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Fruit tray

Assignee: Pantasote Co
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Filing: 1961-11-22
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Granted: 1964-08-04
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Expires: 1981-11-22
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hugh R Weiss

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 09:25
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D85/00; B65D85/30; B65D85/34

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 200 words
A ONE-PIECE MOLDED MULTIPLE-COMPARTMENT TRAY FORMED FROM A THIN FLEXIBLE INEXTENSIBLE SHEET OF THERMOPLASTIC VINYL RESIN AND HAVING PARALLEL LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE ROWS OF DRAWN ARTICLE-RECEIVING CUP-SHAPED PORTIONS OF GENERALLY CIRCULAR SHAPE, SAID TRAY HAVING A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR PERIMETER AND HAVING A NARROW ENDLESS UPWARDLY PROJECTING VERTICAL MARGINAL FLANGE EXTENDING THROUGHOUT ITS PERIPHERY, EACH CUP BEING IN ALIGNMENT WITH A SERIES OF OTHER CUPS IN ONE OF THE LONGITUDINAL ROWS AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH A SERIES OF CUPS IN ONE OF THE TRANSVERSE ROWS, EACH INNER CUP WHICH IS SPACED INWARDLY FROM THE LAST-CUP OF ONE OF SAID ROWS AND INWARDLY FROM THE MARGIN OF SAID TRAY BEING SURROUNDED BY SIX OTHER CUPS AND HAVING SIX UPWARDLY PROJECTING HOLLOW POSTS AT ITS PERIPHERY WHICH TERMINATE SUBSTANTIALLY IN A PLANE BELOW THE LEVEL OF SAID MARGINAL FLANGE, THE PORTIONS OF THE TRAY BETWEEN SAID POSTS PROVIDING NARROW PARTITIONS,E ACH EXTENDING BETWEEN ADJACENT POSTS, EACH OF SAID PARTITIONS TERMINATING BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE TOPS OF SAID POSTS AND HAVING DIVERGING WALLS FORMING PART OF ADJACENT CUPS, EACH OF SAID CUPS BEING TAPERED AND INCREASING IN SIZE IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM ITS BOTTOM, THE VERTICAL WALLS OF EACH INNER CUP BEING

References Cited (Backward Citations)

NL94278C Cited
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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) 1967-08-04 1968-02-03 1968-08-04 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-08-04 1972-02-03 1972-08-04 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-08-04 1976-02-03 1976-08-04 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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