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Assignee: PERDUE CO Inc
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Filing: 1963-10-21
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Granted: 1964-11-17
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Expires: 1983-10-21
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 David R Perdue
  • 👤 John A Perdue
  • 👤 Richardson M Perdue

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 14:31
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/28; B65D75/30; B65D75/32; B65D75/36; B65D75/366; B65D2575/00; B65D2575/28; B65D2575/30; B65D2575/36; B65D2575/361; B65D2575/362; B65D2575/363

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 358 words
A DISPLAY CONTAINER ADAPTED TO HANG FROM A RACK, INCLUDING A FLAT CARD OF ELONGATED RECTANGULAR SHAPE AND HAVING THE LONGER EDGES EXTENDING CONTINUOUSLY PARALLEL FROM THE TOP PORTION OF THE CARD TO THE BOTTOM EDGE, AN ARTICLE CONTAINER HAVING AN OPEN BACKED POCKET PORTION EXTENDING OUTWARDLY OF A FRONT FACE OF THE CARD AND HAVING FRONT AND MARGINAL WALLS TERMINATING IN LATERALLY EXTENDING SIDE, TOP AND BOTTOM PORTIONS IN BEARING CONTACT WITH THE FACE OF THE CARD AND FRAMING THE OPEN BACK OF THE POCKET PORTION, SAID SIDE MARGINAL PORTIONS HAVING REVERSELY EXTENDING SIDE FLANGES TO PROVIDE GROOVES RECEIVING THEREIN THE SIDE EDGES OF THE CARD TO SLIDABLY RETAIN THE ARTICLE CONTAINER ON THE CARD, SAID ARTICLE CONTAINER BEING OF LESS HEIGHT THAN THE CARD TO LEAVE AN UPPER PROJECTING PORTION OF THE CARD FOR HANGING THE DISPLAY CONTAINER FROM THE RACK, A STOP ON SAID UPPER PORTION OF THE CARD ENGAGING THE UPPER TRANSVERSE MARGIN OF SAID ARTICLE CONTAINER, SAID CARD HAVING A RELATIVELY SHORT LOWER FINGER GRIPPING PORTION PROJECTING BELOW THE LOWER TRANSVERSE MARGIN OF THE ARTICLE CONTAINER WHEN THE UPPER TRANSVERSE MARGIN IS ENGAGING SAID UPPER STOP AND THE CARD IS CLOSING THE OPEN BACK OF THE POCKET PORTION, SAID CARD HAVING A SLIT IN SAID LOWER PORTION THEREOF AND HAVING ENDS EXTENDING IN HE DIRECTION OF THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE CARD AND TERMINATING NEAR THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE LOWER TRANSVERSE MARGIN OF SAID ARTICLE CONTAINER TO PROVIDE A TONGUE SLIGHTLY OVERLAPPING THE BOTTOM TRANSVERSE MARGIN COOPERATING WITH SAID STOP IN RETAINING SAID ARTICLE CONTAINER IMMOVABLE ON THE CARD, AND SAID LOWER PROJECTING END OF THE CARD BEING FLEXIBLE AT A POINT IN SUBSTANTIAL REGISTRY WITH THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE LOWER TRANSVERSE MARGIN TO SEING THE TAB FORMED BY SAID TONGUE OUT OF ENGAGEMENT TO SLIDE THE CONTAINER DOWNWARDLY ON SAID CARD AND OVER THE TONGUE AFTER THE BOTTOM EDGE OF SAID CARD IS RELEASED TO SWING BACK INTO PLANE WITH THE CARD IS RELEASED THE OPEN BACK OF THE POCKET BEYOND THE LOWER EDGE OF THE CARD FOR UNRESTRICTED DISCHARGE OF ARTICLES FROM THE OPEN BACK OF SAID ARTICLE CONTAINER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 358 words
A DISPLAY CONTAINER ADAPTED TO HANG FROM A RACK, INCLUDING A FLAT CARD OF ELONGATED RECTANGULAR SHAPE AND HAVING THE LONGER EDGES EXTENDING CONTINUOUSLY PARALLEL FROM THE TOP PORTION OF THE CARD TO THE BOTTOM EDGE, AN ARTICLE CONTAINER HAVING AN OPEN BACKED POCKET PORTION EXTENDING OUTWARDLY OF A FRONT FACE OF THE CARD AND HAVING FRONT AND MARGINAL WALLS TERMINATING IN LATERALLY EXTENDING SIDE, TOP AND BOTTOM PORTIONS IN BEARING CONTACT WITH THE FACE OF THE CARD AND FRAMING THE OPEN BACK OF THE POCKET PORTION, SAID SIDE MARGINAL PORTIONS HAVING REVERSELY EXTENDING SIDE FLANGES TO PROVIDE GROOVES RECEIVING THEREIN THE SIDE EDGES OF THE CARD TO SLIDABLY RETAIN THE ARTICLE CONTAINER ON THE CARD, SAID ARTICLE CONTAINER BEING OF LESS HEIGHT THAN THE CARD TO LEAVE AN UPPER PROJECTING PORTION OF THE CARD FOR HANGING THE DISPLAY CONTAINER FROM THE RACK, A STOP ON SAID UPPER PORTION OF THE CARD ENGAGING THE UPPER TRANSVERSE MARGIN OF SAID ARTICLE CONTAINER, SAID CARD HAVING A RELATIVELY SHORT LOWER FINGER GRIPPING PORTION PROJECTING BELOW THE LOWER TRANSVERSE MARGIN OF THE ARTICLE CONTAINER WHEN THE UPPER TRANSVERSE MARGIN IS ENGAGING SAID UPPER STOP AND THE CARD IS CLOSING THE OPEN BACK OF THE POCKET PORTION, SAID CARD HAVING A SLIT IN SAID LOWER PORTION THEREOF AND HAVING ENDS EXTENDING IN HE DIRECTION OF THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE CARD AND TERMINATING NEAR THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE LOWER TRANSVERSE MARGIN OF SAID ARTICLE CONTAINER TO PROVIDE A TONGUE SLIGHTLY OVERLAPPING THE BOTTOM TRANSVERSE MARGIN COOPERATING WITH SAID STOP IN RETAINING SAID ARTICLE CONTAINER IMMOVABLE ON THE CARD, AND SAID LOWER PROJECTING END OF THE CARD BEING FLEXIBLE AT A POINT IN SUBSTANTIAL REGISTRY WITH THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE LOWER TRANSVERSE MARGIN TO SEING THE TAB FORMED BY SAID TONGUE OUT OF ENGAGEMENT TO SLIDE THE CONTAINER DOWNWARDLY ON SAID CARD AND OVER THE TONGUE AFTER THE BOTTOM EDGE OF SAID CARD IS RELEASED TO SWING BACK INTO PLANE WITH THE CARD IS RELEASED THE OPEN BACK OF THE POCKET BEYOND THE LOWER EDGE OF THE CARD FOR UNRESTRICTED DISCHARGE OF ARTICLES FROM THE OPEN BACK OF SAID ARTICLE CONTAINER.

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