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US3260358A
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Shrink wrapped textile shipping package
Assignee: Monsanto Co
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Filing: 1964-01-27
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Granted: 1966-07-12
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Expires: 1984-01-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur L Gottily
- 👤 John L Thomas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 19:06
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/52; B65D75/58; B65D75/5827; B65D75/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
A SHRINK WRAPPED TEXTILE PACKAGE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, (A) AN ELONGATED YARN HOLDER HAVING WINDINGS OF FILAMENTARY MATERIAL THEREABOUT, (B) INDICIA MEANS MOUNTED AT ONE END OF SAID HOLDER, (C) A THERMOPLASTIC SHRINK FILM ENVELOPE, OPEN AT ONE END AND CLOSED AT ITS OPPOSITE END THEREOF, AND BEING OF LARGER DIMENSION THAN SAID HOLDER WOUND WITH FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, (D) AN APERTURE FORMED IN THE CLOSED END OF SAID ENVELOPE, (E) A PLURALITY OF SPACED PERFROATE LINES FORMED IN SAID ENVELOPE, EACH LINE EXTENDING FROM SAID APERTURE SUBSTANTIALLY ALONG THE LENGTH OF SAID ENVELOPE, (F) TAB MEANS FOR PREVENTING SHRINKAGE OF AN ASSOCIATED PORTION OF SAID SHRINK FILM ENVELOPE TO FORM A GRIP, SAID TAB MEANS BEING JOINED TO SAID ENVELOPE ADJACENT SAID APERTURE AND BETWEEN SAID PLURALITY OF PERFORATE LINES THEREOF, (G) SAID ENVELOPE BEING DRAWN OVER SAID HOLDER SO THAT SAID APERTURE SURROUNDS SAID INDICIA MEANS AND THEN BEING SHRUNK TIGHTLY AROUND SAID YARN HOLDER TO TOTALLY ENCAPSULATE ALL BUT SAID ONE END OF SAID HOLDER WITH SAID INDICIA MEANS THEREON.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
A SHRINK WRAPPED TEXTILE PACKAGE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, (A) AN ELONGATED YARN HOLDER HAVING WINDINGS OF FILAMENTARY MATERIAL THEREABOUT, (B) INDICIA MEANS MOUNTED AT ONE END OF SAID HOLDER, (C) A THERMOPLASTIC SHRINK FILM ENVELOPE, OPEN AT ONE END AND CLOSED AT ITS OPPOSITE END THEREOF, AND BEING OF LARGER DIMENSION THAN SAID HOLDER WOUND WITH FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, (D) AN APERTURE FORMED IN THE CLOSED END OF SAID ENVELOPE, (E) A PLURALITY OF SPACED PERFROATE LINES FORMED IN SAID ENVELOPE, EACH LINE EXTENDING FROM SAID APERTURE SUBSTANTIALLY ALONG THE LENGTH OF SAID ENVELOPE, (F) TAB MEANS FOR PREVENTING SHRINKAGE OF AN ASSOCIATED PORTION OF SAID SHRINK FILM ENVELOPE TO FORM A GRIP, SAID TAB MEANS BEING JOINED TO SAID ENVELOPE ADJACENT SAID APERTURE AND BETWEEN SAID PLURALITY OF PERFORATE LINES THEREOF, (G) SAID ENVELOPE BEING DRAWN OVER SAID HOLDER SO THAT SAID APERTURE SURROUNDS SAID INDICIA MEANS AND THEN BEING SHRUNK TIGHTLY AROUND SAID YARN HOLDER TO TOTALLY ENCAPSULATE ALL BUT SAID ONE END OF SAID HOLDER WITH SAID INDICIA MEANS THEREON.
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