Patent US3236436A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
← Back to Patent Explorer
US3236436A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Gusseted corner carton

Assignee: Reynolds Metals Co
•
Filing: 1963-06-27
•
Granted: 1966-02-22
•
Expires: 1983-06-27
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 William E Cheeley

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 19:07
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/02; B65D5/0272; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S229/00; Y10S229/93

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 159 words
A CARTON COMPRISING AN OPEN-ENDED TUBULAR BODY HAVING A PLURALITY OF PANELS, A CLOSURE FLAP EXTENDING FROM THE END OF EACH BODY PANEL AND HINGEDLY CONNECTED THERETO BY A FOLD LINE, AND GUSSET-FORMING SHEET MATERIAL CAPABLE OF EXTENSION OVERLYING AND EXTENDING BETWEEN EACH PAIR OF ADJACENT FLAPS ON THE INSIDE OF SAID BODY ADJACENT SAID FOLD LINES, SAID MATERIAL BEING SECURED TO SAID FLAPS AT LOCALES SPACED LATERALLY INWARDLY OF ADJACENT FLAP SIDE MARGINS, SAID LOCALES DEFINING WITH SAID RESPECTIVE FLAP SIDE MARGINS FLAP PORTIONS IN UNDERLYING RELATION TO SAID SHEET MATERIAL, SAID FLAP PORTIONS HAVNG A RELEASE AGENT THEREON TO POSITIVELY PREVENT ADHERENCE OF SAID OVERLYING MATERIAL THERETO, WHEREBY UPON OUTWARD FOLDING OF SAID CARTON FLAPS, THE UNATTACHED PORTIONS OF SAID MATERIAL WILL SHREAD TO SPAN THE ANGULAR GAP AT THE CARTON CORNERS BETWEEN ADJACENT FLAPS THEREBY TO FORM A SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR GUSSET TO WHICH A SEAL CAN BE EFFECTED IN FINAL CLOSING AND SEALING OF THE CARTON.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 159 words
A CARTON COMPRISING AN OPEN-ENDED TUBULAR BODY HAVING A PLURALITY OF PANELS, A CLOSURE FLAP EXTENDING FROM THE END OF EACH BODY PANEL AND HINGEDLY CONNECTED THERETO BY A FOLD LINE, AND GUSSET-FORMING SHEET MATERIAL CAPABLE OF EXTENSION OVERLYING AND EXTENDING BETWEEN EACH PAIR OF ADJACENT FLAPS ON THE INSIDE OF SAID BODY ADJACENT SAID FOLD LINES, SAID MATERIAL BEING SECURED TO SAID FLAPS AT LOCALES SPACED LATERALLY INWARDLY OF ADJACENT FLAP SIDE MARGINS, SAID LOCALES DEFINING WITH SAID RESPECTIVE FLAP SIDE MARGINS FLAP PORTIONS IN UNDERLYING RELATION TO SAID SHEET MATERIAL, SAID FLAP PORTIONS HAVNG A RELEASE AGENT THEREON TO POSITIVELY PREVENT ADHERENCE OF SAID OVERLYING MATERIAL THERETO, WHEREBY UPON OUTWARD FOLDING OF SAID CARTON FLAPS, THE UNATTACHED PORTIONS OF SAID MATERIAL WILL SHREAD TO SPAN THE ANGULAR GAP AT THE CARTON CORNERS BETWEEN ADJACENT FLAPS THEREBY TO FORM A SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR GUSSET TO WHICH A SEAL CAN BE EFFECTED IN FINAL CLOSING AND SEALING OF THE CARTON.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US1218872A Cited
US1634073A Cited
US1797404A Cited
US2233906A Cited
US2122480A Cited
US2676745A Cited
US2795364A Cited
US2933228A Cited
US3094265A Cited
US3106330A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-02-21 1969-08-23 1970-02-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-02-21 1973-08-23 1974-02-22 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-02-21 1977-08-23 1978-02-22 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag