US3270877A
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Package for columnar articles
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-06-18
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Granted: 1966-09-06
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Expires: 1985-06-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Hanns E Hecker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:14
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/02; B65D81/05; B65D81/127; B65D81/133; B65D85/00; B65D85/07; B65D85/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
AN ARTICLE PACKAGE OF MODULAR COMPARTMENTED DESIGN FOR SUPPORTING A PLURALITY OF GENERALLY SIMILARLYSHAPED COLUMNAR ARTICLE INDIVIDUALLY IN SEPARATED COMPARTMENTS AGAINST LATERAL AND AXIAL SHIFTING THEREIN, WHICH COMPRISES (A) A GENERALLY FLAT BACKING STRIP OF FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL; (B) AN UNDULATED STRIP SECURED AT SPACED INTERVALS TO SAID BACKING STRIP TO PROVIDE A PLURALITY OF ARTICLERECEIVING COMPARTMENTS FORMED BY A REPETITIVE SERIES TO PEAKS AND TROUGHS RUNNING TRANSVERSELY OF THE EXTENT OF SAID BACKING STRIP, (1) SAID TROUGH BEING WIDER THAN SAID PEAKS BUT NARROWER THAN THE DIAMETER OF THE COLUMNAR ARTICLES TO BE RECEIVED THEREIN, AND (2) THE SIDEWALLS OF SAID TROUGHS BEING SLITTED TRANSVERSELY AT SPACED INTERVALS ALONG THEIR EXTENT TO FORM SLING PORTIONS WHICH ARE PERIPHERALLY CONTINUOUS WITH THE TROUGH WALLS, SAID SLING PORTIONS CORRESPONDING LENGTHWISE OF SAID TROUGHS TO THE AXIAL LENGTH OF THE BODIES OF THE COLUMNAR ARTICLES TO BE RETAINED THEREIN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
AN ARTICLE PACKAGE OF MODULAR COMPARTMENTED DESIGN FOR SUPPORTING A PLURALITY OF GENERALLY SIMILARLYSHAPED COLUMNAR ARTICLE INDIVIDUALLY IN SEPARATED COMPARTMENTS AGAINST LATERAL AND AXIAL SHIFTING THEREIN, WHICH COMPRISES (A) A GENERALLY FLAT BACKING STRIP OF FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL; (B) AN UNDULATED STRIP SECURED AT SPACED INTERVALS TO SAID BACKING STRIP TO PROVIDE A PLURALITY OF ARTICLERECEIVING COMPARTMENTS FORMED BY A REPETITIVE SERIES TO PEAKS AND TROUGHS RUNNING TRANSVERSELY OF THE EXTENT OF SAID BACKING STRIP, (1) SAID TROUGH BEING WIDER THAN SAID PEAKS BUT NARROWER THAN THE DIAMETER OF THE COLUMNAR ARTICLES TO BE RECEIVED THEREIN, AND (2) THE SIDEWALLS OF SAID TROUGHS BEING SLITTED TRANSVERSELY AT SPACED INTERVALS ALONG THEIR EXTENT TO FORM SLING PORTIONS WHICH ARE PERIPHERALLY CONTINUOUS WITH THE TROUGH WALLS, SAID SLING PORTIONS CORRESPONDING LENGTHWISE OF SAID TROUGHS TO THE AXIAL LENGTH OF THE BODIES OF THE COLUMNAR ARTICLES TO BE RETAINED THEREIN.
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