US3227340A
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Sheet dispensing package with rigid fended tear edge
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-01-14
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Granted: 1966-01-04
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Expires: 1985-01-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Theodore G Haley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 10:48
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H35/00; B65H35/0006; B65H35/002; B65D; B65D83/00; B65D83/08; B65D83/0847; B65D83/0852; B65D83/0882; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T225/00; Y10T225/20; Y10T225/215; Y10T225/217; Y10T225/238; Y10T225/248; Y10T225/252; Y10T225/253; Y10T225/254
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
218 words
A SHEET TEAR-OFF DISPENSING PACKAGE WITH RIGIDLY SUPPORTED AND FENDED TEAR STRIP COMPRISING, A BOX FORMED FROM CARDBOARD HAVING A REAR PANEL AND A BASE PANEL RIGIDLY INTERCONNECTED AND A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIPLANAR LID, SAID CARDBOARD BEING BENT TO FORM A FRONT WALL AND SHAFT WALL HAVING ANGULARLY RELATED EXTERNAL PLANAR SURFACES SO THAT THE BEND AT THE JUNCTION OF SAID WALLS CAUSES EACH OF SAID WALLS TO STIFFEN THE OTHER WALL AT SAID BEND, AND A ROW OF RELATIVELY HARD SURFACED TEAR TEETH EXTENDING ALONG ONE OF SAID MUTUALLY STIFFENED WALL SUFFICIENTLY SHARP TO PIERCE THE SHEET BEING DISPENSED AND PROJECTING OUTWARD OF THE BOX BEYOND THE EXTERNAL SURFACE OF THE OTHER OF SAID WALLS AT SAID JUNCTION, SAID BOX LID COVERING SAID SHELF WALL AND TERMINATING AT AN EDGE SUBSTANTIALLY CONFINED TO THE PLANE OF SAID LID IN OVERLAPPING RELATION TO SAID TEAR TEETH AND SUFFICIENTLY CLOSE THERETO TO POSITIVELY FEND SAID TEAR TEETH FROM HARMFUL CONTACT WITH THE PERSON OF A USER, WHEREBY A WITHDRAWN PORTION OF THE SHEET AFTER BEING PULLED OUT FROM SAID BOX IN A DIRECTION TO TRANSVERSE THE SURFACE OF SAID SHELF WALL WHILE SAID LID IS CLOSED CAN BE SEVERED BY DEFLECTING SAID SHEET FROM SAID DIRECTION IN A MANNER TO RIP THE SHEET AGAINST SAID TEAR TEETH AT SAID BEND.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
218 words
A SHEET TEAR-OFF DISPENSING PACKAGE WITH RIGIDLY SUPPORTED AND FENDED TEAR STRIP COMPRISING, A BOX FORMED FROM CARDBOARD HAVING A REAR PANEL AND A BASE PANEL RIGIDLY INTERCONNECTED AND A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIPLANAR LID, SAID CARDBOARD BEING BENT TO FORM A FRONT WALL AND SHAFT WALL HAVING ANGULARLY RELATED EXTERNAL PLANAR SURFACES SO THAT THE BEND AT THE JUNCTION OF SAID WALLS CAUSES EACH OF SAID WALLS TO STIFFEN THE OTHER WALL AT SAID BEND, AND A ROW OF RELATIVELY HARD SURFACED TEAR TEETH EXTENDING ALONG ONE OF SAID MUTUALLY STIFFENED WALL SUFFICIENTLY SHARP TO PIERCE THE SHEET BEING DISPENSED AND PROJECTING OUTWARD OF THE BOX BEYOND THE EXTERNAL SURFACE OF THE OTHER OF SAID WALLS AT SAID JUNCTION, SAID BOX LID COVERING SAID SHELF WALL AND TERMINATING AT AN EDGE SUBSTANTIALLY CONFINED TO THE PLANE OF SAID LID IN OVERLAPPING RELATION TO SAID TEAR TEETH AND SUFFICIENTLY CLOSE THERETO TO POSITIVELY FEND SAID TEAR TEETH FROM HARMFUL CONTACT WITH THE PERSON OF A USER, WHEREBY A WITHDRAWN PORTION OF THE SHEET AFTER BEING PULLED OUT FROM SAID BOX IN A DIRECTION TO TRANSVERSE THE SURFACE OF SAID SHELF WALL WHILE SAID LID IS CLOSED CAN BE SEVERED BY DEFLECTING SAID SHEET FROM SAID DIRECTION IN A MANNER TO RIP THE SHEET AGAINST SAID TEAR TEETH AT SAID BEND.
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-01-03 | 1969-07-05 | 1970-01-04 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-01-03 | 1973-07-05 | 1974-01-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-01-03 | 1977-07-05 | 1978-01-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |