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US3201915A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Carton flap folding apparatus

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-06-01
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Granted: 1965-08-24
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Expires: 1981-06-01
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yanulaitis Valentino

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 13:43
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B51/00; B65B51/10; B65B51/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 113 words
IN A PACKAGING APPARATUS OF THE TYPE ADAPTED TO CONVEY PACKAGES HAVING AT LEAST ONE OUTWARDLY PROJECTING FLAP HINGED THEREON PAST MEANS FOR MECHANICALLY FOLDING THE FLAP INWARDLY SO THAT THE FREE END THEREOF POINTS IN AT LEAST THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF THE PACKAGE BEING CONVEYED, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF NOZZLE MEANS FOR DIRECTING FLUID DELIVERED THERETO AGAINST SAID FLAP TO PUSH SAID FLAP INWARDLY,SUPPLY MEANS FOR DELIVERING FLUID UNDER PRESSURE TO SAID NOZZLE MEANS, VALVE MEANS CONNECTING SAID NOZZLE MEANS WITH SAID SUPPLY MEANS, AND CONTROL MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID VALVE MEANS TO PASS FLUID THERETHROUGH FROM SAID SUPPLY MEANS TO SAID NOZZLE MEANS AS THE PACKAGE APPROCHES
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 113 words
IN A PACKAGING APPARATUS OF THE TYPE ADAPTED TO CONVEY PACKAGES HAVING AT LEAST ONE OUTWARDLY PROJECTING FLAP HINGED THEREON PAST MEANS FOR MECHANICALLY FOLDING THE FLAP INWARDLY SO THAT THE FREE END THEREOF POINTS IN AT LEAST THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF THE PACKAGE BEING CONVEYED, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF NOZZLE MEANS FOR DIRECTING FLUID DELIVERED THERETO AGAINST SAID FLAP TO PUSH SAID FLAP INWARDLY,SUPPLY MEANS FOR DELIVERING FLUID UNDER PRESSURE TO SAID NOZZLE MEANS, VALVE MEANS CONNECTING SAID NOZZLE MEANS WITH SAID SUPPLY MEANS, AND CONTROL MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID VALVE MEANS TO PASS FLUID THERETHROUGH FROM SAID SUPPLY MEANS TO SAID NOZZLE MEANS AS THE PACKAGE APPROCHES

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7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-08-23 1973-02-22 1973-08-24 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-08-23 1977-02-22 1977-08-24 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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