US3206095A
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Container structure
Assignee: Baltimore Box Co
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Filing: 1963-02-08
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Granted: 1965-09-14
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Expires: 1983-02-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Douglass M Stegner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 04:52
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/46; B65D5/46072; B65D5/4608
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
321 words
A CARTON COMPRISING AN ENCLOSURE PORTION HAVING A SMOOTH INNER FACING LAYER, SAID ENCLOSURE PORTION COMPRISING, IN TURN, A CENTRALLY DISPOSED SECTION, A PLURALITY OF FIRST SIDE SECTIONS CONNECTED TO SAID CENTRALLY DISPOSED SECTION, A PLURALITY OF END SECTIONS CONNECTED TO SAID CENTRALLY DISPOSED SECTION, A PLURALITY OF SIDE FLAPS CONNECTED TO EACH OF SAID END SECTIONS, SAID SIDE FLAPS ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED WITH RESPECT TO SAID FIRST SIDE SECTIONS, A PLURALITY OF SECOND SIDE SECTIONS CONNECTED TO EACH OF SAID FIRST SIDE SECTIONS AND ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED WITH RESPECT TO SAID FIRST SIDE SECTIONS IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO RETAIN SAID SIDE FLAPS IN POSITION THEREBETWEEN, SAID SIDE FLAPS BEING OF LESS HEIGHT THAN SAID END SECTIONS THEREBY PERMITTING SAID SECOND SIDE SECTIONS TO BE POSITIONED WITH RESPECT TO SAID FIRST SIDE SECTIONS, MEANS FOR SUBSTANTIALLY LOCKING SAID SECOND SIDE SECTIONS IN POSITION WITH RESPECT TO SAID FIRST SIDE SECTIONS, A COVER PORTION, SAID COVER PORTION INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF DIVIDER SECTIONS ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED IN BACK-TO-BACK RELATIONSHIP WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHERR AND WITHIN SAID ENCLOSURE PORTION TO PROVIDE SAID ENCLOSURE PORTION INTO A PLURALITY OF GENERALLY SIMILAR SMALLER ENCLOSURE PORTIONS, A PLURALITY OF END SECTIONS CONNECTED TO EACH OF SAID DIVIDER SECTIONS, EACH OF SAID END SECTIONS BEING ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIDE SECTIONS TO MAINTAIN SAID COVER PORITON IN POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID ENCLOSURE PORTION, A COVER SECTION CONNECTED TO EACH OF SAID DIVIDER SECTIONS FOR ENCLOSING AN UPPER OPEN END OF EACH OF SAID ENCLOSURE PORTIONS, A REINFORCING SECTION CONNECTED TO EACH OF SAID DIVIDER SECTIONS, SAID REINFORCING SECTIONS BEING ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED UPON SAID CENTRALLY DISPOSED SECTION FOR REINFORCEMENT THEREOF, EACH OF SAID COVER SECTIONS AND EACH OF SAID REINFORCING SECTIONS HAVING APERTURES THEREIN, SAID CENTRALLY DISPOSED SECTION ALSO HAVING APERTURES THEREIN, ALL OF SAID APERTURES BEING A ALIGNMENT TO PROVIDE VENTILATION OF SAID CARTON.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
321 words
A CARTON COMPRISING AN ENCLOSURE PORTION HAVING A SMOOTH INNER FACING LAYER, SAID ENCLOSURE PORTION COMPRISING, IN TURN, A CENTRALLY DISPOSED SECTION, A PLURALITY OF FIRST SIDE SECTIONS CONNECTED TO SAID CENTRALLY DISPOSED SECTION, A PLURALITY OF END SECTIONS CONNECTED TO SAID CENTRALLY DISPOSED SECTION, A PLURALITY OF SIDE FLAPS CONNECTED TO EACH OF SAID END SECTIONS, SAID SIDE FLAPS ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED WITH RESPECT TO SAID FIRST SIDE SECTIONS, A PLURALITY OF SECOND SIDE SECTIONS CONNECTED TO EACH OF SAID FIRST SIDE SECTIONS AND ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED WITH RESPECT TO SAID FIRST SIDE SECTIONS IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO RETAIN SAID SIDE FLAPS IN POSITION THEREBETWEEN, SAID SIDE FLAPS BEING OF LESS HEIGHT THAN SAID END SECTIONS THEREBY PERMITTING SAID SECOND SIDE SECTIONS TO BE POSITIONED WITH RESPECT TO SAID FIRST SIDE SECTIONS, MEANS FOR SUBSTANTIALLY LOCKING SAID SECOND SIDE SECTIONS IN POSITION WITH RESPECT TO SAID FIRST SIDE SECTIONS, A COVER PORTION, SAID COVER PORTION INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF DIVIDER SECTIONS ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED IN BACK-TO-BACK RELATIONSHIP WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHERR AND WITHIN SAID ENCLOSURE PORTION TO PROVIDE SAID ENCLOSURE PORTION INTO A PLURALITY OF GENERALLY SIMILAR SMALLER ENCLOSURE PORTIONS, A PLURALITY OF END SECTIONS CONNECTED TO EACH OF SAID DIVIDER SECTIONS, EACH OF SAID END SECTIONS BEING ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIDE SECTIONS TO MAINTAIN SAID COVER PORITON IN POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID ENCLOSURE PORTION, A COVER SECTION CONNECTED TO EACH OF SAID DIVIDER SECTIONS FOR ENCLOSING AN UPPER OPEN END OF EACH OF SAID ENCLOSURE PORTIONS, A REINFORCING SECTION CONNECTED TO EACH OF SAID DIVIDER SECTIONS, SAID REINFORCING SECTIONS BEING ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED UPON SAID CENTRALLY DISPOSED SECTION FOR REINFORCEMENT THEREOF, EACH OF SAID COVER SECTIONS AND EACH OF SAID REINFORCING SECTIONS HAVING APERTURES THEREIN, SAID CENTRALLY DISPOSED SECTION ALSO HAVING APERTURES THEREIN, ALL OF SAID APERTURES BEING A ALIGNMENT TO PROVIDE VENTILATION OF SAID CARTON.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-09-13 | 1969-03-15 | 1969-09-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-09-13 | 1973-03-15 | 1973-09-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-09-13 | 1977-03-15 | 1977-09-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |