US3279648A
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Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1964-09-30
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Granted: 1966-10-18
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Expires: 1984-09-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Worthington Jack
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 20:52
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D71/00; B65D71/0003; B65D71/0029; B65D71/0033; B65D71/0037; B65D71/004; B65D2571/00; B65D2571/00123; B65D2571/00129; B65D2571/00135; B65D2571/00154; B65D2571/00246; B65D2571/00253; B65D2571/0029; B65D2571/00296; B65D2571/00432; B65D2571/00456; B65D2571/00475; B65D2571/00648; B65D2571/00697; B65D2571/00709; B65D2571/00716
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A ONE-PIECE, FOLDABLE, PLASTIC ARTICLE CARRIER FORMED FROM A RELATIVELY THIN SINGLE PLASTIC SHEET OF SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM THICKNESS, COMPRISING A BASE DEFINED BY PARALLEL FOLD LINES AND HAVING AT LEAST ONE ARTICLE RECEIVING DEPRESSION THEREIN OF A CONFIGURATION ADAPTED TO ACCEPT IN THE INTERIOR THEREOF IN NESTING FASHION A SEPARATE LIKE FORMED DEPRESSION OF ANOTHER CARRIER, TWO UPSTANDING SIDES INTEGRAL WITH OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID BASE, TWO UPSTANDING AND CONVERGING SIDES EACH INTEGRAL WITH ONE OF SAID UPSTANDING SIDES, MEANS FOR TEMPORARILY LOCKING SAID UPSTANDING AND CONVERGING SIDES TOGETHER, SAID UPSTANDING AND CONVERGING SIDES HAVING THEREIN AT LEAST ONE APERTURE IN REGISTRATION WITH AT LEAST ONE OF SAID DEPRESSIONS, TWO UPSTANDING SIDES INTEGRALL WITH SAID UPSTANDING AND CONVERGING SIDES, EACH UPSTANDIND SIDE HAVING NONFLANGED HAND APERTURES IN REGISTRATION WITH ONE ANOTHER, SAID CARRIER BEING CAPABLE OF BEING UNLOCKED, OPENED UP AND HAVING ANOTHER OPENED CARRIER NESTED THEREIN SO THAT THE TWO CARRIERS IN NESTING POSITION TAKE UP NO MORE VERTICAL HEIGHT THAN THE THICKNESS OF THE SIDES OF EACH CARRIER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
A ONE-PIECE, FOLDABLE, PLASTIC ARTICLE CARRIER FORMED FROM A RELATIVELY THIN SINGLE PLASTIC SHEET OF SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM THICKNESS, COMPRISING A BASE DEFINED BY PARALLEL FOLD LINES AND HAVING AT LEAST ONE ARTICLE RECEIVING DEPRESSION THEREIN OF A CONFIGURATION ADAPTED TO ACCEPT IN THE INTERIOR THEREOF IN NESTING FASHION A SEPARATE LIKE FORMED DEPRESSION OF ANOTHER CARRIER, TWO UPSTANDING SIDES INTEGRAL WITH OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID BASE, TWO UPSTANDING AND CONVERGING SIDES EACH INTEGRAL WITH ONE OF SAID UPSTANDING SIDES, MEANS FOR TEMPORARILY LOCKING SAID UPSTANDING AND CONVERGING SIDES TOGETHER, SAID UPSTANDING AND CONVERGING SIDES HAVING THEREIN AT LEAST ONE APERTURE IN REGISTRATION WITH AT LEAST ONE OF SAID DEPRESSIONS, TWO UPSTANDING SIDES INTEGRALL WITH SAID UPSTANDING AND CONVERGING SIDES, EACH UPSTANDIND SIDE HAVING NONFLANGED HAND APERTURES IN REGISTRATION WITH ONE ANOTHER, SAID CARRIER BEING CAPABLE OF BEING UNLOCKED, OPENED UP AND HAVING ANOTHER OPENED CARRIER NESTED THEREIN SO THAT THE TWO CARRIERS IN NESTING POSITION TAKE UP NO MORE VERTICAL HEIGHT THAN THE THICKNESS OF THE SIDES OF EACH CARRIER.
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