US3237841A
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Easy-opening container
Assignee: Inland Container Corp
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Filing: 1963-07-16
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Granted: 1966-03-01
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Expires: 1983-07-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr John D Ridgeway
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 05:15
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/64; B65D5/66; B65D5/6626; B65D5/6629; B65D5/20; B65D5/28; B65D5/665; B65D5/6661; B65D5/6664; B65D5/6667
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
249 words
AN EASY-OPENING CONTAINER HAVING A BOTTOM PANEL, A SIDE PANEL EXTENDING FROM EACH SIDE MARGIN OF SAID BOTTOM PANEL. A TOP PANEL EXTENDING FORM THE MARGIN OF EACH OF SAID SIDE PANELS WHICH IS OPPOSITE THE JUNCTION OF SAID SIDE AND BOTTOM PANELS, END FLAPS EXTENDING FROM THE END MARGINS OF EACH OF SAID TOP, SIDE AND BOTTOM PANELS, THE SIDE PANEL END FLAPS WHICH EXTEND FROM THE ENDS OF AT LEAST ONE OF THE SIDE PANELS EACH BEING SLOTTED TO DIVIDE THE FLAP INTO A FIRST SIDE PANEL END FLAP SECTION ADJACENT A TOP PANEL END FLAP AND A SECOND SIDE PANEL END FLAP SECTION ADJACENT THE BOTTOM PANEL END FLAP, SAID TOP PANELS MEETING IN MARGINAL ABUTTING RELATION AND THE ADJACENT TOP PANEL END FLAPS MEETING IN MARGINAL ABUTTING RELATION WHEN THE CONTAINER IS CLOSED, MEANS FASTENING SAID MARGINAL TOP PANEL AND END END FLAP JUNCTIONS, SAID FIRST SIDE PANEL END FLAP SECTIONS UNDERLYING SAID TOP PANEL END FLAPS AND SAID SECOND SIDE PANEL END FLAP SECTIONS UNDERLYING SAID BOTTOM PANEL END FLAP END FLAPS WITH THE LONGITUDINAL DIVISION BE TWEEN ADJACENT FIRST AND SECOND END FLAP SECTIONS REGISTERING WITH THE ABUTTING END MARGINS OF SAID TOP PANEL END FLAPS AND BOTTOM PANEL END FLAPS, WHEREBY UPON REMOVAL OF SAID FASTENING MEANS SAID CONTAINER MAY BE OPENED TO DISPLAY AT LEAST PORTION OF ITS CONTENTS BY FOLDING ONE OF SAID PANELS OUTWARDLY UPON ITSELF ON A LINE EXTENDING BETWEEN THE LONGITUDINAL DIVISION BETWEEN ADJACENT END FLAP SECTIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
249 words
AN EASY-OPENING CONTAINER HAVING A BOTTOM PANEL, A SIDE PANEL EXTENDING FROM EACH SIDE MARGIN OF SAID BOTTOM PANEL. A TOP PANEL EXTENDING FORM THE MARGIN OF EACH OF SAID SIDE PANELS WHICH IS OPPOSITE THE JUNCTION OF SAID SIDE AND BOTTOM PANELS, END FLAPS EXTENDING FROM THE END MARGINS OF EACH OF SAID TOP, SIDE AND BOTTOM PANELS, THE SIDE PANEL END FLAPS WHICH EXTEND FROM THE ENDS OF AT LEAST ONE OF THE SIDE PANELS EACH BEING SLOTTED TO DIVIDE THE FLAP INTO A FIRST SIDE PANEL END FLAP SECTION ADJACENT A TOP PANEL END FLAP AND A SECOND SIDE PANEL END FLAP SECTION ADJACENT THE BOTTOM PANEL END FLAP, SAID TOP PANELS MEETING IN MARGINAL ABUTTING RELATION AND THE ADJACENT TOP PANEL END FLAPS MEETING IN MARGINAL ABUTTING RELATION WHEN THE CONTAINER IS CLOSED, MEANS FASTENING SAID MARGINAL TOP PANEL AND END END FLAP JUNCTIONS, SAID FIRST SIDE PANEL END FLAP SECTIONS UNDERLYING SAID TOP PANEL END FLAPS AND SAID SECOND SIDE PANEL END FLAP SECTIONS UNDERLYING SAID BOTTOM PANEL END FLAP END FLAPS WITH THE LONGITUDINAL DIVISION BE TWEEN ADJACENT FIRST AND SECOND END FLAP SECTIONS REGISTERING WITH THE ABUTTING END MARGINS OF SAID TOP PANEL END FLAPS AND BOTTOM PANEL END FLAPS, WHEREBY UPON REMOVAL OF SAID FASTENING MEANS SAID CONTAINER MAY BE OPENED TO DISPLAY AT LEAST PORTION OF ITS CONTENTS BY FOLDING ONE OF SAID PANELS OUTWARDLY UPON ITSELF ON A LINE EXTENDING BETWEEN THE LONGITUDINAL DIVISION BETWEEN ADJACENT END FLAP SECTIONS.
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