US3341053A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Bottle container
Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
•
Filing: 1964-11-02
•
Granted: 1967-09-12
•
Expires: 1984-11-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William A Keene
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 14:24
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D1/00; B65D1/22; B65D1/24; B65D1/243; B65D2501/00; B65D2501/24; B65D2501/24006; B65D2501/24012; B65D2501/24019; B65D2501/2405; B65D2501/24063; B65D2501/24082; B65D2501/24121; B65D2501/2414; B65D2501/24146; B65D2501/24152; B65D2501/24197; B65D2501/24203; B65D2501/24235; B65D2501/24254; B65D2501/2428; B65D2501/24343; B65D2501/2435; B65D2501/24363; B65D2501/24509; B65D2501/24535; B65D2501/24554; B65D2501/2456; B65D2501/24566; B65D2501/24866; B65D2501/24929
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A PLURALITY OF ARTICLE CONTAINERS ARRANGED IN RECTILINEAR CONFIGURATION, EACH INDIVIDUAL CONTAINER HAVING A PAIR OF END WALLS AND A PAIR OF SIDE WALLS, EACH OF SAID WALLS BEING PROVIDED WITH A PAIR OF PROJECTING LUGS AND A PAIR OF DEPRESSIONS CORRESPONDING IN CONFIGURATION WITH SAID LUGS, SAID LUGS AND SAID DEPRESSIONS BEING ARRANGED SO THAT ONE LUG IS ABOVE ONE DEPRESSION AND SPACED THEREFROM, SAID CONTAINERS BEING ARRANGED SO THAT AT LEAST SOME OF SAID PROJECTIONS OF EACH OF SAID CONTAINERS IS RECEIVED BY CORRESPONDING DEPRESSIONS OF THE ADJACENT CONTAINER WHEREBY SAID CONTAINERS ARE INTERLOCKED TO PREVENT RELATIVE MOVEMENT THEREBETWEEN, SAID CONTAINERS BEING RETAINED IN SAID INTERLOCKING RELATIONSHIP BY STRUCTURALLY STABLE SECURING MEANS HAVING END WALLS AND SIDE WALLS PROVIDED WITH AN OVERTURNED LIP COOPERATING WITH AT LEAST ONE OF SAID LUGS ON THE SIDE AND END WALLS OF CONTAINERS DEFINING THE PERIPHERY OF SAID PLURALITY OF CONTAINERS THEREBY SECURING SAID PLURALITY OF CONTAINERS IN SAID INTERLOCKED RELATIONSHIP.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
A PLURALITY OF ARTICLE CONTAINERS ARRANGED IN RECTILINEAR CONFIGURATION, EACH INDIVIDUAL CONTAINER HAVING A PAIR OF END WALLS AND A PAIR OF SIDE WALLS, EACH OF SAID WALLS BEING PROVIDED WITH A PAIR OF PROJECTING LUGS AND A PAIR OF DEPRESSIONS CORRESPONDING IN CONFIGURATION WITH SAID LUGS, SAID LUGS AND SAID DEPRESSIONS BEING ARRANGED SO THAT ONE LUG IS ABOVE ONE DEPRESSION AND SPACED THEREFROM, SAID CONTAINERS BEING ARRANGED SO THAT AT LEAST SOME OF SAID PROJECTIONS OF EACH OF SAID CONTAINERS IS RECEIVED BY CORRESPONDING DEPRESSIONS OF THE ADJACENT CONTAINER WHEREBY SAID CONTAINERS ARE INTERLOCKED TO PREVENT RELATIVE MOVEMENT THEREBETWEEN, SAID CONTAINERS BEING RETAINED IN SAID INTERLOCKING RELATIONSHIP BY STRUCTURALLY STABLE SECURING MEANS HAVING END WALLS AND SIDE WALLS PROVIDED WITH AN OVERTURNED LIP COOPERATING WITH AT LEAST ONE OF SAID LUGS ON THE SIDE AND END WALLS OF CONTAINERS DEFINING THE PERIPHERY OF SAID PLURALITY OF CONTAINERS THEREBY SECURING SAID PLURALITY OF CONTAINERS IN SAID INTERLOCKED RELATIONSHIP.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US353600A
Cited
US1613111A
Cited
FR790060A
Cited
US2571111A
Cited
US2812099A
Cited
GB881963A
Cited
DE1095646B
Cited
US3037658A
Cited
US3151762A
Cited
US3167458A
Cited
US3131829A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-09-11 | 1971-03-13 | 1971-09-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-09-11 | 1975-03-13 | 1975-09-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-09-11 | 1979-03-13 | 1979-09-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |