US3298596A
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Assignee: Waldorf Paper Products Co
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Filing: 1964-02-13
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Granted: 1967-01-17
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Expires: 1984-02-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William M Tolaas
- 👤 Robert O Ragan
- 👤 Thomas G Mairs
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 12:29
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/54; B65D5/5405
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
309 words
A CARTON INCLUDING A SERIES OF PANELS INCLUDING: (A) A REAR PANEL, (B) SIDE WALLS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE EDGES OF SAID REAR PANEL, (C) CLOSURE FLAPS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID SIDE WALLS, (D) A FRONT PANEL PORTION HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO EACH SAID SIDE WALL PANEL, (E) SAID FRONT PANEL PORTIONS BEING OF A COMBINED WIDTH EXCEEDING THE WIDTH OF SAID REAR PANEL AND OVERLAPPING TO FORM A DOUBLE THICKNESS AREA EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID FRONT PANEL PORTIONS, (F) END CLOSURE FLAPS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID REAR PANEL AND FRONT PANEL PORTIONS, (G) CLOSURE FLAPS CONNECTED TO THE FRONT PANEL PORTIONS OVERLAPPING TO PROVIDE INNER FRONT PANEL FLAPS AND OUTER FRONT PANEL FLAPS ADHERED TOGETHER IN THE OVERLAPPED AREA, (H) END CLOSURE FLAPS OF THE REAR PANEL BEING FOLDED INTO GENERALLY RIGHT ANGULAR RELATION TO THE REAR PANEL AND BEING OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE AS THE CARTON TO FORM AN END CLOSURE, (I) SAID INNER FRONT PANEL FLAPS BEING ADHERED IN FACE CONTACT WITH A PORTION OF SAID REAR WALL CLOSURE FLAP, (J) ONE OF SAID SIDE WALL CLOSURE FLAPS ADHERED BETWEEN, AND IN FACE CONTACT WITH, A PORTION OF SAID REAR WALL CLOSURE FLAP AND SAID OUTER FRONT PANEL FLAP, (K) SAID ONE SIDE WALL CLOSURE FLAP HAVING AN END EDGE ARRANGED TO ABUT A SIDE EDGE OF A SAID FRONT PANEL FLAP, (L) WEAKENED LINES OF SEPARATION EXTENDING PARALLEL TO THE OVERLAPPED EDGES OF SAID FRONT PANEL PORTIONS AND FRONT PANEL FLAPS, SAID WEAKENED LINES EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY ALONG THE EDGES OF THE DOUBLE THICKNESS AREAS OF SAID FRONT PANEL PORTIONS AND FRONT PANEL FLAPS, (M) THE LENGTH OF SAID SIDE WALL CLOSURE FLAP ADHERED BETWEEN SAID REAR WALL CLOSURE FLAP AND SAID OUTER FRONT PANEL FLAP BEING SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE WIDTH OF THE REAR PANEL LESS THE WIDTH OF SAID INNER FRONT PANEL FLAP.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
309 words
A CARTON INCLUDING A SERIES OF PANELS INCLUDING: (A) A REAR PANEL, (B) SIDE WALLS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE EDGES OF SAID REAR PANEL, (C) CLOSURE FLAPS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID SIDE WALLS, (D) A FRONT PANEL PORTION HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO EACH SAID SIDE WALL PANEL, (E) SAID FRONT PANEL PORTIONS BEING OF A COMBINED WIDTH EXCEEDING THE WIDTH OF SAID REAR PANEL AND OVERLAPPING TO FORM A DOUBLE THICKNESS AREA EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID FRONT PANEL PORTIONS, (F) END CLOSURE FLAPS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID REAR PANEL AND FRONT PANEL PORTIONS, (G) CLOSURE FLAPS CONNECTED TO THE FRONT PANEL PORTIONS OVERLAPPING TO PROVIDE INNER FRONT PANEL FLAPS AND OUTER FRONT PANEL FLAPS ADHERED TOGETHER IN THE OVERLAPPED AREA, (H) END CLOSURE FLAPS OF THE REAR PANEL BEING FOLDED INTO GENERALLY RIGHT ANGULAR RELATION TO THE REAR PANEL AND BEING OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE AS THE CARTON TO FORM AN END CLOSURE, (I) SAID INNER FRONT PANEL FLAPS BEING ADHERED IN FACE CONTACT WITH A PORTION OF SAID REAR WALL CLOSURE FLAP, (J) ONE OF SAID SIDE WALL CLOSURE FLAPS ADHERED BETWEEN, AND IN FACE CONTACT WITH, A PORTION OF SAID REAR WALL CLOSURE FLAP AND SAID OUTER FRONT PANEL FLAP, (K) SAID ONE SIDE WALL CLOSURE FLAP HAVING AN END EDGE ARRANGED TO ABUT A SIDE EDGE OF A SAID FRONT PANEL FLAP, (L) WEAKENED LINES OF SEPARATION EXTENDING PARALLEL TO THE OVERLAPPED EDGES OF SAID FRONT PANEL PORTIONS AND FRONT PANEL FLAPS, SAID WEAKENED LINES EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY ALONG THE EDGES OF THE DOUBLE THICKNESS AREAS OF SAID FRONT PANEL PORTIONS AND FRONT PANEL FLAPS, (M) THE LENGTH OF SAID SIDE WALL CLOSURE FLAP ADHERED BETWEEN SAID REAR WALL CLOSURE FLAP AND SAID OUTER FRONT PANEL FLAP BEING SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE WIDTH OF THE REAR PANEL LESS THE WIDTH OF SAID INNER FRONT PANEL FLAP.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-01-16 | 1970-07-18 | 1971-01-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-01-16 | 1974-07-18 | 1975-01-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-01-16 | 1978-07-18 | 1979-01-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |