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US3288346A
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Food container
Assignee: Diamond International Corp
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Filing: 1964-08-21
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Granted: 1966-11-29
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Expires: 1984-08-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William S Peppler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 13:56
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/24; B65D81/26; B65D81/261; B65D81/262; B65D1/00; B65D1/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
A CONTAINER FOR THE STORAGE OF FOOD MATERIALS, CAPABLE OF EXUDING LIQUID, COMPRISING: A PAPER-PRODUCT TRAY HAVING AN INNER SURFACE COMPRISING A BOTTOM WALL AND FOUR UPSTANDING SIDE WALLS, SAID BOTTOM WALL BEING CAPABLE OF RETAINING LIQUID; A LIQUID IMPERVIOUS, CONTINUOUS, NON-PERFORATED LINER OVERLYING SAID BOTTOM WALL AND TWO FIRST OPPOSING UPSTANDING SIDE WALLS, SAID LINER TERMINATING AT ITS TWO SIDE EDGES ADJACENT TWO SECOND OPPOSING UPSTANDING SIDE WALLS SO THAT SAID LINER IS NO WIDER THAN THE WIDTH OF SAID BOTTOM WALL; MEANS BOTH TO DEFINE A SPACE BETWEEN SAID BOTTOM WALL AND LINER TO TRAP EXUDED LIQUID THEREBETWEEN AND TO ADHERE SAID LINER TO SAID INNER SURFACE OF SAID TRAY, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A DISCONTINUOUS PATTERN OF ADHESIVE BETWEEN SAID LINER AND SAID SURFACE, SAID SPACE BEING ADJACENT SAID ADHESIVE BETWEEN SAID BOTTOM WALL AND SAID LINER; AND MEANS TO PERMIT ENTRY OF LIQUID TO SAID SPACE BETWEEN SAID LINER AND SAID BOTTOM WALL COMPRISING AN OPENING BETWEEN EACH OF SAID SIDE EDGES OF SAID LINER AND EACH OF SAID TWO SECOND OPPOSING UPSTANDING SIDE WALLS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
178 words
A CONTAINER FOR THE STORAGE OF FOOD MATERIALS, CAPABLE OF EXUDING LIQUID, COMPRISING: A PAPER-PRODUCT TRAY HAVING AN INNER SURFACE COMPRISING A BOTTOM WALL AND FOUR UPSTANDING SIDE WALLS, SAID BOTTOM WALL BEING CAPABLE OF RETAINING LIQUID; A LIQUID IMPERVIOUS, CONTINUOUS, NON-PERFORATED LINER OVERLYING SAID BOTTOM WALL AND TWO FIRST OPPOSING UPSTANDING SIDE WALLS, SAID LINER TERMINATING AT ITS TWO SIDE EDGES ADJACENT TWO SECOND OPPOSING UPSTANDING SIDE WALLS SO THAT SAID LINER IS NO WIDER THAN THE WIDTH OF SAID BOTTOM WALL; MEANS BOTH TO DEFINE A SPACE BETWEEN SAID BOTTOM WALL AND LINER TO TRAP EXUDED LIQUID THEREBETWEEN AND TO ADHERE SAID LINER TO SAID INNER SURFACE OF SAID TRAY, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A DISCONTINUOUS PATTERN OF ADHESIVE BETWEEN SAID LINER AND SAID SURFACE, SAID SPACE BEING ADJACENT SAID ADHESIVE BETWEEN SAID BOTTOM WALL AND SAID LINER; AND MEANS TO PERMIT ENTRY OF LIQUID TO SAID SPACE BETWEEN SAID LINER AND SAID BOTTOM WALL COMPRISING AN OPENING BETWEEN EACH OF SAID SIDE EDGES OF SAID LINER AND EACH OF SAID TWO SECOND OPPOSING UPSTANDING SIDE WALLS.
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