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US3246746A
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Assignee: Holley Plastics Co
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Filing: 1964-03-09
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Granted: 1966-04-19
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Expires: 1984-03-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Holley Danforth
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 17:31
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/40; B65D75/42; B65D73/00; B65D73/0078; B65D73/0085; B65D73/0092; B65D75/28; B65D75/30; B65D75/32; B65D75/325; B65D75/327; B65D75/36; B65D75/367; B65D2575/00; B65D2575/28; B65D2575/30; B65D2575/32; B65D2575/3209; B65D2575/3218; B65D2575/3227; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24628; Y10T428/24661
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
308 words
PACKAGING STRUCTURE COMPRISING A PAIR OF ELONGATED RECTANGULAR TRANSPARENT PLASTIC BASE MEMBERS HAVING A PLURALITY OF TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING POCKETS SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR IN CROSS SECTION THEEIN SPACED APART LONGITUDINALLY THEREOF A DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALY EQUAL TO THE DIMENSION OF THE POCKETS LONGITUDINALLY OF THE BASE MEMBERS WHEREBY THE POCKETS OF TWO BASE MEMBERS POSITIONED BACK-TO-BACK NEST SNUGLY WITH THE SIDES THEREOF IN SURFACE-TO-SURFACE ENGAGEMENT, SAID POCKETS HAVING PARALLEL SIDES EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF THE BASE MEMBERS CONVERGING TOWARD THE PLANE OF THE BASE MEMBER OVER THE GREATER PORTION OF THE DEPTH THEREOF AND HAVING PORTIONS AT THE EDGE THEREOF REMOTE FROM THE BASE MEMBER CONVERGING OUTWARDLY OF THE BASE MEMBER, THE POCKETS BE TWEEN SAID PORTIONS THEREOF BEING OF GREATER DIMENSION LONGITUDINALLY OF THE BASE MEMBER THAN THE POCKETS ADJACENT THE BASE MEMBER, SAID POCKETS BEING INTERLOCKED WHEN THE POCKETS ARE NESTED WITH TWO BASE MEMBERS POSITIONED BACK-TO-BACK AN ELONGATED COVER SHEET HAVING LONGITUDINALLY SPACED APART TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING OPENINGS IN ONE SIDE THEREOF, SAID BASE MEMBERS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY, LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID COVER SHEET AND BEING SECURED IN LONGITUDINAL ALIGNMENT TO SAID COVER SHEET ABOUT THE PERIPHERY OF EACH OF SAID POCKETS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID COVER SHEET, SAID ONE SIDE OF SAID COVER SHEET BEING FOLDED OVER THE BASE MEMBERS WITH THE POCKETS THEREIN EXTENDING THROUGH THE OPENINGS IN THE ONE SIDE OF THE COVER SHEET, SAID BASE MEMBERS BEING SPACED APART LONGITUDINALLY OF THE COVER SHEET TO PROVIDE A COVER SHEET CONNECTING PORTION BETWEEN ADJACENT ENDS OF THE BASE MEMBERS WITH THE COVER SHEET FOLDED TRANSVERSELY CENTRALLY THEREOF AND THE POCKETS NESTED WITH THE BASE MEMBERS IN BACK-TO-BACK RELATION, THE END ONE OF THE POCKETS IN ONE OF SAID BASE MEMBERS SNUGLY ENGAGING THE CONNECTING PORTION OF THE COVER SHEET AND TABS AND MEANS FOR SECURING THE TABS TOGETHER ON THE COVER SHEET ON THE OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
308 words
PACKAGING STRUCTURE COMPRISING A PAIR OF ELONGATED RECTANGULAR TRANSPARENT PLASTIC BASE MEMBERS HAVING A PLURALITY OF TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING POCKETS SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR IN CROSS SECTION THEEIN SPACED APART LONGITUDINALLY THEREOF A DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALY EQUAL TO THE DIMENSION OF THE POCKETS LONGITUDINALLY OF THE BASE MEMBERS WHEREBY THE POCKETS OF TWO BASE MEMBERS POSITIONED BACK-TO-BACK NEST SNUGLY WITH THE SIDES THEREOF IN SURFACE-TO-SURFACE ENGAGEMENT, SAID POCKETS HAVING PARALLEL SIDES EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF THE BASE MEMBERS CONVERGING TOWARD THE PLANE OF THE BASE MEMBER OVER THE GREATER PORTION OF THE DEPTH THEREOF AND HAVING PORTIONS AT THE EDGE THEREOF REMOTE FROM THE BASE MEMBER CONVERGING OUTWARDLY OF THE BASE MEMBER, THE POCKETS BE TWEEN SAID PORTIONS THEREOF BEING OF GREATER DIMENSION LONGITUDINALLY OF THE BASE MEMBER THAN THE POCKETS ADJACENT THE BASE MEMBER, SAID POCKETS BEING INTERLOCKED WHEN THE POCKETS ARE NESTED WITH TWO BASE MEMBERS POSITIONED BACK-TO-BACK AN ELONGATED COVER SHEET HAVING LONGITUDINALLY SPACED APART TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING OPENINGS IN ONE SIDE THEREOF, SAID BASE MEMBERS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY, LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID COVER SHEET AND BEING SECURED IN LONGITUDINAL ALIGNMENT TO SAID COVER SHEET ABOUT THE PERIPHERY OF EACH OF SAID POCKETS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID COVER SHEET, SAID ONE SIDE OF SAID COVER SHEET BEING FOLDED OVER THE BASE MEMBERS WITH THE POCKETS THEREIN EXTENDING THROUGH THE OPENINGS IN THE ONE SIDE OF THE COVER SHEET, SAID BASE MEMBERS BEING SPACED APART LONGITUDINALLY OF THE COVER SHEET TO PROVIDE A COVER SHEET CONNECTING PORTION BETWEEN ADJACENT ENDS OF THE BASE MEMBERS WITH THE COVER SHEET FOLDED TRANSVERSELY CENTRALLY THEREOF AND THE POCKETS NESTED WITH THE BASE MEMBERS IN BACK-TO-BACK RELATION, THE END ONE OF THE POCKETS IN ONE OF SAID BASE MEMBERS SNUGLY ENGAGING THE CONNECTING PORTION OF THE COVER SHEET AND TABS AND MEANS FOR SECURING THE TABS TOGETHER ON THE COVER SHEET ON THE OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-04-18 | 1969-10-18 | 1970-04-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-04-18 | 1973-10-18 | 1974-04-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-04-18 | 1977-10-18 | 1978-04-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |