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US3138293A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Paperboard dispensing container

Assignee: Scholle Container Corp
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Filing: 1961-03-15
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Granted: 1964-06-23
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Expires: 1981-03-15
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Vernon J Roak
  • 👤 William R Scholle

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 20:35
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/52; B65D75/58; B65D75/5861; B65D75/5872; B65D75/5877; B65D75/5816; B65D77/00; B65D77/04; B65D77/06; B65D77/062; B65D77/065; B65D77/067; B65D2231/00; B65D2231/001

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 166 words
A RECTANGULAR PAPERBOARD CONTAINER COMPRISING SIDE WALLS, FLAPS HINGED TO ONE OF THE ENDS OF SAID WALLS FORMING BOTTOM CLOSURE FLAPS AND FLAPS HINGED TO THE OPPOSED ENDS OF SAID WALLS FORMING TOP CLOSURE FLAPS, A FIRST OPPOSED PAIR OF SAID TOP FLAPS BEING DISPOSED BENEATH AND SECURED TO A SECOND OPPOSED PAIR OF TOP FLAPS AND EXTENDING INTO SUBSTANTIAL ABUTMENT, ONE OF SAID FIRST TOP FLAPS BEING FORMED WITH A SPACED PAIR OF RELATIVELY SHORT SCORE LINES EXTENDING NORMAL AND ADJACENT TO THE FLAP HINGE LINE, A SLIT LINE PARALLEL TO AND DISPOSED MEDIALLY OF SAID SCORE LINES AND ANOTHER PAIR OF SLIT LINES EXTENDING NORMAL TO AND BETWEEN SAID SCORE LINES THEREBY DEFINING A PAIR OF TABS ADAPTED TO BE LIFTED ON SAID SCORE LINES TO PROVIDE AN OPENING TO SAID CONTAINER AND ALIGNMENT ABUTMENT MEANS ON DISPOSITION OF THE CONTAINER IN A DISPENSING RECEPTACLE OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED, THE PAIR OF SECOND TOP FLAPS BEING EDGEWISE SPACED FROM EACH OTHER EXPOSING SAID TABS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 166 words
A RECTANGULAR PAPERBOARD CONTAINER COMPRISING SIDE WALLS, FLAPS HINGED TO ONE OF THE ENDS OF SAID WALLS FORMING BOTTOM CLOSURE FLAPS AND FLAPS HINGED TO THE OPPOSED ENDS OF SAID WALLS FORMING TOP CLOSURE FLAPS, A FIRST OPPOSED PAIR OF SAID TOP FLAPS BEING DISPOSED BENEATH AND SECURED TO A SECOND OPPOSED PAIR OF TOP FLAPS AND EXTENDING INTO SUBSTANTIAL ABUTMENT, ONE OF SAID FIRST TOP FLAPS BEING FORMED WITH A SPACED PAIR OF RELATIVELY SHORT SCORE LINES EXTENDING NORMAL AND ADJACENT TO THE FLAP HINGE LINE, A SLIT LINE PARALLEL TO AND DISPOSED MEDIALLY OF SAID SCORE LINES AND ANOTHER PAIR OF SLIT LINES EXTENDING NORMAL TO AND BETWEEN SAID SCORE LINES THEREBY DEFINING A PAIR OF TABS ADAPTED TO BE LIFTED ON SAID SCORE LINES TO PROVIDE AN OPENING TO SAID CONTAINER AND ALIGNMENT ABUTMENT MEANS ON DISPOSITION OF THE CONTAINER IN A DISPENSING RECEPTACLE OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED, THE PAIR OF SECOND TOP FLAPS BEING EDGEWISE SPACED FROM EACH OTHER EXPOSING SAID TABS.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-06-23 1967-12-23 1968-06-23 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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