US3348671A
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Bottle carrier
Assignee: Mead Corp
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Filing: 1964-10-30
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Granted: 1967-10-24
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Expires: 1984-10-30
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
2026-10-26 19:31
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D71/00; B65D71/06; B65D71/12; B65D71/36; B65D71/14; B65D71/34; B65D2571/00; B65D2571/00123; B65D2571/00129; B65D2571/00135; B65D2571/00154; B65D2571/00185; B65D2571/00246; B65D2571/00253; B65D2571/00259; B65D2571/00265; B65D2571/00277; B65D2571/0029; B65D2571/00333; B65D2571/00339; B65D2571/00432; B65D2571/00438; B65D2571/00444; B65D2571/00555; B65D2571/00561; B65D2571/00567; B65D2571/00648; B65D2571/00654; B65D2571/0066; B65D2571/00709; B65D2571/00722; B65D2571/00753; B65D2571/00833; B65D2571/0087
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
A CARRIER FOR PACKAGING TWO ROWS FO BOTTLES WHOSE AXES ARE DISPOSED IN SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL RELATION TO ONE ANOTHER, SAID CARRIER COMPRISING A TOP PANEL, A PAIR OF TOP SLOPING PANELS FOLDABLY JOINED TO OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID TOP PANEL, A PAIR OF SIDE WALL PANELS FOLDABLY JOINED RESPECTIVELY ALONG THE EDGES OF SAID TOP SLOPING PANELS REMOTE FROM SAID TOP PANEL, A PAIR OF BOTTOM PANELS FOLDABLY JOINED RESPECTIVELY ALONG THE EDGES OF SAID SIDE WALL PANELS, FASTENING MEANS FOR SECURING SAID BOTTOM PANELS TOGETHER, A MEDIAL KEEL PANEL FOLDABLY JOINED TO ONE OF SAID BOTTOM PANELS AND DIPOSED BETWEEN THE TWO ROWS OF BOTTOMS, AND END PANEL FOLDABLY JOINED TO EACH END EDGE OF EACH SIDE WALL PANEL, INTERLOCKING MEANS FOR SECURING THE END PANELS AT EACH END OF THE CARRIER TOGETHER TO FORM A SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE CLOSURE FOR THE ENDS OF THE CARRIER, AND A LOCKING NOTCH FORMED IN SAID KEEL PANEL NEAR THE ENDS THEREOF FOR RECEIVING AND HOLDING THE ADJACENT END PANELS CLOSED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
168 words
A CARRIER FOR PACKAGING TWO ROWS FO BOTTLES WHOSE AXES ARE DISPOSED IN SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL RELATION TO ONE ANOTHER, SAID CARRIER COMPRISING A TOP PANEL, A PAIR OF TOP SLOPING PANELS FOLDABLY JOINED TO OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID TOP PANEL, A PAIR OF SIDE WALL PANELS FOLDABLY JOINED RESPECTIVELY ALONG THE EDGES OF SAID TOP SLOPING PANELS REMOTE FROM SAID TOP PANEL, A PAIR OF BOTTOM PANELS FOLDABLY JOINED RESPECTIVELY ALONG THE EDGES OF SAID SIDE WALL PANELS, FASTENING MEANS FOR SECURING SAID BOTTOM PANELS TOGETHER, A MEDIAL KEEL PANEL FOLDABLY JOINED TO ONE OF SAID BOTTOM PANELS AND DIPOSED BETWEEN THE TWO ROWS OF BOTTOMS, AND END PANEL FOLDABLY JOINED TO EACH END EDGE OF EACH SIDE WALL PANEL, INTERLOCKING MEANS FOR SECURING THE END PANELS AT EACH END OF THE CARRIER TOGETHER TO FORM A SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE CLOSURE FOR THE ENDS OF THE CARRIER, AND A LOCKING NOTCH FORMED IN SAID KEEL PANEL NEAR THE ENDS THEREOF FOR RECEIVING AND HOLDING THE ADJACENT END PANELS CLOSED.
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