US3259299A
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Assignee: Goodrich Corp
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Filing: 1963-12-18
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Granted: 1966-07-05
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Expires: 1983-12-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank J Spang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 10:05
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/20; B65D5/22; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/831
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
286 words
A CONTAINER THAT INCLUDES AN OPEN-TOP RECTANGULARSHAPED BOTTOM SECTION, SAID BOTTOM SECTION OF SAID CONTAINER COMPRISING A RECTANGULAR-SHAPED BOTTOM PANEL, TWO OPPOSED VERTICAL END PANELS DISPOSED AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE RECTANGULAR-SHAPED BOTTOM PANEL AND ATTACHED ALONG THEIR BOTTOM EDGES TO THE END EDGES OF THE RECTANGULAR-SHAPED BOTTOM PANEL, AND TWO OPPOSED VERTICAL SIDE PANELS DISPOSED AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE RECTANGULAR-SHAPED BOTTOM PANEL AND ATTACHED ALONG THEIR BOTTOM EDGES TO THE RESPECTIVE SIDE EDGES OF THE RECTANGULAR-SHAPED BOTTOM PANEL, EACH SAID SIDE PANEL HAVIN A FLAP ATTACHED ALONG EACH OF ITS VERTICAL SIDE EDGES, EACH SAID FLAP BEING FOLDED INWARDLY ALONG THE LINE OF DEMARCATION BETWEEN THE FLAP AND THE SIDE PANEL TO WHICH IT IS ATTACHED AND BEING IN JUXTAPOSITION WITH AN END PANEL OF SAID BOTTOM SECTION, THE FACE OF EACH SAID FLAP IN JUXTAPOSITION WITH AN END PANEL BEING ADHERED TO THE INNER FACE OF THE END PANEL WITH WHICH THE RESPECTIVE FLAP IS IN JUXTAPOSITION, ONE OF SAID FLAPS HAVING A TAB ATTACHED TO THE DISTAL END THEREOF, SAID TAB EXTENDING INWARDLY INTO THE INTERIOR OF SAID BOTTOM SECTION AND BEING UNATTACHED TO THE COMPONENTS OF THE SAID BOTTOM SECTION OF THE BOX EXCEPT ALONG THE SAID LINE OF ATTACHMENT OF THE TAB TO THE SAID FLAP WITH WHICH IT IS JOINED, SAID TAB BEING READILY DETACHABLE FROM THE SAID FLAP WITH WHICH IT IS ASSOCIATED, SAID TAB IN THE DETACHED FORM SERVING AS A MEANS FOR DETERMINEING SALES OF THE ITEM PACKAGED IN THE CONTAINER AND AS A REORDER TAB THAT INDICATES WHEN TRANSMITTED TO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE ITEM PACKAGED IN THE CONTAINER A DESIRE THAT THE MANUFACTURER FURNISH A REPLACEMENT ITEM FOR THE ONE WHICH HAS BEEN SOLD.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
286 words
A CONTAINER THAT INCLUDES AN OPEN-TOP RECTANGULARSHAPED BOTTOM SECTION, SAID BOTTOM SECTION OF SAID CONTAINER COMPRISING A RECTANGULAR-SHAPED BOTTOM PANEL, TWO OPPOSED VERTICAL END PANELS DISPOSED AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE RECTANGULAR-SHAPED BOTTOM PANEL AND ATTACHED ALONG THEIR BOTTOM EDGES TO THE END EDGES OF THE RECTANGULAR-SHAPED BOTTOM PANEL, AND TWO OPPOSED VERTICAL SIDE PANELS DISPOSED AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE RECTANGULAR-SHAPED BOTTOM PANEL AND ATTACHED ALONG THEIR BOTTOM EDGES TO THE RESPECTIVE SIDE EDGES OF THE RECTANGULAR-SHAPED BOTTOM PANEL, EACH SAID SIDE PANEL HAVIN A FLAP ATTACHED ALONG EACH OF ITS VERTICAL SIDE EDGES, EACH SAID FLAP BEING FOLDED INWARDLY ALONG THE LINE OF DEMARCATION BETWEEN THE FLAP AND THE SIDE PANEL TO WHICH IT IS ATTACHED AND BEING IN JUXTAPOSITION WITH AN END PANEL OF SAID BOTTOM SECTION, THE FACE OF EACH SAID FLAP IN JUXTAPOSITION WITH AN END PANEL BEING ADHERED TO THE INNER FACE OF THE END PANEL WITH WHICH THE RESPECTIVE FLAP IS IN JUXTAPOSITION, ONE OF SAID FLAPS HAVING A TAB ATTACHED TO THE DISTAL END THEREOF, SAID TAB EXTENDING INWARDLY INTO THE INTERIOR OF SAID BOTTOM SECTION AND BEING UNATTACHED TO THE COMPONENTS OF THE SAID BOTTOM SECTION OF THE BOX EXCEPT ALONG THE SAID LINE OF ATTACHMENT OF THE TAB TO THE SAID FLAP WITH WHICH IT IS JOINED, SAID TAB BEING READILY DETACHABLE FROM THE SAID FLAP WITH WHICH IT IS ASSOCIATED, SAID TAB IN THE DETACHED FORM SERVING AS A MEANS FOR DETERMINEING SALES OF THE ITEM PACKAGED IN THE CONTAINER AND AS A REORDER TAB THAT INDICATES WHEN TRANSMITTED TO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE ITEM PACKAGED IN THE CONTAINER A DESIRE THAT THE MANUFACTURER FURNISH A REPLACEMENT ITEM FOR THE ONE WHICH HAS BEEN SOLD.
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