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US3255879A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Containers for electric light bulbs

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-01-10
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Granted: 1966-06-14
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Expires: 1984-01-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Richard E Paige

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 23:03
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/50; B65D5/5002; B65D5/5007

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 197 words
A LAMP PACK COMPRISING A SINGLE-FACE CORRUGATED CARDBOARD SLEEVE FORMED OF PLANAR WALLS CONNECTED ALONG FOUR CORNERS, THE INNER SURFACES OF SAID WALLS BEING CORRUGATED IN A DIRECTION PERPENDICULAR TO SAID CORNERS, AND A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY ORIENTED ELECTRIC LIGHT-BULBS OF EQUAL SIZE EACH OF WHICH HAS A GLOBULAR PART AND AN EXTERIORLY THREADED RELATIVELY NARROW BASE, SAID SLEEVE HAVING AN OBLONG CROSS-SECTION AND THE BULBS BEING SNUGLY ACCOMMODATED BETWEEN THE LONGER SIDE IN AN OBLIQUE SIDE-BYSIDE RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH BULB BASE WITHIN THE ANGLE OF A CORNER, EACH OF SEAL LAST MENTIONED CORNERS BEING INTERSECTED BY A PAIR OF SPACED SLITS DEFINING BETWEEN THEM A PAIR OF PANELS HINGEDLY JOINED ALONG SAID CORNER, FOLD LINES EXTENDING BETWEEN CORRESPONDING ENDS OF SAID SLITS, ONE OF SAID SLITS BEING APPRECIABLY LONGER THAN THE OTHER SO THAT WHEN SAID PANELS ARE TURNED INTO REENTRANT DISPOSITION WITHIN THE SLEEVE THEY DEFINE TO ADJACENT SIDES OF A QUADRILATERAL PYRAMIDAL RECEPTACLE, EACH OF SAID BULB BASES EXTENDING THROUGH ONE OF SAID RECEPTACLES AND PARTIALLY PROJECTING FROM ITS NARROWER END, ITS THREADS BEING IN INTERLOCKED RELATION TO THE PANEL EDGES AT SAID NARROWER END AND TO BE CORRUGATIONS ON THE ADJACENT WEALL SURFACES.

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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) 1969-06-13 1969-12-13 1970-06-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-06-13 1973-12-13 1974-06-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-06-13 1977-12-13 1978-06-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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