US3347445A
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Container with inner-cushioning structure
Assignee: Mead Corp
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Filing: 1965-11-01
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Granted: 1967-10-17
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Expires: 1985-11-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Prentice J Wood
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 03:54
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/32; B65D5/02; B65D5/16; B65D5/20; B65D5/2004; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/50; B65D5/5002; B65D5/5007; B65D5/5016; B65D5/5021; B65D71/00; B65D71/0003; B65D71/0022; B65D2571/00; B65D2571/00123; B65D2571/00129; B65D2571/00135; B65D2571/00141; B65D2571/00246; B65D2571/00253; B65D2571/00259; B65D2571/00265; B65D2571/00333; B65D2571/00339; B65D2571/0037; B65D2571/00376; B65D2571/00388; B65D2571/00432; B65D2571/00456; B65D2571/00475; B65D2571/00487; B65D2571/00518; B65D2571/00524; B65D2571/00648; B65D2571/00654; B65D2571/0066; B65D2571/00709; B65D2571/00802
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
240 words
END CLOSURE STRUCTURE FOR A CONTAINER HAVING TOP, BOTTOM, AND SIDE WALLS FOLDABLY INTERCONNECTED TO FORM A TUBULAR ARRANGEMENT, SAID STRUCTURE COMPRISING AN END PANEL FOLDABLY JOINED TO THE EDGE OF ONE OF SAID WALLS, A SPACER PANEL FOLDABLY JOINED TO THE EDGE OF SAID END PANEL REMOTE FROM SAID ONE WALL AND EXTENDING INWARDLY TOWARD THE INTERIOR OF THE CONTAINER, A CUSHIONING PANEL FOLDABLY JOINED TO THE INNER EDGE OF SAID SPACER PANEL AND EXTENDING IN A DIRECTION GENERALLY PARALLEL TO SAID END PANEL, A FASTENING FLAP SECURED TO SAID ONE WALL AND FOLDABLY JOINED TO SAID CUSHIONING PANEL ALONG THE EDGE THEREOF WHICH IS REMOTE FROM SAID SPACER PANEL, AN ANCHORING PANEL FOLDABLY JOINED TO THE END EDGE OF A WALL OF THE CONTAINER OPPOSITE TO SAID ONE WALL AND EXTENDING INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CONTAINER, AT LEAST ONE LOCKING TAB DISPOSED ON SAID CUSHIONING PANEL AND ENGAGEABLE WITH A PART OF SAID ANCHORING PANEL FOR HOLDING SAID END AND SAID CUSHIONING PANELS IN GENERALLY NORMAL CLOSED RELATION TO SAID ONE WALL OF THE CONTAINER, AND WEB STRUCTURED FOLDABLY JOINED RESPECTIVELY TO EACH END EDGE OF SAID END PANEL AND TO THE ADJACENT END EDGES OF THE ADJACENT TWO CONTAINER WALLS, SAID WEB STRUCTURE BEING COLLAPSIBLE UPON CLOSING OF SAID END PANEL AND THE END EDGES OF SAID SPACER PANEL AND OF SAID CUSHIONING PANEL BEING CONFIGURED TO AFFORD CLEARANCE FOR THE COLLAPSING OF SAID WEB STRUCTURE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
240 words
END CLOSURE STRUCTURE FOR A CONTAINER HAVING TOP, BOTTOM, AND SIDE WALLS FOLDABLY INTERCONNECTED TO FORM A TUBULAR ARRANGEMENT, SAID STRUCTURE COMPRISING AN END PANEL FOLDABLY JOINED TO THE EDGE OF ONE OF SAID WALLS, A SPACER PANEL FOLDABLY JOINED TO THE EDGE OF SAID END PANEL REMOTE FROM SAID ONE WALL AND EXTENDING INWARDLY TOWARD THE INTERIOR OF THE CONTAINER, A CUSHIONING PANEL FOLDABLY JOINED TO THE INNER EDGE OF SAID SPACER PANEL AND EXTENDING IN A DIRECTION GENERALLY PARALLEL TO SAID END PANEL, A FASTENING FLAP SECURED TO SAID ONE WALL AND FOLDABLY JOINED TO SAID CUSHIONING PANEL ALONG THE EDGE THEREOF WHICH IS REMOTE FROM SAID SPACER PANEL, AN ANCHORING PANEL FOLDABLY JOINED TO THE END EDGE OF A WALL OF THE CONTAINER OPPOSITE TO SAID ONE WALL AND EXTENDING INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CONTAINER, AT LEAST ONE LOCKING TAB DISPOSED ON SAID CUSHIONING PANEL AND ENGAGEABLE WITH A PART OF SAID ANCHORING PANEL FOR HOLDING SAID END AND SAID CUSHIONING PANELS IN GENERALLY NORMAL CLOSED RELATION TO SAID ONE WALL OF THE CONTAINER, AND WEB STRUCTURED FOLDABLY JOINED RESPECTIVELY TO EACH END EDGE OF SAID END PANEL AND TO THE ADJACENT END EDGES OF THE ADJACENT TWO CONTAINER WALLS, SAID WEB STRUCTURE BEING COLLAPSIBLE UPON CLOSING OF SAID END PANEL AND THE END EDGES OF SAID SPACER PANEL AND OF SAID CUSHIONING PANEL BEING CONFIGURED TO AFFORD CLEARANCE FOR THE COLLAPSING OF SAID WEB STRUCTURE.
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