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Partitioned paperboard box means

Assignee: Piedmont Carton Co
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Filing: 1965-03-30
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Granted: 1966-11-08
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Expires: 1985-03-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Hubert V Bolding

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 19:46
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/48; B65D5/48002; B65D5/48004; B65D5/48008

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 529 words
BOX MEANS FOR FORMING AN ERECTED PAPERBOARD BOX COMPRISING A SOMEWHAT RECTANGULAR FLAT BLANK OF PAPERBOARD OF SIMILAR MATERIAL; SAID BLANK BEING IN FOUR SECTIONS INCLUDING A FIRST; SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH SECAND WITH EACH SECTION INCLUDING A SIDE PORTION, A BOTTOM PORTION AND A TOP PORTION; FOLD LINES EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY AND DEMARCATING SAID BLANK INTO SAID FOUR SECTIONS, A FIRST SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS FOLD LINE EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY THE LENGTH OF SAID BLANK, A SECOND SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS FOLD LINE PARALLEL WITH SAID SPACED FROM SAID FIRST FOLD LINE AND EXTEDNING LONGITUDINALLY THE LENGTH OF SAID BLANK, SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND FOLD LINE SUBSTANTAILLY INTERSECTING SAID TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING FOLD LINES OF SAID BLANK AT RIGHT ANGLES AND DEMARCATING SIDE PORTIONS FOR EACH OF SAID FOUR SECTIONS, MARGINAL EDGES RESPECTIVELY OF SAID BOTTOM PORTION OF EACH OF SAID SECTIONS EXTENDING RESPECTIVELY FROM SAID FIRST FOLD LINE AND DEFINING SUBSTANTIALLY OPPOSING EDGES OF SAID BOTTOM PORTION OF EACH OF SAID SECTIONS, EACH AND BOTTOM PORTION BEING INDEPEENDENTLY FOLDABLE ALONG SAID FIRST FOLD LINE OF SAID BLANK, MARGINAL EDGES RESPECTIVELY OF SAID TOP PORTION OF EACH OF SAID SECTIONS EXTENDING FROM SAID SECOND FOLD LINE AND DEFINING SUBSTANTIALLY OPPOSING EDGES OF SAID TOP PORTION OF EACH OF SAID SECTIONS, EACH SAID TOP PORTION BEING INDEPENDENTLY FOLDABLE ALONG SAID SECOND FOLD LINE OF SAID BLANK, A BOTTOM PARTITION PORTION INCLUDED IN SAID BOTTOM PORTION BEING JOINED TO A RESPECTIVE BOTTOM PORTION ALONG A FOLD LINE EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID FIRST FOLD LINE OF SAID BLANK; FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TOP PARTITION PORTIONS INCLUDED IN AND JOINED RESPECTIVELY TO SAID TOP PORTIONS OF SAID FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD SECTIONS ALONG RESPECTIVE FOLD LINES EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID SECOND FOLD LINE OF SAID BLANK; A HANDLE PORTION OF TWO ALIKE AND JOINED U-SHAPED HALF PORTIONS INCLUDING AN INNER HALF PORTION AND AN OUTER HALF PORTION, SAID HALF PORTION BEING INTEGRALLY JOINED ALONG A MEDIANLY DISPOSED FOLD LINE WITH THE LEG PORTIONS OF THE RESEPCTIVE HALF PORTIONS EXTENDING OPPOSITELY, SAID INNER HALF PORTION BEING INTEGRALLY JOINED ALONG A FOLD LINE AT THE RESPECTIVE BASE OF EACH LEG OF SAID INNER HALF PORTION TO SAID TOP PORTION OF SAID FOURTH SECTION, A FOURTH TOP PARTITION PORTION JOINED AT THE RESPECTIVE BASE OF EACH LEG OF SAID OUTER HALF PORTION OF SAID HANDLE PORTION, SAID FOURTH TOP PARTITION PORTION HAVING OPPOSITELY EXTENDING EAR PORTIONS ALIGNED RESPECTIVELY LONGITUDINALLY WITH SAID BLANK; EACH OF SAID FIRST, SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH TOP PARTITION PORTIONS HAVING A MARGINAL EDGE EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID SECOND FOLD LINE; TWO RECESSES EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID BLANK AND RESPECTIVELY FROM SAID MARGINAL EDGES OF SAID SECOND AND SAID FOURTH TOP PARTITION PORTION, TWO SLOTS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID BLANK AND SUBSTANTIALLY BISECTING RESPECTIVELY SAID FIRST AND SAID THIRD TOP PARTITIONS PORTIONS WITH EACH OF SAID SLOTS HAVING A TERMINUS SPACED A SHORT DISTANCE FROM SAID SECOND FOLD LINE OF SAID BLANK, TWO NARROW SLITS EXTENDING OBLIQUELY OF SAID BLANK AND INTERSECTING RESPECTIVELY THE TERMINUS OF EACH SLOT OF SAID FIRST AND SAID THIRD TOP PARTITION PORTIONS, AND MEANS FOR BINDING SAID FIRST AND SAID FOURTH SIDE PORTIONS TOGETHER IN RIGHT-ANGULAR RELATIONSHIP IN FORMING THE ERECTED BOX.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 529 words
BOX MEANS FOR FORMING AN ERECTED PAPERBOARD BOX COMPRISING A SOMEWHAT RECTANGULAR FLAT BLANK OF PAPERBOARD OF SIMILAR MATERIAL; SAID BLANK BEING IN FOUR SECTIONS INCLUDING A FIRST; SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH SECAND WITH EACH SECTION INCLUDING A SIDE PORTION, A BOTTOM PORTION AND A TOP PORTION; FOLD LINES EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY AND DEMARCATING SAID BLANK INTO SAID FOUR SECTIONS, A FIRST SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS FOLD LINE EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY THE LENGTH OF SAID BLANK, A SECOND SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS FOLD LINE PARALLEL WITH SAID SPACED FROM SAID FIRST FOLD LINE AND EXTEDNING LONGITUDINALLY THE LENGTH OF SAID BLANK, SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND FOLD LINE SUBSTANTAILLY INTERSECTING SAID TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING FOLD LINES OF SAID BLANK AT RIGHT ANGLES AND DEMARCATING SIDE PORTIONS FOR EACH OF SAID FOUR SECTIONS, MARGINAL EDGES RESPECTIVELY OF SAID BOTTOM PORTION OF EACH OF SAID SECTIONS EXTENDING RESPECTIVELY FROM SAID FIRST FOLD LINE AND DEFINING SUBSTANTIALLY OPPOSING EDGES OF SAID BOTTOM PORTION OF EACH OF SAID SECTIONS, EACH AND BOTTOM PORTION BEING INDEPEENDENTLY FOLDABLE ALONG SAID FIRST FOLD LINE OF SAID BLANK, MARGINAL EDGES RESPECTIVELY OF SAID TOP PORTION OF EACH OF SAID SECTIONS EXTENDING FROM SAID SECOND FOLD LINE AND DEFINING SUBSTANTIALLY OPPOSING EDGES OF SAID TOP PORTION OF EACH OF SAID SECTIONS, EACH SAID TOP PORTION BEING INDEPENDENTLY FOLDABLE ALONG SAID SECOND FOLD LINE OF SAID BLANK, A BOTTOM PARTITION PORTION INCLUDED IN SAID BOTTOM PORTION BEING JOINED TO A RESPECTIVE BOTTOM PORTION ALONG A FOLD LINE EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID FIRST FOLD LINE OF SAID BLANK; FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TOP PARTITION PORTIONS INCLUDED IN AND JOINED RESPECTIVELY TO SAID TOP PORTIONS OF SAID FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD SECTIONS ALONG RESPECTIVE FOLD LINES EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID SECOND FOLD LINE OF SAID BLANK; A HANDLE PORTION OF TWO ALIKE AND JOINED U-SHAPED HALF PORTIONS INCLUDING AN INNER HALF PORTION AND AN OUTER HALF PORTION, SAID HALF PORTION BEING INTEGRALLY JOINED ALONG A MEDIANLY DISPOSED FOLD LINE WITH THE LEG PORTIONS OF THE RESEPCTIVE HALF PORTIONS EXTENDING OPPOSITELY, SAID INNER HALF PORTION BEING INTEGRALLY JOINED ALONG A FOLD LINE AT THE RESPECTIVE BASE OF EACH LEG OF SAID INNER HALF PORTION TO SAID TOP PORTION OF SAID FOURTH SECTION, A FOURTH TOP PARTITION PORTION JOINED AT THE RESPECTIVE BASE OF EACH LEG OF SAID OUTER HALF PORTION OF SAID HANDLE PORTION, SAID FOURTH TOP PARTITION PORTION HAVING OPPOSITELY EXTENDING EAR PORTIONS ALIGNED RESPECTIVELY LONGITUDINALLY WITH SAID BLANK; EACH OF SAID FIRST, SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH TOP PARTITION PORTIONS HAVING A MARGINAL EDGE EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID SECOND FOLD LINE; TWO RECESSES EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID BLANK AND RESPECTIVELY FROM SAID MARGINAL EDGES OF SAID SECOND AND SAID FOURTH TOP PARTITION PORTION, TWO SLOTS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID BLANK AND SUBSTANTIALLY BISECTING RESPECTIVELY SAID FIRST AND SAID THIRD TOP PARTITIONS PORTIONS WITH EACH OF SAID SLOTS HAVING A TERMINUS SPACED A SHORT DISTANCE FROM SAID SECOND FOLD LINE OF SAID BLANK, TWO NARROW SLITS EXTENDING OBLIQUELY OF SAID BLANK AND INTERSECTING RESPECTIVELY THE TERMINUS OF EACH SLOT OF SAID FIRST AND SAID THIRD TOP PARTITION PORTIONS, AND MEANS FOR BINDING SAID FIRST AND SAID FOURTH SIDE PORTIONS TOGETHER IN RIGHT-ANGULAR RELATIONSHIP IN FORMING THE ERECTED BOX.

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