Patent US3288319A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
← Back to Patent Explorer
US3288319A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Collapsible container

Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1964-08-20
•
Granted: 1966-11-29
•
Expires: 1984-08-20
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Edward P Cahill

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 22:41
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D7/00; B65D7/12; B65D7/24

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 238 words
A KNOCKDOWN CONTAINER FORMED OF A PLURALITY OF PANELS, SAID CONTAINER INCLUDING: (A) A HORIZONTAL RECTANGULAR BOTTOM PANEL; (B) A PAIR OF VERTICAL END WALL PANELS, SAID END WALL PANELS EACH HAVING A STRAIGHT LOWEREMOST EDGE AND TWO VERTICAL EDGES PERPENDICULAR THERETO, EACH OF THE SAID END WALL PANELS ALSO HAVING A NON-LINEAR TOP EDGE; (C) A VERTICAL BACK WALL PANEL PERPENDICULAR TO THE SAID END WALL PANELS AND TO SAID BOTTOM PANEL; (D) A VERTICAL FRONT WALL PANEL PERPENDICULAR TO SAID END WALL PANELS AND TO SAID BOTTOM PANEL; (E) A PLURALITY OF TOP PANELS BRIDGING THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID END WALL PANELS AND BETWEEN SAID BACK WALL PANEL AND SAID FRONT WALL PANEL; (F) INTERLOCKING MALE AND FEMALE COUPLING MEMBERS ATTACHED TO ABUTTING EDGES OF THE SAID WALL PANELS AND TOP PANELS AND ALONG TWO OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID BOTTOM PANEL, THE TWO REMAINING OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID BOTTOM PANEL BEING FREE OF SAID INTERLOCKING MEMBERS WHEREBY TO PERMIT THE SAID PANELS TO BE SECURED TOGETHER; AND (G) SUPPORTING MEANS FOR THE BOTTOM PANEL, SAID SUPPORTING MEANS COMPRISING BLOCKS SPACED ALONG THE EDGES OF SAID BOTTOM PANEL TO PROVIDE SHOULDERS FOR SUPPORTING SAID WALL PANELS, SAID LAST NAMED WALL PANELS RESTING DIRECTLY UPON THE SAID BLOCKS AND OBSCURING EDGES OF THE SAID BOTTOM PANEL, SAID LAST NAMED WALL PANELS BEING POSITIONED ADJACENT THE ENDS OF SAID BOTTOM PANEL WHICH ARE FREE OF SAID INTERLOCKING COUPLING MEMBERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 238 words
A KNOCKDOWN CONTAINER FORMED OF A PLURALITY OF PANELS, SAID CONTAINER INCLUDING: (A) A HORIZONTAL RECTANGULAR BOTTOM PANEL; (B) A PAIR OF VERTICAL END WALL PANELS, SAID END WALL PANELS EACH HAVING A STRAIGHT LOWEREMOST EDGE AND TWO VERTICAL EDGES PERPENDICULAR THERETO, EACH OF THE SAID END WALL PANELS ALSO HAVING A NON-LINEAR TOP EDGE; (C) A VERTICAL BACK WALL PANEL PERPENDICULAR TO THE SAID END WALL PANELS AND TO SAID BOTTOM PANEL; (D) A VERTICAL FRONT WALL PANEL PERPENDICULAR TO SAID END WALL PANELS AND TO SAID BOTTOM PANEL; (E) A PLURALITY OF TOP PANELS BRIDGING THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID END WALL PANELS AND BETWEEN SAID BACK WALL PANEL AND SAID FRONT WALL PANEL; (F) INTERLOCKING MALE AND FEMALE COUPLING MEMBERS ATTACHED TO ABUTTING EDGES OF THE SAID WALL PANELS AND TOP PANELS AND ALONG TWO OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID BOTTOM PANEL, THE TWO REMAINING OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID BOTTOM PANEL BEING FREE OF SAID INTERLOCKING MEMBERS WHEREBY TO PERMIT THE SAID PANELS TO BE SECURED TOGETHER; AND (G) SUPPORTING MEANS FOR THE BOTTOM PANEL, SAID SUPPORTING MEANS COMPRISING BLOCKS SPACED ALONG THE EDGES OF SAID BOTTOM PANEL TO PROVIDE SHOULDERS FOR SUPPORTING SAID WALL PANELS, SAID LAST NAMED WALL PANELS RESTING DIRECTLY UPON THE SAID BLOCKS AND OBSCURING EDGES OF THE SAID BOTTOM PANEL, SAID LAST NAMED WALL PANELS BEING POSITIONED ADJACENT THE ENDS OF SAID BOTTOM PANEL WHICH ARE FREE OF SAID INTERLOCKING COUPLING MEMBERS.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US846881A Cited
US910792A Cited
US1076116A Cited
US1257571A Cited
US1403233A Cited
US2378267A Cited
US2388297A Cited
US2442459A Cited
US2960249A Cited
US2986245A Cited
US3079025A Cited
US3150903A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-11-28 1970-05-30 1970-11-29 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-11-28 1974-05-30 1974-11-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-11-28 1978-05-30 1978-11-29 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag