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US3334732A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Nestable display carton

Assignee: WEISS NOODLE CO
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Filing: 1964-12-07
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Granted: 1967-08-08
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Expires: 1984-12-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John E Haffey
  • 👤 Albert S Weiss

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 06:00
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/001

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 259 words
A BLANK FOR A NESTABLE DISPLAY CARTON COMPRISING A PIECE OF MATERIAL FOLDABLE TO FORM A CARTON, INCLUDING: (A) A FRONT PANEL HAVING A PREDETERMINED WIDTH AND HEIGHT; (B) A REAR PANEL HAVING THE SAME WIDTH AS THE FRONT PANEL AND HAVING GREATER HEIGHT THAN THE FRONT PANEL; (C) A PAIR OF SIDE PANELS; (D) A BOTTOM; AND (E) A TOP FOLDABLE TO A CLOSED POSITION INTERMEDIATE THE TOP AND BOTTOM MARGINAL EDGES OF THE REAR PANEL, THE TOP BEING FOLDABLE ALONG A FIRST FOLD LINE COMMON TO THE TOP AND FRONT PANEL; (F) AN INTEGRAL DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THREE FREE EDGES AND REVERSELY FOLDABLE OVER THE INNER EXPOSED SURFACE OF THE REAR PANEL ALONG A SECOND FOLD LINE COMMON TO THE REAR PANEL AND THE DISPLAY PANEL; (G) MEANS OF THE SIDE WALLS INCLUDING A GUSSET EXTENDING BETWEEN THE SIDE WALL AND TOP, AND HAVING; (H) A FIRST SCORE LINE WHICH EXTENDS FROM ITS TOP REAR CORNER DIAGONALLY TO A POINT WHERE IT INTERSECTS THE FIRST FOLD LINE, AND DEFINING A FOLD LINE COMMON WITH THE SIDE WALL, AND (I) A SECOND SCORE LINE WHICH EXTENDS FROM A POINT BETWEEN ITS TOP EDGE CORNERS TO THE INTERSECTION POINT TO PROVIDE FRONT AND REAR GUSSET PORTIONS; THE FRONT GUSSET PORTION BEING FOLDABLE ALONG A FOLD LINE COMMON WITH THE EDGES OF THE TOP, THE TRIANGULAR GUSSET PORTIONS DESIGNED TO BEND ALONG THE SCORES DEFINING THEM AS THE TOP IS CLOSED, TO POSITIONS AGAINST THE INNER SURFACES OF THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF THE SIDE WALLS WHEN THE TOP IS CLOSED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 259 words
A BLANK FOR A NESTABLE DISPLAY CARTON COMPRISING A PIECE OF MATERIAL FOLDABLE TO FORM A CARTON, INCLUDING: (A) A FRONT PANEL HAVING A PREDETERMINED WIDTH AND HEIGHT; (B) A REAR PANEL HAVING THE SAME WIDTH AS THE FRONT PANEL AND HAVING GREATER HEIGHT THAN THE FRONT PANEL; (C) A PAIR OF SIDE PANELS; (D) A BOTTOM; AND (E) A TOP FOLDABLE TO A CLOSED POSITION INTERMEDIATE THE TOP AND BOTTOM MARGINAL EDGES OF THE REAR PANEL, THE TOP BEING FOLDABLE ALONG A FIRST FOLD LINE COMMON TO THE TOP AND FRONT PANEL; (F) AN INTEGRAL DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THREE FREE EDGES AND REVERSELY FOLDABLE OVER THE INNER EXPOSED SURFACE OF THE REAR PANEL ALONG A SECOND FOLD LINE COMMON TO THE REAR PANEL AND THE DISPLAY PANEL; (G) MEANS OF THE SIDE WALLS INCLUDING A GUSSET EXTENDING BETWEEN THE SIDE WALL AND TOP, AND HAVING; (H) A FIRST SCORE LINE WHICH EXTENDS FROM ITS TOP REAR CORNER DIAGONALLY TO A POINT WHERE IT INTERSECTS THE FIRST FOLD LINE, AND DEFINING A FOLD LINE COMMON WITH THE SIDE WALL, AND (I) A SECOND SCORE LINE WHICH EXTENDS FROM A POINT BETWEEN ITS TOP EDGE CORNERS TO THE INTERSECTION POINT TO PROVIDE FRONT AND REAR GUSSET PORTIONS; THE FRONT GUSSET PORTION BEING FOLDABLE ALONG A FOLD LINE COMMON WITH THE EDGES OF THE TOP, THE TRIANGULAR GUSSET PORTIONS DESIGNED TO BEND ALONG THE SCORES DEFINING THEM AS THE TOP IS CLOSED, TO POSITIONS AGAINST THE INNER SURFACES OF THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF THE SIDE WALLS WHEN THE TOP IS CLOSED.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-08-07 1971-02-06 1971-08-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-08-07 1975-02-06 1975-08-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-08-07 1979-02-06 1979-08-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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