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US3291367A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Self-locking-closing carton

Assignee: Hoerner Boxes Inc
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Filing: 1964-06-01
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Granted: 1966-12-13
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Expires: 1984-06-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Eugene H Carter

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 10:47
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/4295; B65D5/20; B65D5/22; B65D5/64; B65D5/66; B65D5/6626; B65D5/665; B65D5/6652

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 273 words
A SELF-LOCKING-CLOSING CARTON INCLUDING A BASE PANEL, END FLAPS EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM EACH SIDE MARGIN OF SAID BASE PANEL AND ADAPTED TO BE FOLDED ALONG THEIR LINES OF JUNCTION WITH THE BASE PANEL INTO PLANES NORMAL TO THE BASE PANEL, SPACER FLAPS EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM ONE END OF EACH OF SAID END FLAPS AND FOLDED TO A PLANE NORMAL TO THE ENDS FLAPS AND TO THE PANEL, OVERLAP FLAPS EXTENDING OUTWARD FROM THE SPACER FLAP AND ADAPTED TO BE FOLDED TO AN OVERLAPPING POSITION WITH RESPECT TO THE SPACER FLAP WITH ONE END OF SAID OVERLAP FLAP SPACED A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE FROM THE JUCTION OF THE SPACER FLAP WITH THE END FLAP, A FRONT PANEL EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE BASE PANEL AND FOLDED TO A PLANE NORMAL TO THE BASE PLANE AND PARALLEL TO THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF THE OVERLAP FLAP, AN OVERLAP PANEL EXTENDING OUTWARD FROM THE FRONT PANEL AND FOLDED BACK TOWARD THE INSIDE SURFACE OF THE FRONT PANEL WITH THE SPACER FLAP AND OVERLAP FLAP FIG-01 POSITIONED BETWEEN THE OVERLAP PANEL AND THE FRONT PANEL, A TOP PANEL CLOSED IN SPACED OVERLYING RELATION TO THE BASE PANEL, SIDE FLAPS EXTENDING OUTWARD FROM EACH SIDE MARGIN OF SAID TOP PANEL AND FOLDED ALONG THEIR LINES OF JUNCTION WITH THE TOP PANEL INTO PLANES NORMAL TO THE TOP PANEL, LOCK FLAPS EXTENDING OUTWARD FROM ONE END OF EACH OF SAID SIDE FLAPS AND FOLDED TO A PLANE NORMAL TO THE PLANE OF THE SIDE FLAP, WHEREBY ON FOLDING SAID SIDE FLAPS DOWNWARD TO THE NORMAL PLANE, SAID LOCK FLAPS WILL BE INSERTED INTO THE GAP BETWEEN THE FRONT PANEL AND OVERLAP PANEL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 273 words
A SELF-LOCKING-CLOSING CARTON INCLUDING A BASE PANEL, END FLAPS EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM EACH SIDE MARGIN OF SAID BASE PANEL AND ADAPTED TO BE FOLDED ALONG THEIR LINES OF JUNCTION WITH THE BASE PANEL INTO PLANES NORMAL TO THE BASE PANEL, SPACER FLAPS EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM ONE END OF EACH OF SAID END FLAPS AND FOLDED TO A PLANE NORMAL TO THE ENDS FLAPS AND TO THE PANEL, OVERLAP FLAPS EXTENDING OUTWARD FROM THE SPACER FLAP AND ADAPTED TO BE FOLDED TO AN OVERLAPPING POSITION WITH RESPECT TO THE SPACER FLAP WITH ONE END OF SAID OVERLAP FLAP SPACED A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE FROM THE JUCTION OF THE SPACER FLAP WITH THE END FLAP, A FRONT PANEL EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE BASE PANEL AND FOLDED TO A PLANE NORMAL TO THE BASE PLANE AND PARALLEL TO THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF THE OVERLAP FLAP, AN OVERLAP PANEL EXTENDING OUTWARD FROM THE FRONT PANEL AND FOLDED BACK TOWARD THE INSIDE SURFACE OF THE FRONT PANEL WITH THE SPACER FLAP AND OVERLAP FLAP FIG-01 POSITIONED BETWEEN THE OVERLAP PANEL AND THE FRONT PANEL, A TOP PANEL CLOSED IN SPACED OVERLYING RELATION TO THE BASE PANEL, SIDE FLAPS EXTENDING OUTWARD FROM EACH SIDE MARGIN OF SAID TOP PANEL AND FOLDED ALONG THEIR LINES OF JUNCTION WITH THE TOP PANEL INTO PLANES NORMAL TO THE TOP PANEL, LOCK FLAPS EXTENDING OUTWARD FROM ONE END OF EACH OF SAID SIDE FLAPS AND FOLDED TO A PLANE NORMAL TO THE PLANE OF THE SIDE FLAP, WHEREBY ON FOLDING SAID SIDE FLAPS DOWNWARD TO THE NORMAL PLANE, SAID LOCK FLAPS WILL BE INSERTED INTO THE GAP BETWEEN THE FRONT PANEL AND OVERLAP PANEL.

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