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US3270913A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Nestable and stackable container

Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1964-10-05
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Granted: 1966-09-06
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Expires: 1984-10-05
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Orville J Bridenstine
  • 👤 William A Keene

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 21:06
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D21/00; B65D21/02; B65D21/04; B65D21/043; B65D21/045; B65D21/046

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 197 words
A CONTAINER ADAPTED TO BE NESTED AND STACKED VERTICALLY WITH A CONTAINER OF IDENTICAL SHAPE, COMPRISING: A PAIR OF OPPOSED FIRST WALLS SLOPING INWARDLY TOWARD EACH OTHER FROM TOP TO BOTTOM; PAIR OF OPPOSED TRANSVERSE SECOND WALLS SLOPING INWARDLY TOWARD EACH OTHER FROM TOP TO BOTTOM; A BOTTOM WALL CONNECTED TO THE LOWER EDGES OF SAID FIRST WALLS AND SAID SECOND WALLS TO PROVIDE AN OPEN TOP STRUCTURE; AN INWARDLY AND HORIZONTAL EXTENDING HANDLE PROTUBERANCE DISPOSED IN EACH WALL OF AT LEAST ONE SAID PAIR OF OPPOSED WALLS AND OPPOSITE EACH OTHER, EACH AND PROTUBERANCE TERMINATING IN AN UPPER OUTWARDLY EXTENDING SURFACE AT A LEVEL INTERMEDIATE THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE WALL IN WHICH IT IS DISPOSED; AND A PAIR OF HORIZONTALLY SPACED APART SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL AND INWARDLY EXTENDING FLUTES DISPOSED IN EACH OF SAID WALLS HAVING A HANDLE PROTUBERANCE DISPOSED THEREIN, WITH ONE FLUTE AT EACH OPPOSITE END OF SAID HANDLE PROTUBERANCE THEREIN, THE LOWER PORTION OF EACH SAID FLUTE BEING FORMED INTEGRAL WITH THE ADJACENT END OF SAID HANDLE PROTUBERANCE THEREIN, AND EACH FLUTE OF ONE OF SAID PAIR OF FLUTES BEING WIDER HORIZONTALLY THAN EACH FLUTE OF THE OTHER SAID PAIR OF FLUTES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 197 words
A CONTAINER ADAPTED TO BE NESTED AND STACKED VERTICALLY WITH A CONTAINER OF IDENTICAL SHAPE, COMPRISING: A PAIR OF OPPOSED FIRST WALLS SLOPING INWARDLY TOWARD EACH OTHER FROM TOP TO BOTTOM; PAIR OF OPPOSED TRANSVERSE SECOND WALLS SLOPING INWARDLY TOWARD EACH OTHER FROM TOP TO BOTTOM; A BOTTOM WALL CONNECTED TO THE LOWER EDGES OF SAID FIRST WALLS AND SAID SECOND WALLS TO PROVIDE AN OPEN TOP STRUCTURE; AN INWARDLY AND HORIZONTAL EXTENDING HANDLE PROTUBERANCE DISPOSED IN EACH WALL OF AT LEAST ONE SAID PAIR OF OPPOSED WALLS AND OPPOSITE EACH OTHER, EACH AND PROTUBERANCE TERMINATING IN AN UPPER OUTWARDLY EXTENDING SURFACE AT A LEVEL INTERMEDIATE THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE WALL IN WHICH IT IS DISPOSED; AND A PAIR OF HORIZONTALLY SPACED APART SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL AND INWARDLY EXTENDING FLUTES DISPOSED IN EACH OF SAID WALLS HAVING A HANDLE PROTUBERANCE DISPOSED THEREIN, WITH ONE FLUTE AT EACH OPPOSITE END OF SAID HANDLE PROTUBERANCE THEREIN, THE LOWER PORTION OF EACH SAID FLUTE BEING FORMED INTEGRAL WITH THE ADJACENT END OF SAID HANDLE PROTUBERANCE THEREIN, AND EACH FLUTE OF ONE OF SAID PAIR OF FLUTES BEING WIDER HORIZONTALLY THAN EACH FLUTE OF THE OTHER SAID PAIR OF FLUTES.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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