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US3158259A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Protective display carton

Assignee: Federal Paper Board Co Inc
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Filing: 1962-03-20
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Granted: 1964-11-24
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Expires: 1982-03-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Vincent R Pantalone

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 17:24
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/4204; B65D5/44; B65D5/50; B65D5/5002; B65D5/5016

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 205 words
A DISPLAY CARTON COMPRISING SPACED PARALLEL FRONT AND REAR WALLS AND SPACED PARALLEL END WALLS, THE FRONT WALL HAVING A VERTICAL WINDOW THEREIN FOR AN ARTICLE-HOLDING POCKET, THE WINDOW HAVING SIDE EDGES PARALLEL WITH AND SPACED INWARDLY FROM THE CARTON END WALLS, THE POCKET BEING FORMED BY A SHEET MEMBER WHICH IS U-SHAPED IN CROSS-SECTION HAVING THE BASE PORTION THEREOF SECURED TO THE REAR WALL OF THE CARTON AND CONSTITUTING THE REAR WALL OF THE POCKET, THE LEGS OF THE U-SHAPED MEMBER BEING PARALLEL AND EXTENDING TO THE FRONT WALL OF THE CARTON, THE LEGS HAVING FLANGED PORTIONS GLUED TO THE INNER SURFACE OF THE CARTON FRONT WALL ALONG THE RESPECTIVE VERTICAL EDGES OF THE WINDOW, THE CARTON WALLS HAVING FOLDABLE CLOSURE FLAPS AT EACH END FOR RETAINING WITHIN THE POCKET AN ARTICLE PLACED THEREIN, AND THE POCKET SIDE WALLS HAVING EACH A PAIR OF PROJECTING FINGERS THE TIPS OF WHICH ARE IN PROXIMITY TO SAID CLOSURE FLAPS AT ONE END OF THE CARTON WHEN THE FLAPS ARE FOLDED TO CLOSED POSITION, THE EDGES OF SUCH FINGERS PROVIDING AN INVERTED V FORMATION IN THE DIRECTION OF THE OPENED CLOSURE FLAPS FOR GUIDING THE ARTICLE INTO THE POCKET WHEN IT IS INSERTED THROUGH SUCH OPEN FLAPS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 205 words
A DISPLAY CARTON COMPRISING SPACED PARALLEL FRONT AND REAR WALLS AND SPACED PARALLEL END WALLS, THE FRONT WALL HAVING A VERTICAL WINDOW THEREIN FOR AN ARTICLE-HOLDING POCKET, THE WINDOW HAVING SIDE EDGES PARALLEL WITH AND SPACED INWARDLY FROM THE CARTON END WALLS, THE POCKET BEING FORMED BY A SHEET MEMBER WHICH IS U-SHAPED IN CROSS-SECTION HAVING THE BASE PORTION THEREOF SECURED TO THE REAR WALL OF THE CARTON AND CONSTITUTING THE REAR WALL OF THE POCKET, THE LEGS OF THE U-SHAPED MEMBER BEING PARALLEL AND EXTENDING TO THE FRONT WALL OF THE CARTON, THE LEGS HAVING FLANGED PORTIONS GLUED TO THE INNER SURFACE OF THE CARTON FRONT WALL ALONG THE RESPECTIVE VERTICAL EDGES OF THE WINDOW, THE CARTON WALLS HAVING FOLDABLE CLOSURE FLAPS AT EACH END FOR RETAINING WITHIN THE POCKET AN ARTICLE PLACED THEREIN, AND THE POCKET SIDE WALLS HAVING EACH A PAIR OF PROJECTING FINGERS THE TIPS OF WHICH ARE IN PROXIMITY TO SAID CLOSURE FLAPS AT ONE END OF THE CARTON WHEN THE FLAPS ARE FOLDED TO CLOSED POSITION, THE EDGES OF SUCH FINGERS PROVIDING AN INVERTED V FORMATION IN THE DIRECTION OF THE OPENED CLOSURE FLAPS FOR GUIDING THE ARTICLE INTO THE POCKET WHEN IT IS INSERTED THROUGH SUCH OPEN FLAPS.

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