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Assignee: Waldorf Paper Products Co
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Filing: 1965-05-20
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Granted: 1967-07-11
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Expires: 1985-05-20
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ronald V Johnson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 11:27
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/02; B65D5/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 269 words
A CONTAINER INCLUDING: TUBULARLY ARRANGED SIDE AND END WALLS, A BOTTOM CLOSURE CONNECTED TO THE OTHER LOWER EDGES OF SAID WALLS, CLOSURE FLAPS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO UPPER EDGES OF SAID SIDE AND WALLS, A PAIR OF SAID CLOSURE FLAPS HAVING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING RECESS GENERALLY PARALLEL TO AND ADJACENT SAID HINGE CONNECTION, SAID PAIR OF FLAPS CONNECTED TO AN OPPOSED PAIR OF SAID WALLS, SAID PAIR OF CLOSURE FLAPS ADAPTED TO BE FOLDED INTO OVERLYING RELATION TO THE INNER SURFACE OF THE WALL TO WHICH THEY ARE HINGED, SAID OTHER PAIR OF CLOSURE FLAPS CONNECTED TO SAID OTHER OPPOSED PAIR OF SAID WALLS FOLDABLE INTO EDGE ABUTTING RELATION, CO-PLANAR TAB PROJECTIONS DEFINED ON SAID OTHER PAIR OF CLOSURE FLAPS ALONG END EDGES THEREOF ADAPTED TO OVERLIE THE HINGED EDGES OF SAID PAIR OF CLOSURE FLAPS IN SPACED REGISTRATION TO SAID RECESSES, SAID TAB PROJECTIONS BEING FLEXIBLE OUT OF PLANAR RELATION WITH THE REMAINDER OF SAID OTHER PAIR OF CLOSURE FLAPS AND INTO ENGAGEMENT IN SAID RECESSES IN SAID FIRST NAMED CLOSURE FLAPS TO HOLD SAID OTHER CLOSURE FLAPS IN RELEASABLY LOCKED RELATION TO SAID FIRST NAMED CLOSURE FLAPS, AND IN WHICH EACH SAID FIRST NAMED CLOSURE FLAP HAS A FOLD LINE INTERMEDIATE SAID RECESS AND THE FREE EDGE OF SAID CLOSURE FLAP AND PARALLEL TO THE LINES OF FOLD CONNECTING SAID FIRST NAMED CLOSURE FLAPS AND THE WALLS TO WHICH THEY ARE HINGED TO PROVIDE AN END FLAP PORTION AND AN INTERMEDIATE FLAP PORTION, SAID END FLAP PORTION BETWEEN SAID FREE EDGE AND SAID FOLD LINE BEING FOLDABLE TO UNDERLIE THE INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF SAID FIRST NAMED CLOSURE FLAP.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 269 words
A CONTAINER INCLUDING: TUBULARLY ARRANGED SIDE AND END WALLS, A BOTTOM CLOSURE CONNECTED TO THE OTHER LOWER EDGES OF SAID WALLS, CLOSURE FLAPS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO UPPER EDGES OF SAID SIDE AND WALLS, A PAIR OF SAID CLOSURE FLAPS HAVING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING RECESS GENERALLY PARALLEL TO AND ADJACENT SAID HINGE CONNECTION, SAID PAIR OF FLAPS CONNECTED TO AN OPPOSED PAIR OF SAID WALLS, SAID PAIR OF CLOSURE FLAPS ADAPTED TO BE FOLDED INTO OVERLYING RELATION TO THE INNER SURFACE OF THE WALL TO WHICH THEY ARE HINGED, SAID OTHER PAIR OF CLOSURE FLAPS CONNECTED TO SAID OTHER OPPOSED PAIR OF SAID WALLS FOLDABLE INTO EDGE ABUTTING RELATION, CO-PLANAR TAB PROJECTIONS DEFINED ON SAID OTHER PAIR OF CLOSURE FLAPS ALONG END EDGES THEREOF ADAPTED TO OVERLIE THE HINGED EDGES OF SAID PAIR OF CLOSURE FLAPS IN SPACED REGISTRATION TO SAID RECESSES, SAID TAB PROJECTIONS BEING FLEXIBLE OUT OF PLANAR RELATION WITH THE REMAINDER OF SAID OTHER PAIR OF CLOSURE FLAPS AND INTO ENGAGEMENT IN SAID RECESSES IN SAID FIRST NAMED CLOSURE FLAPS TO HOLD SAID OTHER CLOSURE FLAPS IN RELEASABLY LOCKED RELATION TO SAID FIRST NAMED CLOSURE FLAPS, AND IN WHICH EACH SAID FIRST NAMED CLOSURE FLAP HAS A FOLD LINE INTERMEDIATE SAID RECESS AND THE FREE EDGE OF SAID CLOSURE FLAP AND PARALLEL TO THE LINES OF FOLD CONNECTING SAID FIRST NAMED CLOSURE FLAPS AND THE WALLS TO WHICH THEY ARE HINGED TO PROVIDE AN END FLAP PORTION AND AN INTERMEDIATE FLAP PORTION, SAID END FLAP PORTION BETWEEN SAID FREE EDGE AND SAID FOLD LINE BEING FOLDABLE TO UNDERLIE THE INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF SAID FIRST NAMED CLOSURE FLAP.

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