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Assignee: Continental Can Co Inc
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Filing: 1963-05-27
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Granted: 1966-01-25
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Expires: 1983-05-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Arthur J Weiss

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 14:37
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/36; B65D5/3607; B65D5/3635; B65D5/3642; B65D5/3657

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 207 words
THE CARTON COMPRISING A BOTTOM PANEL, SIDE PANELS AND END PANELS DISPOSED IN UPSTANDING RELATION AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF SAID BOTTOM PANEL, SAID END PANELS HAVING FREE UPPER TERMINAL EDGES, FOLDED CORNER ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN AND WHOLLY INTERNALLY OF ADJACENT ONES OF SAID SIDE AND END PANELS, EACH FOLDED CORNER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AN IMPERFORATE MEMBER OF A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR OUTLINE JOINED TO ADJACENT ONES OF SAID END AND SIDE PANELS ALONG ADJACENT EDGES OF SAID CORNER MEMBER, A DIAGONAL FOLD LINE EXTENDING ACROSS SAID CORNER MEMBER DIVIDING SAID CORNER MEMBER INTO HALVES FOLDED UPON ITSELF AND A TAB PARTIALLY CUT FROM EACH OF SAID END PANELS AND BONDED TO A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID CORNER ASSEMBLIES, EACH OF SAID TABS LYING EXTERNALLY OF AN ASSOCIATED ONE OF THE CORNER ASSEMBLIES, EACH TAB BEING DEFINED BY A CUT LINE EXTENDING BETWEEN THE BOTTOM EDGE OF A FOLD LINE DISPOSED REMOTE FROM AN ASSOCIATED ONE OF THE CORNER MEMBERS AND TERMINATING MORE CLOSELY ADJACENT SAID ASSOCIATED CORNER MEMBER, EACH OF SAID CUT LINES CUTTING THROUGH THE UPPER TERMINAL EDGE OF AN ASSOCIATED END PANEL WHEREBY THE TABS ARE PARTIALLY DEFINED BY THE UPPER EDGES OF THE END PANELS, AND AN INTEGRAL COVER HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID SIDE PANELS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 207 words
THE CARTON COMPRISING A BOTTOM PANEL, SIDE PANELS AND END PANELS DISPOSED IN UPSTANDING RELATION AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF SAID BOTTOM PANEL, SAID END PANELS HAVING FREE UPPER TERMINAL EDGES, FOLDED CORNER ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN AND WHOLLY INTERNALLY OF ADJACENT ONES OF SAID SIDE AND END PANELS, EACH FOLDED CORNER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AN IMPERFORATE MEMBER OF A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR OUTLINE JOINED TO ADJACENT ONES OF SAID END AND SIDE PANELS ALONG ADJACENT EDGES OF SAID CORNER MEMBER, A DIAGONAL FOLD LINE EXTENDING ACROSS SAID CORNER MEMBER DIVIDING SAID CORNER MEMBER INTO HALVES FOLDED UPON ITSELF AND A TAB PARTIALLY CUT FROM EACH OF SAID END PANELS AND BONDED TO A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID CORNER ASSEMBLIES, EACH OF SAID TABS LYING EXTERNALLY OF AN ASSOCIATED ONE OF THE CORNER ASSEMBLIES, EACH TAB BEING DEFINED BY A CUT LINE EXTENDING BETWEEN THE BOTTOM EDGE OF A FOLD LINE DISPOSED REMOTE FROM AN ASSOCIATED ONE OF THE CORNER MEMBERS AND TERMINATING MORE CLOSELY ADJACENT SAID ASSOCIATED CORNER MEMBER, EACH OF SAID CUT LINES CUTTING THROUGH THE UPPER TERMINAL EDGE OF AN ASSOCIATED END PANEL WHEREBY THE TABS ARE PARTIALLY DEFINED BY THE UPPER EDGES OF THE END PANELS, AND AN INTEGRAL COVER HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID SIDE PANELS.

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