US3229891A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-07-05
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Granted: 1966-01-18
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Expires: 1983-07-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Edelman Jules
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 17:21
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/02; B65D5/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
330 words
IN A CARTON HAVING A TUBULAR BODY PORTION WITH A PLURALITY OF SIDE WALL PANELS, THE SIDE WALL PANELS BEING SPACED APART FROM ONE ANOTHER AND EACH HAVING AN END PORTION DISPOSED ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID TUBULAR BODY PORTION, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND CLOSURE PANELS, EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND CLOUSURE PANELS BEING PIVOTALLY ATTACHED ADJACENT SAID END PORTION OF A DIFFERENT SIDE PANEL OF A PAIR OF SIDE PANELS DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY OPPOSITE TO ONE ANOTHER, THE EDGE PORTION DISPOSED OPPOSITE TO THE PIVOTAL ATTACHMENT OF EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND CLOSURE PANELS FACING ONE ANOTHER WHEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND CLOSURE PANELS ARE FOLDED INWARDLY TO THE CLOSED POSITION OF THE CARTON, EACH OF SAID EDGE PORTIONS HAVING A NOTCHED OPENING EXTENDING THEREIN, SAID OPENINGS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY ALIGNED IN SAID CLOSED POSITION, A THIRD CLOSURE PANEL PIVOTALLY ATTACHED ADJACENT SAID END PORTION OF ONE OF THE SIDE PANELS OF ANOTHER PAIR OF SIDE PANELS DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY OPPOSITE TO ONE ANOTHER, THE EDGE PORTION OF SAID THIRD CLOSURE PANEL DISPOSED OPPOSITE TO THE PIVOTAL ATTACHMENT THEREOF EXTENDING BENEATH SAID FIRST AND SECOND CLOSURE PANELS AND ADJACENT SAID OPENINGS WHEN IN SAID CLOSED POSITION, A FOURTH CLOSURE PANEL PIVOTALLY ATTACHED ADJACENT SAID END PORTION OF THE OTHER OF THE SIDE PANELS OF SAID OTHER PAIR OF SIDE PANELS, SAID FOURTH CLOSURE PANEL HAVING EDGE PORTIONS EXTENDING AWAY FROM THE PIVOTAL ATTACHMENT THEREOF, SAID EDGE PORTIONS OF SAID FOURTH CLOSURE PANEL BEING ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID OPENINGS AND THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID EDGE PORTION OF SAID THIRD CLOSURE PANEL ADJACENT THERETO WHEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND CLOSURE PANELS ARE FOLDED INWARDLY TO OVERLIE SAID THIRD CLOSURE PANEL AND SAID FOURTH CLOSURE PANEL IS FOLDED INWARDLY TO OVERLIE SAID FIRST AND SECOND CLOSURE PANELS IS SAID CLOSED POSITION, WHEREBY SAID FOURTH CLOSURE PANEL WHEN ENGAGED WITH SAID OPENINGS AND THE EDGE PORTION OF SAID THIRD CLOSURE PANEL ADJACENT THERETO SECURES SAID CLOSURE PANELS IN SAID CLOSED POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
330 words
IN A CARTON HAVING A TUBULAR BODY PORTION WITH A PLURALITY OF SIDE WALL PANELS, THE SIDE WALL PANELS BEING SPACED APART FROM ONE ANOTHER AND EACH HAVING AN END PORTION DISPOSED ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID TUBULAR BODY PORTION, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND CLOSURE PANELS, EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND CLOUSURE PANELS BEING PIVOTALLY ATTACHED ADJACENT SAID END PORTION OF A DIFFERENT SIDE PANEL OF A PAIR OF SIDE PANELS DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY OPPOSITE TO ONE ANOTHER, THE EDGE PORTION DISPOSED OPPOSITE TO THE PIVOTAL ATTACHMENT OF EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND CLOSURE PANELS FACING ONE ANOTHER WHEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND CLOSURE PANELS ARE FOLDED INWARDLY TO THE CLOSED POSITION OF THE CARTON, EACH OF SAID EDGE PORTIONS HAVING A NOTCHED OPENING EXTENDING THEREIN, SAID OPENINGS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY ALIGNED IN SAID CLOSED POSITION, A THIRD CLOSURE PANEL PIVOTALLY ATTACHED ADJACENT SAID END PORTION OF ONE OF THE SIDE PANELS OF ANOTHER PAIR OF SIDE PANELS DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY OPPOSITE TO ONE ANOTHER, THE EDGE PORTION OF SAID THIRD CLOSURE PANEL DISPOSED OPPOSITE TO THE PIVOTAL ATTACHMENT THEREOF EXTENDING BENEATH SAID FIRST AND SECOND CLOSURE PANELS AND ADJACENT SAID OPENINGS WHEN IN SAID CLOSED POSITION, A FOURTH CLOSURE PANEL PIVOTALLY ATTACHED ADJACENT SAID END PORTION OF THE OTHER OF THE SIDE PANELS OF SAID OTHER PAIR OF SIDE PANELS, SAID FOURTH CLOSURE PANEL HAVING EDGE PORTIONS EXTENDING AWAY FROM THE PIVOTAL ATTACHMENT THEREOF, SAID EDGE PORTIONS OF SAID FOURTH CLOSURE PANEL BEING ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID OPENINGS AND THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID EDGE PORTION OF SAID THIRD CLOSURE PANEL ADJACENT THERETO WHEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND CLOSURE PANELS ARE FOLDED INWARDLY TO OVERLIE SAID THIRD CLOSURE PANEL AND SAID FOURTH CLOSURE PANEL IS FOLDED INWARDLY TO OVERLIE SAID FIRST AND SECOND CLOSURE PANELS IS SAID CLOSED POSITION, WHEREBY SAID FOURTH CLOSURE PANEL WHEN ENGAGED WITH SAID OPENINGS AND THE EDGE PORTION OF SAID THIRD CLOSURE PANEL ADJACENT THERETO SECURES SAID CLOSURE PANELS IN SAID CLOSED POSITION.
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