US3333757A
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Fibreboard interpacking
Assignee: OI Glass Inc
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Filing: 1966-03-09
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Granted: 1967-08-01
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Expires: 1986-03-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Bruce W Strauss
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 09:51
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/50; B65D5/5028; B65D5/5035; B65D5/5069; B65D5/5047; B65D5/5054
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
263 words
INTERPACKING FOR MAINTAINING AN ARTICLE IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP FROM AN OUTER RECTANGULAR SHIPPING CONTAINER COMPRISING, A RECTANGULAR CENTRAL PANEL HAVING AN OPPOSED PAIR OF MARGINAL LONGITUDINAL EDGES, SAID PANEL BEING ADAPTED TO BE FOLDED INTO A PERIMETRICAL CONFIGURATION CONFORMING TO THE INTERIOR OF SAID SHIPPING CONTAINER, A FIRST PAIR OF PANELS RESPECTIVELY OVERLYING THE MARGINAL EDGE OF SAID CENTRAL PANEL AND FOLDABLY CONNECTED THERETO TO EXTEND INWARDLY THEREOF, SECOND PANELS OVERLYING SAID FIRST PANELS AND FOLDABLY CONNECTED THERETO, SAID FIRST AND SECOND PANELS FORMING RAISED PADS ALONG THE MARGINAL EDGE OF SAID CENTRAL PANEL, THE THICKNESS OF SAID RAISED PADS BEING SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN SAID ARTICLE SPACED FROM THE WALLS OF SAID SHIPPING CONTAINER THAT ARE PARALLEL TO SAID CENTRAL PANEL WHEN ASSEMBLED IN SAID SHIPPING CONTAINER, THIRD PANEL S OVERLYING SAID SECOND PANELS AND FOLDABLY ATTACHED THERETO TO FORM SECOND RAISED PADS WHICH EXTEND INWARDLY OF THE WIDTH OF SAID CENTRAL PANEL, SAID THIRD PANELS BEING NARROWER THAN SAID FIRST AND SECOND PANELS AND HAVING THEIR INNER EDGES SPACED APART A DISTANCE NOT LESS THAN THE WIDTH OF SAID ARTICLE, WHEREBY SAID THIRD PANELS WITH MAINTAIN SAID ARTICLE SPACED FROM THE WALLS OF THE CONTAINER THAT ARE NORMAL TO SAID CENTRAL PANEL WHEN ASSEMBLED IN SAID CONTAINER, AT LEAST THREE PARALLEL TRANSVERSE SLOTS EXTENDING AT LEAST ACROSS SAID CENTRAL PANEL AND RESPECTIVELY ALIGNED AT EACH END WITH TRANSVERSE SCORE LINES EXTENDING ACROSS THE REMAINING UNSLOTTED PANELS TO PERMIT SAID CENTRAL PANEL AND PADS TO BE FOLDED ABOUT SAID ARTICLE, SAID SLOTS ELIMINATING ANY DISTORTION OF SAID CENTRAL PANEL MATERIAL AT THE FOLDS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
263 words
INTERPACKING FOR MAINTAINING AN ARTICLE IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP FROM AN OUTER RECTANGULAR SHIPPING CONTAINER COMPRISING, A RECTANGULAR CENTRAL PANEL HAVING AN OPPOSED PAIR OF MARGINAL LONGITUDINAL EDGES, SAID PANEL BEING ADAPTED TO BE FOLDED INTO A PERIMETRICAL CONFIGURATION CONFORMING TO THE INTERIOR OF SAID SHIPPING CONTAINER, A FIRST PAIR OF PANELS RESPECTIVELY OVERLYING THE MARGINAL EDGE OF SAID CENTRAL PANEL AND FOLDABLY CONNECTED THERETO TO EXTEND INWARDLY THEREOF, SECOND PANELS OVERLYING SAID FIRST PANELS AND FOLDABLY CONNECTED THERETO, SAID FIRST AND SECOND PANELS FORMING RAISED PADS ALONG THE MARGINAL EDGE OF SAID CENTRAL PANEL, THE THICKNESS OF SAID RAISED PADS BEING SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN SAID ARTICLE SPACED FROM THE WALLS OF SAID SHIPPING CONTAINER THAT ARE PARALLEL TO SAID CENTRAL PANEL WHEN ASSEMBLED IN SAID SHIPPING CONTAINER, THIRD PANEL S OVERLYING SAID SECOND PANELS AND FOLDABLY ATTACHED THERETO TO FORM SECOND RAISED PADS WHICH EXTEND INWARDLY OF THE WIDTH OF SAID CENTRAL PANEL, SAID THIRD PANELS BEING NARROWER THAN SAID FIRST AND SECOND PANELS AND HAVING THEIR INNER EDGES SPACED APART A DISTANCE NOT LESS THAN THE WIDTH OF SAID ARTICLE, WHEREBY SAID THIRD PANELS WITH MAINTAIN SAID ARTICLE SPACED FROM THE WALLS OF THE CONTAINER THAT ARE NORMAL TO SAID CENTRAL PANEL WHEN ASSEMBLED IN SAID CONTAINER, AT LEAST THREE PARALLEL TRANSVERSE SLOTS EXTENDING AT LEAST ACROSS SAID CENTRAL PANEL AND RESPECTIVELY ALIGNED AT EACH END WITH TRANSVERSE SCORE LINES EXTENDING ACROSS THE REMAINING UNSLOTTED PANELS TO PERMIT SAID CENTRAL PANEL AND PADS TO BE FOLDED ABOUT SAID ARTICLE, SAID SLOTS ELIMINATING ANY DISTORTION OF SAID CENTRAL PANEL MATERIAL AT THE FOLDS.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-07-31 | 1971-01-30 | 1971-08-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-07-31 | 1975-01-30 | 1975-08-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-07-31 | 1979-01-30 | 1979-08-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |