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US3236369A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-11-09
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Granted: 1966-02-22
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Expires: 1982-11-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 George W Moore
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 16:51
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D85/00; B65D85/62; B65D77/00; B65D77/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A PACKAGE OF RELATED ARTICLES COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF NESTED CUP-SHAPED ELEMENTS WITH PACKAGED ARTICLES THEREBETWEEN, THE SIDE WALLS OF EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS BEING OVERLAPPED WITH A PORTION OF A CONTIGUOUS NESTED ELEMENT, EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS HAVING A SEALING REGION IN THE OVERLAPPED PORTION OF THE SIDE WALLS WHEREBY EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS IS ADHERED TO A CONTIGUOUS NESTED ELEMENT AT THE OVERLAPPED PORTION TO FORM A SEALED COMPARTMENT AROUND AN ARTICLE, SAID OVERLAPPED PORTION EXTENDING A DISTANCE ALONG SAID PACKAGE AT LEAST A QUATER OF THE WIDTH OF SAID PACKAGE, WHEREBY THE BOND BETWEEN ADHERED ELEMENTS HAS AN AREA AT LEAST AS GREAT AS THE AREA OF THE CROSS-SECTION OF SAID PACKAGE PROVIDING SUFFICIENT STRENGTH IN TENSION TO FORM A STRONG, UNITARY STRUCTURE OF SAID NESTED ELEMENTS TO PROVIDE A PACKAGE THAT WILL RESIST ACCIDENTAL RUPTURE AND WHEREBY ONE COMPARTMENT CAN BE OPENED AND ITS CONTENTS REMOVED WITHOUT AFFECTING THE CONTENTS OF AN ADJACENT COMPARTMENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
A PACKAGE OF RELATED ARTICLES COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF NESTED CUP-SHAPED ELEMENTS WITH PACKAGED ARTICLES THEREBETWEEN, THE SIDE WALLS OF EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS BEING OVERLAPPED WITH A PORTION OF A CONTIGUOUS NESTED ELEMENT, EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS HAVING A SEALING REGION IN THE OVERLAPPED PORTION OF THE SIDE WALLS WHEREBY EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS IS ADHERED TO A CONTIGUOUS NESTED ELEMENT AT THE OVERLAPPED PORTION TO FORM A SEALED COMPARTMENT AROUND AN ARTICLE, SAID OVERLAPPED PORTION EXTENDING A DISTANCE ALONG SAID PACKAGE AT LEAST A QUATER OF THE WIDTH OF SAID PACKAGE, WHEREBY THE BOND BETWEEN ADHERED ELEMENTS HAS AN AREA AT LEAST AS GREAT AS THE AREA OF THE CROSS-SECTION OF SAID PACKAGE PROVIDING SUFFICIENT STRENGTH IN TENSION TO FORM A STRONG, UNITARY STRUCTURE OF SAID NESTED ELEMENTS TO PROVIDE A PACKAGE THAT WILL RESIST ACCIDENTAL RUPTURE AND WHEREBY ONE COMPARTMENT CAN BE OPENED AND ITS CONTENTS REMOVED WITHOUT AFFECTING THE CONTENTS OF AN ADJACENT COMPARTMENT.
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