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Molded pulp produce package

Assignee: Diamond International Corp
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Filing: 1965-03-11
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Granted: 1967-03-21
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Expires: 1985-03-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Richard F Reifers
  • 👤 Ronald A Schelmetic

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 12:18
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D1/00; B65D1/34; B65D1/22; B65D85/00; B65D85/30; B65D85/34; B65D2577/00; B65D2577/04; B65D2577/041; B65D2577/042; B65D2577/043

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 234 words
IN COMBINATION, A RECTANGULAR CONTAINER INCLUDING A BOTTOM WALL HAVING PAIRS OF OPPOSED VERTICAL WALLS CONNECTED AT ADJACENT ENDS AND DEFINING A RECTANGULAR COLLAR, AND A PLURALITY OF REGULAR, OCTAGONAL BASKETS OF A POROUS MOLDED PULP MATERIAL DISPOSED IN SAID RECTANGULAR CONTAINER AND ENGAGING INNER SURFACE PORTIONS OF SAID COLLAR, SAID BASKETS HAVING AN UPPER, SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID OCTAGONAL FRAME, WALL PANELS DEPENDING ANGULARLY FROM SAID FRAME, AND DISPOSED INWARDLY FROM THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID OCTAGONAL FRAME, SAID WALL PANELS BEING CONNECTED TO AN OCTAGONAL BOTTOM WALL, SAID BASKETS EACH HAVING A THROUGH PASSAGE SURROUNDING EACH BASKET IN SAID RECTANGULAR CONTAINER AND FORMED BY ADJACENT PORTIONS OF SAID CONTAINER WALLS AND ADJACENT BASKET WALLS, AND A VERTICAL PASSAGE DISPOSED AT ALTERNATE WALL PORTIONS OF SAID BASKETS AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID THROUGH PASSAGES, SAID PASSAGES ADJACENT THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID RECTANGULAR CONTAINER BEING TRIANGULAR AND HAVING AT LEAST ONE SIDE EQUAL TO THE LENGTH OF ONE SIDE OF AN OCTAGONAL BASKET WHEN VIEWED IN PLAN, AND VERTICAL PASSAGES SURROUNDED BY FOUR BASKETS BEING RECTANGULAR AND HAVING SIDES EQUAL TO THE LENGTH OF ONE SIDE OF SAID BASKETS WHEN VIEWED IN PLAN, ADJACENT SECTIONS OF SAID BASKET FRAMES TERMINATING IN A SHARPLY DEFINED VERTICAL LINE OF DEMARCATION FOR ORIENTING THE BASKETS IN SAID RECTANGULAR CONTAINER, ADJACENT EDGES OF SAID BASKET WALL PANELS TERMINATING IN A COMMON RADIUS FOR ACCOMMODATING BERRIES, FRUIT AND THE LIKE THEREIN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 234 words
IN COMBINATION, A RECTANGULAR CONTAINER INCLUDING A BOTTOM WALL HAVING PAIRS OF OPPOSED VERTICAL WALLS CONNECTED AT ADJACENT ENDS AND DEFINING A RECTANGULAR COLLAR, AND A PLURALITY OF REGULAR, OCTAGONAL BASKETS OF A POROUS MOLDED PULP MATERIAL DISPOSED IN SAID RECTANGULAR CONTAINER AND ENGAGING INNER SURFACE PORTIONS OF SAID COLLAR, SAID BASKETS HAVING AN UPPER, SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID OCTAGONAL FRAME, WALL PANELS DEPENDING ANGULARLY FROM SAID FRAME, AND DISPOSED INWARDLY FROM THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID OCTAGONAL FRAME, SAID WALL PANELS BEING CONNECTED TO AN OCTAGONAL BOTTOM WALL, SAID BASKETS EACH HAVING A THROUGH PASSAGE SURROUNDING EACH BASKET IN SAID RECTANGULAR CONTAINER AND FORMED BY ADJACENT PORTIONS OF SAID CONTAINER WALLS AND ADJACENT BASKET WALLS, AND A VERTICAL PASSAGE DISPOSED AT ALTERNATE WALL PORTIONS OF SAID BASKETS AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID THROUGH PASSAGES, SAID PASSAGES ADJACENT THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID RECTANGULAR CONTAINER BEING TRIANGULAR AND HAVING AT LEAST ONE SIDE EQUAL TO THE LENGTH OF ONE SIDE OF AN OCTAGONAL BASKET WHEN VIEWED IN PLAN, AND VERTICAL PASSAGES SURROUNDED BY FOUR BASKETS BEING RECTANGULAR AND HAVING SIDES EQUAL TO THE LENGTH OF ONE SIDE OF SAID BASKETS WHEN VIEWED IN PLAN, ADJACENT SECTIONS OF SAID BASKET FRAMES TERMINATING IN A SHARPLY DEFINED VERTICAL LINE OF DEMARCATION FOR ORIENTING THE BASKETS IN SAID RECTANGULAR CONTAINER, ADJACENT EDGES OF SAID BASKET WALL PANELS TERMINATING IN A COMMON RADIUS FOR ACCOMMODATING BERRIES, FRUIT AND THE LIKE THEREIN.

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