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US3167238A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Reclosable carton

Assignee: Fort James Corp
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Filing: 1963-05-20
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Granted: 1965-01-26
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Expires: 1983-05-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Kenneth R Smith

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 14:44
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/54; B65D5/5405; B65D5/542; B65D5/5435

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 200 words
A CARTON FORMED OF FIBERBOARD CUT AND SCORED TO PROVIDE A BODY MEMBER INCLUDING A BOTTOM AND FRONT AND REAR AND END WALLS OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME HEIGHT, THE REAR AND FRONT WALLS HAVING END FLAPS DISPOSED ON THE OUTER SIDES OF THE END WALLS AND SUPPORTEDLY CONNECTED THERETO WHEN THE CARTON IS ERECTED, AND A TOP MEMBER INCLUDING A TOP WALL HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE UPPER EDGE OF THE REAR WALL AND HAVING OUTER FRONT AND END WALL MEMBERS OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE HEIGHT OF THE FRONT AND END WALLS OF THE BODY MEMBER AND OVERLYING AND ADHESIVELY SECURED THERETO WHEN THE CARTON IS ERECTED THE TOP WALL AND ITS FRONT WALL MEMBER HAVING PARALLEL LATERALLY SPACED FRACTURING FORAMINATIONS THEREIN, THERE BEING A HINGING SCORE IN THE TOP WALL AT THE INNER ENDS OF SAID FRACTURING FORAMINATIONS PROVIDING A HINGE CONNECTION FOR THE PORTION BETWEEN SAID FRACTURING FORAMINATIONS SUCH PORTION CONSTITUTING A CLOSURE MEMBER, THE ADHESIVE FOR SECURING THE TOP MEMBER FRONT WALL TO THE FRONT WALL OF THE BODY BEING AT THE OUTER SIDES OF SAID FRACTURING FORAMINATIONS THEREIN, SAID TEAR FORAMINATIONS BEING SPACED AND OF SUCH LENGTH AS TO PROVIDE A CONTENTS ACCESS OPENING IN THE TOP WALL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 200 words
A CARTON FORMED OF FIBERBOARD CUT AND SCORED TO PROVIDE A BODY MEMBER INCLUDING A BOTTOM AND FRONT AND REAR AND END WALLS OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME HEIGHT, THE REAR AND FRONT WALLS HAVING END FLAPS DISPOSED ON THE OUTER SIDES OF THE END WALLS AND SUPPORTEDLY CONNECTED THERETO WHEN THE CARTON IS ERECTED, AND A TOP MEMBER INCLUDING A TOP WALL HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE UPPER EDGE OF THE REAR WALL AND HAVING OUTER FRONT AND END WALL MEMBERS OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE HEIGHT OF THE FRONT AND END WALLS OF THE BODY MEMBER AND OVERLYING AND ADHESIVELY SECURED THERETO WHEN THE CARTON IS ERECTED THE TOP WALL AND ITS FRONT WALL MEMBER HAVING PARALLEL LATERALLY SPACED FRACTURING FORAMINATIONS THEREIN, THERE BEING A HINGING SCORE IN THE TOP WALL AT THE INNER ENDS OF SAID FRACTURING FORAMINATIONS PROVIDING A HINGE CONNECTION FOR THE PORTION BETWEEN SAID FRACTURING FORAMINATIONS SUCH PORTION CONSTITUTING A CLOSURE MEMBER, THE ADHESIVE FOR SECURING THE TOP MEMBER FRONT WALL TO THE FRONT WALL OF THE BODY BEING AT THE OUTER SIDES OF SAID FRACTURING FORAMINATIONS THEREIN, SAID TEAR FORAMINATIONS BEING SPACED AND OF SUCH LENGTH AS TO PROVIDE A CONTENTS ACCESS OPENING IN THE TOP WALL.

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