US3305078A
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Medially hinged price marking carton
Assignee: Merchandising Display Corp
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Filing: 1965-05-10
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Granted: 1967-02-21
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Expires: 1985-05-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph P Ferrera
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 22:28
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/52; B65D5/5213; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S229/00; Y10S229/915
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
297 words
A DISPLAY CARTON FOR HOLDING ITEMS IN AT LEAST TWO COMMERCIAL LOTS, SAID ITEMS HAVING ENDS FACING EACH OTHER THEREIN, AND SAID CARTON ORIENTED IN A DISPLAY POSITION FOR PROVIDING ITEMS THEREIN DIRECTLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE SIMPLE LIFTING MOTION OF CUSTOMERS, SAID DISPLAY POSITION OF THE CARTON BEING THE SAME AS THAT IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE HELD IN END ABUTTED SUPPORTING RELATION FOR SHIPMENT BY TWO OPPOSING SUPPORT MEANS, SAID CARTON BEING FORMED OF TWO SYMMETRICAL UNITS MOVABLE TO A DIHEDRAL POSITION EXPOSING THE ENDS OF THE ITEMS THEREIN WITHOUT ANY MOVEMENT OF THE ITEMS RELATIVE TO THE CARTON, SAID CARTON BEING FORMED FROM A BLANK OF FOLDABLE MATERIAL OF SINGLE THICKNESS, SAID CARTON WHEN ASSEMBLED COMPRISING FLOOR PANEL MEANS GENERALLY RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE AND BENDABLE ALONG A MEDIAL LINE CROSSING ITS WIDTH WHEREBY SAID PANEL MEANS MAY BE BENT INTO A DIHEDRAL SURFACE; FIRST AND SECOND UPSTANDING ADJOINING WALLS FORMING A CORNER LOCATED ON EACH OF SAID OPPOSING SIDES OF SAID MEDIAL LINE AND SYMMETRICALLY ORIENTED IN FACING RELATION TO SAID MEDIAL LINE, SAID FIRST WALL PARALLELING SAID MEDIAL LINE; SAID FIRST AND SECOND WALLS ON EACH SIDE OF SAID MEDIAL LINE BEING MOVABLE IN UNISON WITH THE FLOOR MEANS ON THE SAME SIDE OF SAID MEDIAL LINE AND, THEREFORE, IN ROTATIVE OPPOSITION TO THE WALLS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID MEDIAL LINE; PARTIAL WALL MEANS FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST WALL AND PARALLEL TO SAID SECOND WALL ON EACH SIDE OF SAID MEDIAL LINE; FLAP MEANS FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO SAID FLOOR PANEL MEANS AND OVERLYING BOTH SIDES OF SAID PARTIAL WALL MEANS TO THEREBY HOLD EACH SIDE OF THE CARTON IN PLACE; AND DIVIDING PANEL MEANS BENDABLE IN RELATION TO SAID FLOOR AND WALLS ABOUT AN AXIS ESSENTIALLY COINCIDENT WITH SAID MEDIAL LINE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
297 words
A DISPLAY CARTON FOR HOLDING ITEMS IN AT LEAST TWO COMMERCIAL LOTS, SAID ITEMS HAVING ENDS FACING EACH OTHER THEREIN, AND SAID CARTON ORIENTED IN A DISPLAY POSITION FOR PROVIDING ITEMS THEREIN DIRECTLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE SIMPLE LIFTING MOTION OF CUSTOMERS, SAID DISPLAY POSITION OF THE CARTON BEING THE SAME AS THAT IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE HELD IN END ABUTTED SUPPORTING RELATION FOR SHIPMENT BY TWO OPPOSING SUPPORT MEANS, SAID CARTON BEING FORMED OF TWO SYMMETRICAL UNITS MOVABLE TO A DIHEDRAL POSITION EXPOSING THE ENDS OF THE ITEMS THEREIN WITHOUT ANY MOVEMENT OF THE ITEMS RELATIVE TO THE CARTON, SAID CARTON BEING FORMED FROM A BLANK OF FOLDABLE MATERIAL OF SINGLE THICKNESS, SAID CARTON WHEN ASSEMBLED COMPRISING FLOOR PANEL MEANS GENERALLY RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE AND BENDABLE ALONG A MEDIAL LINE CROSSING ITS WIDTH WHEREBY SAID PANEL MEANS MAY BE BENT INTO A DIHEDRAL SURFACE; FIRST AND SECOND UPSTANDING ADJOINING WALLS FORMING A CORNER LOCATED ON EACH OF SAID OPPOSING SIDES OF SAID MEDIAL LINE AND SYMMETRICALLY ORIENTED IN FACING RELATION TO SAID MEDIAL LINE, SAID FIRST WALL PARALLELING SAID MEDIAL LINE; SAID FIRST AND SECOND WALLS ON EACH SIDE OF SAID MEDIAL LINE BEING MOVABLE IN UNISON WITH THE FLOOR MEANS ON THE SAME SIDE OF SAID MEDIAL LINE AND, THEREFORE, IN ROTATIVE OPPOSITION TO THE WALLS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID MEDIAL LINE; PARTIAL WALL MEANS FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST WALL AND PARALLEL TO SAID SECOND WALL ON EACH SIDE OF SAID MEDIAL LINE; FLAP MEANS FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO SAID FLOOR PANEL MEANS AND OVERLYING BOTH SIDES OF SAID PARTIAL WALL MEANS TO THEREBY HOLD EACH SIDE OF THE CARTON IN PLACE; AND DIVIDING PANEL MEANS BENDABLE IN RELATION TO SAID FLOOR AND WALLS ABOUT AN AXIS ESSENTIALLY COINCIDENT WITH SAID MEDIAL LINE.
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