US3156358A
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Assignee: John Burton Machine Corp
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Filing: 1962-02-02
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Granted: 1964-11-10
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Expires: 1982-02-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Benjamin F Randrup
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 00:06
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D25/00; B65D25/34; B65D23/00; B65D23/08; B65D23/0892; B65D71/00; B65D71/40; B65D71/46; B65D71/48
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
237 words
A PACKAGE COMPRISING: (A) A PAIR OF UPRIGHT CONTAINERS IN SIDE BY SIDE RELATION EACH HAVING A RESTRICTED DIAMETER NECK AT ITS UPPER END AND A CAP SECURED OVER SAID UPPER END HAVING AN AXIALLY DOWNWARDLY FACING SURFACE AROUND SAID NECK; (B) A CARRIER FOR SAID CONTAINERS COMPRISING; (C) A SHEET OF BENDABLE, RESILIENT MATERIAL FORMED WITH A PAIR OF NECK RECEIVING OPENINGS THROUGH WHICH SAID NECKS EXTEND, (D) THE MARGINAL PORTIONS AROUND THE EDGES OF SAID NECK OPENINGS BEING IN YIELDABLE ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID NECKS AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY OUT OF THE PLANE OF SAID SHEET INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID AXIALLY FACING SURFACES OF SAID CAPS TO HOLD SAID CONTAINERS AND CAPS AGAINST WITHDRAWAL FROM SAID OPENINGS, (E) SAID SHEET HAVING RELATIVELY WIDE MARGINAL EXENSIONS PROJECTING OPPOSITELY OUTWARDLY OF SAID PAIR OF NECK RECEIVING OPENINGS IN THE VERTICAL PLANE IN WHICH SAID CONTAINERS ARE POSITIONED AND UPWARDLY ACROSS THE OPPOSITELY OUTWARDLY FACING OUTER LATERAL SIDES OF SAID CAPS AND THEN TOWARD EACH OTHER AND OVER SAID CAPS AND TERMINATING IN FREE EDGES SPACED BETWEEN THE CAPS ON SAID CONTAINERS, (F) A PAIR OF CAP RECEIVING OPENINGS FORMED IN SAID EXTENSIONS THROUGH WHICH THE INNER SIDES OF SAID CAPS THAT ARE OPPOSITE TO SAID OUTER SIDES PROJECT, AND (G) THE EDGE OF EACH OF SAID CAP RECEIVING OPENINGS AT SAID INNER SIDES OF SAID CAPS BEING IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SAID AXIALLY DOWNWARDLY FACING SURFACE OF SAID CAPS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
237 words
A PACKAGE COMPRISING: (A) A PAIR OF UPRIGHT CONTAINERS IN SIDE BY SIDE RELATION EACH HAVING A RESTRICTED DIAMETER NECK AT ITS UPPER END AND A CAP SECURED OVER SAID UPPER END HAVING AN AXIALLY DOWNWARDLY FACING SURFACE AROUND SAID NECK; (B) A CARRIER FOR SAID CONTAINERS COMPRISING; (C) A SHEET OF BENDABLE, RESILIENT MATERIAL FORMED WITH A PAIR OF NECK RECEIVING OPENINGS THROUGH WHICH SAID NECKS EXTEND, (D) THE MARGINAL PORTIONS AROUND THE EDGES OF SAID NECK OPENINGS BEING IN YIELDABLE ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID NECKS AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY OUT OF THE PLANE OF SAID SHEET INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID AXIALLY FACING SURFACES OF SAID CAPS TO HOLD SAID CONTAINERS AND CAPS AGAINST WITHDRAWAL FROM SAID OPENINGS, (E) SAID SHEET HAVING RELATIVELY WIDE MARGINAL EXENSIONS PROJECTING OPPOSITELY OUTWARDLY OF SAID PAIR OF NECK RECEIVING OPENINGS IN THE VERTICAL PLANE IN WHICH SAID CONTAINERS ARE POSITIONED AND UPWARDLY ACROSS THE OPPOSITELY OUTWARDLY FACING OUTER LATERAL SIDES OF SAID CAPS AND THEN TOWARD EACH OTHER AND OVER SAID CAPS AND TERMINATING IN FREE EDGES SPACED BETWEEN THE CAPS ON SAID CONTAINERS, (F) A PAIR OF CAP RECEIVING OPENINGS FORMED IN SAID EXTENSIONS THROUGH WHICH THE INNER SIDES OF SAID CAPS THAT ARE OPPOSITE TO SAID OUTER SIDES PROJECT, AND (G) THE EDGE OF EACH OF SAID CAP RECEIVING OPENINGS AT SAID INNER SIDES OF SAID CAPS BEING IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SAID AXIALLY DOWNWARDLY FACING SURFACE OF SAID CAPS.
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| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-11-10 | 1976-05-11 | 1976-11-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |