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Disposable foam plastic cup dispenser

Assignee: Continental Can Co Inc
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Filing: 1964-04-15
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Granted: 1966-07-19
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Expires: 1984-04-15
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Thomas P Mcglynn

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 21:47
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F1/00; A47F1/04; A47F1/08; A47F1/085

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 139 words
A DISPOSABLE CUP DISPENSER COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL GENERAL SEMI-CYLINDRICAL BODY PORTIONS, SAID BODY PORTIONS BEING FORMED FROM A SINGLE INTEGRAL SHEET OF MOLDED PLASTIC MATERIAL, A LONGITUDINAL HOLD LINE JOINING SAID BODY PORTIONS, EACH OF SAID BODY PORTIONS INCLUDING UPPER AND LOWER END PORTIONS, SAID UPPER END PORTION OF EACH BODY PORTION DEFINING A PARTIAL CLOSURE, EACH PARTIAL CLOSURE BEING DEFINED BY A SINGLE-THICKNESS WALL, EACH PARTIAL CLOSURE HAVING A GENERALLY TRANSVERSE EDGE PORTION, EACH BODY PORTION HAVING A GENERALLY LONGITUDINAL EDGE PORTION, SAID GENERALLY SEMI-CYLINDRICAL BODY PORTIONS BEING FOLDED INTO OPPOSED FACE-TO-FACE RELATIONSHIP ABOUT SAID LONGITUDINAL FOLD LINE WITH THE TRANSVERSE AND LONGITUDINAL EDGE PORTIONS BEING IN INTIMATE CONTACT TO DEFINE A CUP-RECEIVING CHAMBER, MEANS SECURING SAID EDGE PORTIONS TOGETHER, AND MEANS AT SAID LOWER END PORTIONS FOR RELEASABLY RETAINING CUPS IN SAID CUP-RETAINING CHAMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 139 words
A DISPOSABLE CUP DISPENSER COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL GENERAL SEMI-CYLINDRICAL BODY PORTIONS, SAID BODY PORTIONS BEING FORMED FROM A SINGLE INTEGRAL SHEET OF MOLDED PLASTIC MATERIAL, A LONGITUDINAL HOLD LINE JOINING SAID BODY PORTIONS, EACH OF SAID BODY PORTIONS INCLUDING UPPER AND LOWER END PORTIONS, SAID UPPER END PORTION OF EACH BODY PORTION DEFINING A PARTIAL CLOSURE, EACH PARTIAL CLOSURE BEING DEFINED BY A SINGLE-THICKNESS WALL, EACH PARTIAL CLOSURE HAVING A GENERALLY TRANSVERSE EDGE PORTION, EACH BODY PORTION HAVING A GENERALLY LONGITUDINAL EDGE PORTION, SAID GENERALLY SEMI-CYLINDRICAL BODY PORTIONS BEING FOLDED INTO OPPOSED FACE-TO-FACE RELATIONSHIP ABOUT SAID LONGITUDINAL FOLD LINE WITH THE TRANSVERSE AND LONGITUDINAL EDGE PORTIONS BEING IN INTIMATE CONTACT TO DEFINE A CUP-RECEIVING CHAMBER, MEANS SECURING SAID EDGE PORTIONS TOGETHER, AND MEANS AT SAID LOWER END PORTIONS FOR RELEASABLY RETAINING CUPS IN SAID CUP-RETAINING CHAMBER.

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