US3307729A
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Container having gear-like corners
Assignee: Buckhorn Material Handling Group Inc
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Filing: 1964-01-15
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Granted: 1967-03-07
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Expires: 1984-01-15
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jacob L Schwartz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 16:44
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D21/00; B65D21/02; B65D21/0201; B65D21/0202
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A CONTAINER HAVING A BOTTOM WALL, SIDE WALLS, AND END WALLS, EACH JUNCTURE OF ONE OF SAID SIDE WALLS WITH ONE OF SAID END WALLS FORMING A PROJECTING PORTION WHICH HAS A CURVED CONFIGURATION IN A PLANE PARALLEL TO THE PLANE OF SAID BOTTOM WALL CORRESPONDING APPROXIMATELY TO 90* OF THE ARC OF A CIRCLE, AND WHICH HAS ALTERNATELY FORMED RIDGES AND VALLEYS IN THE OUTWARD SURFACE THEREOF WHICH EXTEND PERPENDICULAR TO THE PLANE OF SAID BOTTOM WALL, SAID RIDGES BEING UNIFORMLY SPACED; EACH SAID PROJECTING CORNER PORTION THUS PROVIDING SUBSTANTIALLY ONE-QUARTER OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF A GEAR WHEEL, AND BEING ADAPTED TO BE DRIVINGLY ENGAGED BY A ROTATING GEAR WHEEL, OR THE LIKE FOR ROTATABLY MOVING SAID CONTAINER IN THE PLANE OF SAID BOTTOM WALL; THE RIDGES FORMING THE GEAR TEETH ON ONE PAIR OF DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE CORNERS BEING DISPLACED HALF A TOOTH''S SPACE RELATIVE TO THE ASSOCIATED SIDE AND END WALLS FROM THE POSITION OF THE RIDGES FORMING GEAR TEETH ON THE OTHER PAIR OF DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE CORNERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
A CONTAINER HAVING A BOTTOM WALL, SIDE WALLS, AND END WALLS, EACH JUNCTURE OF ONE OF SAID SIDE WALLS WITH ONE OF SAID END WALLS FORMING A PROJECTING PORTION WHICH HAS A CURVED CONFIGURATION IN A PLANE PARALLEL TO THE PLANE OF SAID BOTTOM WALL CORRESPONDING APPROXIMATELY TO 90* OF THE ARC OF A CIRCLE, AND WHICH HAS ALTERNATELY FORMED RIDGES AND VALLEYS IN THE OUTWARD SURFACE THEREOF WHICH EXTEND PERPENDICULAR TO THE PLANE OF SAID BOTTOM WALL, SAID RIDGES BEING UNIFORMLY SPACED; EACH SAID PROJECTING CORNER PORTION THUS PROVIDING SUBSTANTIALLY ONE-QUARTER OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF A GEAR WHEEL, AND BEING ADAPTED TO BE DRIVINGLY ENGAGED BY A ROTATING GEAR WHEEL, OR THE LIKE FOR ROTATABLY MOVING SAID CONTAINER IN THE PLANE OF SAID BOTTOM WALL; THE RIDGES FORMING THE GEAR TEETH ON ONE PAIR OF DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE CORNERS BEING DISPLACED HALF A TOOTH''S SPACE RELATIVE TO THE ASSOCIATED SIDE AND END WALLS FROM THE POSITION OF THE RIDGES FORMING GEAR TEETH ON THE OTHER PAIR OF DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE CORNERS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-03-06 | 1970-09-05 | 1971-03-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-03-06 | 1974-09-05 | 1975-03-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-03-06 | 1978-09-05 | 1979-03-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |