTION EXTENDING ACROSS SAID TEARING MEMBER AND THROUGH SAID TEARING MEMBER AND PORTIONS LYING OUTWARDLY OF THE TEARING MEMBER ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE TEARING MEMBER EXTENDING TOWARD THE CORNER DEFINED BY SAID TWO ADJOINING WALLS THEREBY DEFINING A TAB, AND A SECOND CUT THROUGH THE OTHER OF SAID TWO ADJOINING WALLS EXTENDING ACROSS THE TEARING MEMBER AND THROUGH THE TEARING MEMBER AND SAID OTHER ADJOINING WALL WHEREBY SAID TAB MAY BE GRASPED AND PULLED TO TEAR SAID TEARING MEMBER AND PORTIONS OF SAID TWO ADJOINING WALLS FROM THE CONTAINER BETWEEN SAID CUTS TO PROVIDE A DISPENSING OPENING, SAID FIRST CUT HAVING OTHER PORTIONS LYING OUTWARDLY OF THE TEARING MEMBER ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE TEARING MEMBER EXTENDING AWAY FROM SAID CORNER TO DEFINE ANOTHER TAB, WHEREBY SAID OTHER TAB MAY BE PUSHED INWARDLY TO FACILITATE GRASPING OF SAID FIRST-MENTIONED TAB A REINFORCING MEMBER LOCATED ADJACENT SAID ONE ADJOINING WALL ON THE INSIDE THEREOF A PORTION OF SAID REINFORCING MEMBER EXTENDING ACROSS SAID PORTIONS OF SAID FIRST CUT TO PREVENT INADVERTENT INWARD MOVEMENT OF SAID TABS, SAID CLOSURE AT SAID ONE END BEING SCORED ON A LINE EXTENDING FROM ONE OF SAID ADJOINING WALLS TO THE OTHER OF SAID ADJOINING WALLS TO DEFINE A TRIANGULAR CLOSURE PORTION ADAPTED TO BE FOLDED UPWARDLY TO FACILITATE DISPENSING OF THE CONTENTS THROUGH SAID DISPENSING OPENING, AND SAID TWO ADJOINING WALLS BEING SCORED ON LINES EXTENDING FROM THE FIRST AND SECOND CUTS TO SAID CLOSURE AT SAID ONE END, WHEREBY SAID TWO ADJOINING WALLS ARE TORN ALONG SAID LINES OF SCORING THEREIN UPON FOLDING SAID TRIANGULAR CLOSURE PORTION UPWARDLY.

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