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US3143274A
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Fluorescent lamp carton
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1962-11-01
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Granted: 1964-08-04
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Expires: 1982-11-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald G Maize
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 22:05
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/64; B65D5/66; B65D5/18; B65D85/00; B65D85/20; B65D85/30; B65D85/42
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A RECTANGULAR SHIPPING AND DISPENSING CARTON FOR ELONGATED FLUORESCENT LAMPS, SAID CARTON BEING FORMED OF CORRUGATED FIBERBOARD AND COMPRISING TWO SIDE PANELS AND TWO END PANELS JOINED TOGETHER WITH AT LEAST ONE MANUFACTURER''S JOINT BETWEEN ONE END PANEL AND A SIDE PANEL, SAID MANUFACTURER''S JOINT BEING FORMED BY A PIECE OF GUMMED TAPE HAVING GREATER ADHESION THAN COHESION, SAID TAPE BEING PEELABLE TO ALLOW SAID ONE END PANEL TO BECOME HINGED UPON ITS OPPOSITE EDGE, THE SIDE PANELS HAVING EXTERIOR FLAPS WHICH ARE OVERLAPPED AT THE CENTER ONLY AND GLUED TOGETHER TO FORM TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS OF THE CARTON, THE END PANELS HAVING INTERIOR FLAPS WHICH ARE FOLDED UNDER THE TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS, THE FLAPS OF SAID ONE END PANEL BEING CUT BACK ALONG THEIR EDGES NEXT TO THE MANUFACTURER''S JOINT TO ALLOW SAID ONE END PANEL TO BE FOLDED INTO OR OUT OF THE CARTON.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A RECTANGULAR SHIPPING AND DISPENSING CARTON FOR ELONGATED FLUORESCENT LAMPS, SAID CARTON BEING FORMED OF CORRUGATED FIBERBOARD AND COMPRISING TWO SIDE PANELS AND TWO END PANELS JOINED TOGETHER WITH AT LEAST ONE MANUFACTURER''S JOINT BETWEEN ONE END PANEL AND A SIDE PANEL, SAID MANUFACTURER''S JOINT BEING FORMED BY A PIECE OF GUMMED TAPE HAVING GREATER ADHESION THAN COHESION, SAID TAPE BEING PEELABLE TO ALLOW SAID ONE END PANEL TO BECOME HINGED UPON ITS OPPOSITE EDGE, THE SIDE PANELS HAVING EXTERIOR FLAPS WHICH ARE OVERLAPPED AT THE CENTER ONLY AND GLUED TOGETHER TO FORM TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS OF THE CARTON, THE END PANELS HAVING INTERIOR FLAPS WHICH ARE FOLDED UNDER THE TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS, THE FLAPS OF SAID ONE END PANEL BEING CUT BACK ALONG THEIR EDGES NEXT TO THE MANUFACTURER''S JOINT TO ALLOW SAID ONE END PANEL TO BE FOLDED INTO OR OUT OF THE CARTON.
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