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US3197117A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Shoe boxes

Assignee: WIGEMARK
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Filing: 1963-02-05
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Granted: 1965-07-27
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Expires: 1983-02-05
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Wigemark Bertil Vidar
  • 👤 Ferkinghoff Evald Henrik

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 22:56
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/64; B65D5/68; B65D5/44; B65D5/46; B65D5/46008; B65D5/46032; B65D5/4604

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 408 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A BOX HAVINGA RECTANGULAR BOTTOM, TWO OPPOSITE SIDE PANELS AND TWO OPPOSITE END PANELS, AND A HANDLE OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL ON ONE END OF SAID BOX APPROXIMATELY MIDWAY BETWENE THE UPPER AND LOWER EDGES OF SAID ONE END; A LID COMPRISING A RECTANGULAR TOP PANEL APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO SAID BOTTOM, OPPOSITE SIDE PORTIONS PERPENDICULAR TO SAID TOP PANEL AND EXTENDING DOWN PART WAY OVER THE CORRESPONDING SIDE PANELS OF THE BOX WHEN THE LID IS IN CLOSED POSITION ON THE BOX, SAID SAID PORTIONS HAVING A DEPTH WHICH IS ONLY A FRACTION OF THE DEPTH OF THE SIDE PANELS OF THE BOX, A FIRST END PORTION PERPENDICULAR TO SAID TOP PANEL AND SIDE SIDE PORTIONS AND HAVING A DEPTH APPROXIMATLEY EQUAL TO THE DEPTH OF SAID SIDE PORTIONS, TAB PORTIONS SECURING SAID FIRST END PORTION TO SAID SIDE PORTION AT RESPECTIVE CORNERS OF THE LID, A SECOND END PORTION HAVING A WIDTH APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE WIDTH OF SAID ONE END OF THE BOX AND A DEPTH APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE DEPTH OF SAID ONE END OF THE BOX, A FIRST HORIZONTAL FOLD LINE EXTENDING ACROSS SAID SECOND END PORTION AT A DISTANCE FROM THE TOP PANEL APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE DEPTH OF SAID SIDE PORTIONS AND DEFINING AN AREA OF SAID SECOND END PORTION BELOW SAID FOLD LINE WHICH IS FOLDABLE INWARDLY, A SECOND HORIZONTAL FOLD LINE EXTENDING ACROSS SAID SECOND END PORTION BELOW SAID FIRST FOLD LINE AND AT A DISTANCE FROM SAID FIRST FOLD LINE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE DEPTH OF SAID SIDE PORTIONS AND FOLDABLE IN A DIRECTION OPPOSITE TO THAT OF SAID FIRST FOLD LINE, SAID FOLD LINES DIVIDING SAID SECOND END PORTION INTO AN UPPER AREA ABOVE SAID FIRST FOLD LINE, AN INTERMEDIATE AREA BETWEEN SAID FOLD LINES AND A LOWER AREA BELOW SAID SECOND FOLD LINE, TAB POORTIONS SECURING OPPOSITE SIDS OF SAID UPPER AREA ONLY TO SAID SIDE PORTIONS AT RESPECTIVE CORNERS OF THE LID, SAID INTERMEDIATE AREA HAVING FORMED THEREIN AN ELONGATED OPENING RECEIVING SAID HANDLE FORMED THROUGH, SAID SECOND END PORTION OF THE LID HAVING A FIRST CONDITION IN WHICH SAID INTERMEDIATE AREA LIES INSIDE SAID UPPER AREA AND SAID LOWER AREA UNDERLIES AN ADJACENT PORTION OF SAID TOP PANEL AND A SECOND CONDITION IN WHICH SAID UPPER, INTERMEDIATE AN LOWER AREAS AREE APPROXIMATELY IN THE SAME PLANE AND SUBSTANTIALLY COVER SAID ONE END PANEL OF THE BOX, WITH SAID HANDLE PASSING THROUGH SAID OPENING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 408 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A BOX HAVINGA RECTANGULAR BOTTOM, TWO OPPOSITE SIDE PANELS AND TWO OPPOSITE END PANELS, AND A HANDLE OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL ON ONE END OF SAID BOX APPROXIMATELY MIDWAY BETWENE THE UPPER AND LOWER EDGES OF SAID ONE END; A LID COMPRISING A RECTANGULAR TOP PANEL APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO SAID BOTTOM, OPPOSITE SIDE PORTIONS PERPENDICULAR TO SAID TOP PANEL AND EXTENDING DOWN PART WAY OVER THE CORRESPONDING SIDE PANELS OF THE BOX WHEN THE LID IS IN CLOSED POSITION ON THE BOX, SAID SAID PORTIONS HAVING A DEPTH WHICH IS ONLY A FRACTION OF THE DEPTH OF THE SIDE PANELS OF THE BOX, A FIRST END PORTION PERPENDICULAR TO SAID TOP PANEL AND SIDE SIDE PORTIONS AND HAVING A DEPTH APPROXIMATLEY EQUAL TO THE DEPTH OF SAID SIDE PORTIONS, TAB PORTIONS SECURING SAID FIRST END PORTION TO SAID SIDE PORTION AT RESPECTIVE CORNERS OF THE LID, A SECOND END PORTION HAVING A WIDTH APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE WIDTH OF SAID ONE END OF THE BOX AND A DEPTH APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE DEPTH OF SAID ONE END OF THE BOX, A FIRST HORIZONTAL FOLD LINE EXTENDING ACROSS SAID SECOND END PORTION AT A DISTANCE FROM THE TOP PANEL APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE DEPTH OF SAID SIDE PORTIONS AND DEFINING AN AREA OF SAID SECOND END PORTION BELOW SAID FOLD LINE WHICH IS FOLDABLE INWARDLY, A SECOND HORIZONTAL FOLD LINE EXTENDING ACROSS SAID SECOND END PORTION BELOW SAID FIRST FOLD LINE AND AT A DISTANCE FROM SAID FIRST FOLD LINE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE DEPTH OF SAID SIDE PORTIONS AND FOLDABLE IN A DIRECTION OPPOSITE TO THAT OF SAID FIRST FOLD LINE, SAID FOLD LINES DIVIDING SAID SECOND END PORTION INTO AN UPPER AREA ABOVE SAID FIRST FOLD LINE, AN INTERMEDIATE AREA BETWEEN SAID FOLD LINES AND A LOWER AREA BELOW SAID SECOND FOLD LINE, TAB POORTIONS SECURING OPPOSITE SIDS OF SAID UPPER AREA ONLY TO SAID SIDE PORTIONS AT RESPECTIVE CORNERS OF THE LID, SAID INTERMEDIATE AREA HAVING FORMED THEREIN AN ELONGATED OPENING RECEIVING SAID HANDLE FORMED THROUGH, SAID SECOND END PORTION OF THE LID HAVING A FIRST CONDITION IN WHICH SAID INTERMEDIATE AREA LIES INSIDE SAID UPPER AREA AND SAID LOWER AREA UNDERLIES AN ADJACENT PORTION OF SAID TOP PANEL AND A SECOND CONDITION IN WHICH SAID UPPER, INTERMEDIATE AN LOWER AREAS AREE APPROXIMATELY IN THE SAME PLANE AND SUBSTANTIALLY COVER SAID ONE END PANEL OF THE BOX, WITH SAID HANDLE PASSING THROUGH SAID OPENING.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-07-26 1969-01-25 1969-07-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-07-26 1973-01-25 1973-07-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-07-26 1977-01-25 1977-07-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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