US3146936A
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Assignee: FERGUSON LANDER BOX CO
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Filing: 1962-07-05
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Granted: 1964-09-01
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Expires: 1982-07-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Armand E Hodapp
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 04:21
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/54; B65D5/5405; B65D5/5415
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A CARTON FORMED FROM AN INTEGRAL BLANK HAVING BOTTOM, FRONT AND REAR PANELS EACH HAVING END TABS SECURABLE TOGETHER TO FORM THE END WALLS OF AN ERECTED CARTON, SAID CARTON HAVING A TOP PANEL SECURED TO THE REAR PANEL, THERE BEING A SCORELINE BETWEEN THE TOP PANEL AND THE REAR PANEL TO PROVIDE A HINGE FOR THE TOP PANEL, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES A PAIR OF FLAPS INTEGRALLY CONNECTED TO THE TOP PANEL AT THE ENDS THEREOF, SAID FLAPS BEING SECURABLE TO THE END WALLS TO HOLD THE TOP PANEL IN CLOSED POSITION, EACH OF SAID FLAPS BEING PROVIDED WITH A LINE OF WEAKNESS EXTENDING DIAGONALLY FROM THE FREE EDGE OF THE FLAP TO SAID SCORELINE WITH THE FLAPS BEING SEVERABLE ALONG SAID LINE OF WEAKNESS AS THE TOP PANEL IS PIVOTED ABOUT SAID HINGE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A CARTON FORMED FROM AN INTEGRAL BLANK HAVING BOTTOM, FRONT AND REAR PANELS EACH HAVING END TABS SECURABLE TOGETHER TO FORM THE END WALLS OF AN ERECTED CARTON, SAID CARTON HAVING A TOP PANEL SECURED TO THE REAR PANEL, THERE BEING A SCORELINE BETWEEN THE TOP PANEL AND THE REAR PANEL TO PROVIDE A HINGE FOR THE TOP PANEL, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES A PAIR OF FLAPS INTEGRALLY CONNECTED TO THE TOP PANEL AT THE ENDS THEREOF, SAID FLAPS BEING SECURABLE TO THE END WALLS TO HOLD THE TOP PANEL IN CLOSED POSITION, EACH OF SAID FLAPS BEING PROVIDED WITH A LINE OF WEAKNESS EXTENDING DIAGONALLY FROM THE FREE EDGE OF THE FLAP TO SAID SCORELINE WITH THE FLAPS BEING SEVERABLE ALONG SAID LINE OF WEAKNESS AS THE TOP PANEL IS PIVOTED ABOUT SAID HINGE.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-09-01 | 1968-03-02 | 1968-09-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-09-01 | 1972-03-02 | 1972-09-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-09-01 | 1976-03-02 | 1976-09-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |