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Assignee: Baltimore Box Co
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Filing: 1963-04-03
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Granted: 1966-01-11
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Expires: 1983-04-03
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Douglas M Stegner

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 23:09
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/48; B65D5/48002; B65D5/48004; B65D5/48012

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 355 words
A CARTON COMPRISING PAIRS OF OPPOSED WALLS DISPOSED TO DEFINE AN ENCLOSED AREA THEREBETWEEN, A DIVIDER PANEL EXTENDING BETWEEN ONE OF SAID PAIRS OF OPPOSED WALLS THEREBY DIVIDING SAID AREA INTO SECTIONS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID DIVIDER PANEL, EACH OF SAID WALLS COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE OF PLURALITY OF WALL FORMING PANELS, EACH OF SAID PLURALITY OF WALL FORMING PANELS AND SAID DIVIDER PANEL COMPRISING ONE PANEL OF A UNITARY CONTINUOUS SERIES OF SUCCESSIVE INTEGRALLY CONNECTED PANELS, ONE WALL OF SAID ONE PAIR OF OPPOSED WALLS COMPRISING TWO WALL FORMING PANELS, ONE OF SAID TWO WALL FORMING PANELS BEING DISPOSED AT ONE END OF SAID SERIES AND HAVING A FREE SIDE EDGE, THE OTHER OF SAID TWO PANELS BEING INTEGRALLY JOINED TO SAID DIVIDER PANEL ALONG ONE EDGE THEREOF, SAID FREE SIDE EDGE OF SAID ONE OF SAID TWO PANELS BEING FIXED TO SAID OTHER PANEL OF SAID TWO PANELS IN OVERLYING RELATION THERETO ADJACENT SAID ONE EDGE OF SAID OTHER PANEL, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID WALL FORMING PANELS HAVING A CLOSURE FLAP EXTENDING FROM AT LEAST ONE END THEREOF, SAID DIVIDER PANEL HAVING AT LEAST ONE SECURING FLAP PROJECTING FROM ONE END THEREOF, SAID CLOSURE FLAP BEING FOLDED INWARDLY TO OBSTRUCT ONE END OF SAID CARTON, SAID ONE SECURING FLAP BEING DISPOSED IN UNDERLYING RELATION TO SAID CLOSURE FLAP AND BEING FIXED THERETO, SAID DIVIDER PANEL AND SAID SECURING FLAP HAVING A FIRST SLOT THEREIN EXTENDING THROUGH SAID FLAP AND PARTIALLY THROUGH SAID DIVIDER PANEL BETWEEN THE ENDS THEREOF, SAID FIRST SLOT BEING SPACED INWARDLY OF THE SIDES OF SAID DIVIDER PANEL, SAID CARTON FURTHER INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL DIVIDER PANEL WITHIN SAID CARTON, SAID ADDITIONAL DIVIDER PANEL HAVING A SECOND SLOT THEREIN EXTENDING PARTIALLY THERETHROUGH BETWEEN THE ENDS THEREOF, SAID SECOND SLOT BEING SPACED INWARDLY OF THE SIDES OF SAID ADDITIONAL DIVIDER PANEL, SAID FIRST AND SECOND SLOTS RESPECTIVELY RECEIVING PORTIONS OF SAID ADDITIONAL DIVIDER PANEL AND THE FIRST MENTIONED DIVIDER PANEL, SAID ADDITIONAL DIVIDER PANEL EXTENDING ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID FIRST MENTIONED DIVIDER PANEL WHEREBY SAID ADDITIONAL DIVIDER PANEL IS SECURE WITHIN SAID CARTON BY SAID SECURING FLAP.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 355 words
A CARTON COMPRISING PAIRS OF OPPOSED WALLS DISPOSED TO DEFINE AN ENCLOSED AREA THEREBETWEEN, A DIVIDER PANEL EXTENDING BETWEEN ONE OF SAID PAIRS OF OPPOSED WALLS THEREBY DIVIDING SAID AREA INTO SECTIONS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID DIVIDER PANEL, EACH OF SAID WALLS COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE OF PLURALITY OF WALL FORMING PANELS, EACH OF SAID PLURALITY OF WALL FORMING PANELS AND SAID DIVIDER PANEL COMPRISING ONE PANEL OF A UNITARY CONTINUOUS SERIES OF SUCCESSIVE INTEGRALLY CONNECTED PANELS, ONE WALL OF SAID ONE PAIR OF OPPOSED WALLS COMPRISING TWO WALL FORMING PANELS, ONE OF SAID TWO WALL FORMING PANELS BEING DISPOSED AT ONE END OF SAID SERIES AND HAVING A FREE SIDE EDGE, THE OTHER OF SAID TWO PANELS BEING INTEGRALLY JOINED TO SAID DIVIDER PANEL ALONG ONE EDGE THEREOF, SAID FREE SIDE EDGE OF SAID ONE OF SAID TWO PANELS BEING FIXED TO SAID OTHER PANEL OF SAID TWO PANELS IN OVERLYING RELATION THERETO ADJACENT SAID ONE EDGE OF SAID OTHER PANEL, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID WALL FORMING PANELS HAVING A CLOSURE FLAP EXTENDING FROM AT LEAST ONE END THEREOF, SAID DIVIDER PANEL HAVING AT LEAST ONE SECURING FLAP PROJECTING FROM ONE END THEREOF, SAID CLOSURE FLAP BEING FOLDED INWARDLY TO OBSTRUCT ONE END OF SAID CARTON, SAID ONE SECURING FLAP BEING DISPOSED IN UNDERLYING RELATION TO SAID CLOSURE FLAP AND BEING FIXED THERETO, SAID DIVIDER PANEL AND SAID SECURING FLAP HAVING A FIRST SLOT THEREIN EXTENDING THROUGH SAID FLAP AND PARTIALLY THROUGH SAID DIVIDER PANEL BETWEEN THE ENDS THEREOF, SAID FIRST SLOT BEING SPACED INWARDLY OF THE SIDES OF SAID DIVIDER PANEL, SAID CARTON FURTHER INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL DIVIDER PANEL WITHIN SAID CARTON, SAID ADDITIONAL DIVIDER PANEL HAVING A SECOND SLOT THEREIN EXTENDING PARTIALLY THERETHROUGH BETWEEN THE ENDS THEREOF, SAID SECOND SLOT BEING SPACED INWARDLY OF THE SIDES OF SAID ADDITIONAL DIVIDER PANEL, SAID FIRST AND SECOND SLOTS RESPECTIVELY RECEIVING PORTIONS OF SAID ADDITIONAL DIVIDER PANEL AND THE FIRST MENTIONED DIVIDER PANEL, SAID ADDITIONAL DIVIDER PANEL EXTENDING ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID FIRST MENTIONED DIVIDER PANEL WHEREBY SAID ADDITIONAL DIVIDER PANEL IS SECURE WITHIN SAID CARTON BY SAID SECURING FLAP.

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