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US3189247A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Paperboard serving tray

Assignee: Winchester Carton Corp
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Filing: 1964-03-17
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Granted: 1965-06-15
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Expires: 1984-03-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Henry F Wischusen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 03:51
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D71/00; B65D71/70; B65D71/72; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/48; B65D5/48002; B65D5/48018; B65D71/40; B65D71/46; B65D2571/00; B65D2571/00123; B65D2571/00833; B65D2571/00925; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S229/00; Y10S229/902; Y10S229/904

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 186 words
A SERVING TRAY FORMED FROM A BLANK OF PAPERBOARD AND COMPRISING A BOTTOM A FRONT WALL, A REAR WALL AND A PAIR OF END WALLS, PROVIDING A TRAY BODY, THE END PORTIONS OF THE FRONT, REAR AND END WALLS BEING ADHESIVELY CONNECGED SO THAT SAID WALL MAY BE COLLAPSED ONTO THE BOTTOM OR SWUNG UPRIGHT RELATIVE TO SAID BOTTOM WHEN THE BODY IS SET UP, A PANEL HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE UPPER EDGE OF THE REAR WALL AND FOLDABLE INWARDLY ONTO THE ERECTED BODY, THE PANEL HAVING A PLURALITY OF PARTIALLY CUT-OUT FLAPS HINGED THERETO AND FOLDABLE DOWNWARDLY TO FORM CUP HOLES IN THE PANEL, CERTAIN OF SAID FLAPS HAVING FOLDABLE END PORTIONS CEMENTED TO THE TRAY BOTTOM INTERMEDIATE THE FRONT AND REAR WALLS, SAID LASTNAMED FLAPS CONSTITUTING SPACED STRUTS SUPPORTING THE FREE MARGIN OF THE PANEL IN PARALLEL RELATION TO SAID BOTTOM, SAID PANEL AND SAID STRUTS BEING COLLAPSIBLE ONTO THE BOTTOM AND THE COLLAPSED WALLS, AND THE CUP HOLES BEING AUTOMATICALLY OPENED WHEN THE TRAY IS SET UP, THE PANEL HAVING OPPOSITE END PORTIONS EXTENDING OUTWARDLY BEYOND THE RESPECTIVE END WALLS AND RESTING THEREON.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 186 words
A SERVING TRAY FORMED FROM A BLANK OF PAPERBOARD AND COMPRISING A BOTTOM A FRONT WALL, A REAR WALL AND A PAIR OF END WALLS, PROVIDING A TRAY BODY, THE END PORTIONS OF THE FRONT, REAR AND END WALLS BEING ADHESIVELY CONNECGED SO THAT SAID WALL MAY BE COLLAPSED ONTO THE BOTTOM OR SWUNG UPRIGHT RELATIVE TO SAID BOTTOM WHEN THE BODY IS SET UP, A PANEL HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE UPPER EDGE OF THE REAR WALL AND FOLDABLE INWARDLY ONTO THE ERECTED BODY, THE PANEL HAVING A PLURALITY OF PARTIALLY CUT-OUT FLAPS HINGED THERETO AND FOLDABLE DOWNWARDLY TO FORM CUP HOLES IN THE PANEL, CERTAIN OF SAID FLAPS HAVING FOLDABLE END PORTIONS CEMENTED TO THE TRAY BOTTOM INTERMEDIATE THE FRONT AND REAR WALLS, SAID LASTNAMED FLAPS CONSTITUTING SPACED STRUTS SUPPORTING THE FREE MARGIN OF THE PANEL IN PARALLEL RELATION TO SAID BOTTOM, SAID PANEL AND SAID STRUTS BEING COLLAPSIBLE ONTO THE BOTTOM AND THE COLLAPSED WALLS, AND THE CUP HOLES BEING AUTOMATICALLY OPENED WHEN THE TRAY IS SET UP, THE PANEL HAVING OPPOSITE END PORTIONS EXTENDING OUTWARDLY BEYOND THE RESPECTIVE END WALLS AND RESTING THEREON.

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