US3265280A
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Doughnut package
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-04-14
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Granted: 1966-08-09
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Expires: 1984-04-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert L Butzko
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 23:02
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D85/00; B65D85/30; B65D85/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
231 words
A DOUGHNUT PACKAGE FOR A PLURALITY OF DOUGHNUTS, EACH COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTION RING-SHAPED BODY HAVING A HOLE DEFINED BY THE CONVEX INNER WALL OF SAID BODY; SAID PACKAGE COMPRISING A PAIR OF COMPLEMENTARY MATCHING RECEPTACLE PARTS FORMED FROM THIN PLASTIC SHEET MATERIAL MOLDED TO SHAPE, EACH SAID PART COMPRISING A BASE WALL OF GENERALLY RECTANGULAR FORM, A SIDE WALL JOINED AT ONE EDGE TO THE PERIPHERY OF SAID BASE WALL ALONG ITS FOUR SIDES, AND A LATERAL FLANGE EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE OTHER EDGE OF SAID SIDE WALL ALONG ITS FOUR SIDES, SAID BASE WALL HAVING A PLURALITY OF SPACED POCKETS AT ITS INNER SIDE EACH OF CIRCULAR OUTLINE DEFINED BY A PLANAR BASE WALL PORTION PARALLEL TO AND OUTWARDLY OFFSET FROM SAID BASE WALL AND A CONTINUOUS CIRCULAR PERIPHERAL WALL PORTION ENTIRELY SEPARATED FROM SAID SIDE WALL AND THE PERIPHERAL WALL OF EACH ADJACENT POCKET ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A DOUGHNUT WITH ITS OUTER PERIPHERY ENTIRELY OUT OF CONTACT WITH SAID SIDE WALLS AND WITH THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF ADJACENT DOUGHNUTS, AND A CONICAL PROJECTION CENTRALLY OF EACH OF SAID POCKETS EXTENDING WITHIN SAID RECEPTACLE PART IN CONVERGENT RELATION AWAY FROM SAID BASE WALL PORTION AND TERMINATING IN A PLANE INTERMEDIATE SAID BASE WALL PART AND THE PLANE OF SAID LATERAL FLANGE, SAID PROJECTION HAVING A DIAMETER AT ITS BASE SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER AND A DIAMETER AT ITS PEAK SUB-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
231 words
A DOUGHNUT PACKAGE FOR A PLURALITY OF DOUGHNUTS, EACH COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTION RING-SHAPED BODY HAVING A HOLE DEFINED BY THE CONVEX INNER WALL OF SAID BODY; SAID PACKAGE COMPRISING A PAIR OF COMPLEMENTARY MATCHING RECEPTACLE PARTS FORMED FROM THIN PLASTIC SHEET MATERIAL MOLDED TO SHAPE, EACH SAID PART COMPRISING A BASE WALL OF GENERALLY RECTANGULAR FORM, A SIDE WALL JOINED AT ONE EDGE TO THE PERIPHERY OF SAID BASE WALL ALONG ITS FOUR SIDES, AND A LATERAL FLANGE EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE OTHER EDGE OF SAID SIDE WALL ALONG ITS FOUR SIDES, SAID BASE WALL HAVING A PLURALITY OF SPACED POCKETS AT ITS INNER SIDE EACH OF CIRCULAR OUTLINE DEFINED BY A PLANAR BASE WALL PORTION PARALLEL TO AND OUTWARDLY OFFSET FROM SAID BASE WALL AND A CONTINUOUS CIRCULAR PERIPHERAL WALL PORTION ENTIRELY SEPARATED FROM SAID SIDE WALL AND THE PERIPHERAL WALL OF EACH ADJACENT POCKET ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A DOUGHNUT WITH ITS OUTER PERIPHERY ENTIRELY OUT OF CONTACT WITH SAID SIDE WALLS AND WITH THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF ADJACENT DOUGHNUTS, AND A CONICAL PROJECTION CENTRALLY OF EACH OF SAID POCKETS EXTENDING WITHIN SAID RECEPTACLE PART IN CONVERGENT RELATION AWAY FROM SAID BASE WALL PORTION AND TERMINATING IN A PLANE INTERMEDIATE SAID BASE WALL PART AND THE PLANE OF SAID LATERAL FLANGE, SAID PROJECTION HAVING A DIAMETER AT ITS BASE SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER AND A DIAMETER AT ITS PEAK SUB-
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-08-08 | 1970-02-07 | 1970-08-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-08-08 | 1974-02-07 | 1974-08-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-08-08 | 1978-02-07 | 1978-08-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |