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US3352415A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Packing folder for electrical components

Assignee: Sprague Electric Co
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Filing: 1966-09-14
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Granted: 1967-11-14
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Expires: 1986-09-14
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William G Seeley
  • 👤 Harold V May
  • 👤 Jacob H Martin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 14:54
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/04; B65D75/20; B65D75/38

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 231 words
A SHIPPING PACKAGE COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO MULTIPLY SUPPORTING SHEETS OF SEMI-RIGID MATERIAL JOINED ALONG ONE EDGE AS A LEAVED FOLDER, EACH OF SAID MULTIPLE-PLY SUPPORTING SHEETS HAVING MOUNTING COMPARTMENTS THEREIN, A PLURALITY BOF COMPONENT CONTAINERS HAVING EXTENDED FLANGES ALONG AT LEAST TWO OPPOSING SIDES THEREOF AND DESIGNED TO SUBSTANTIALLY ENCLOSE A VARIETY OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF NON-UNIFORM CONFIGURATION, SAID MULTIPLEPLY SUPPORTING SHEETS EACH COMPRISE A FRONT SHEET, AT LEAST ONE CENTRAL SHEET AND A BACK SHEET; SAID MOUNTING COMPARTMENTS COMPRISING A FRONT SHEET APERTURE DESIGNED TO RECEIVE THE BODY AND LEAD MEMBERS OF SAID COMPONENT WITHIN ITS PERIPHERAL EDGES, AND AT LEAST ONE CENTRAL SHEET APERTURE, SAID CENTRAL SHEET APERTURE BEING AT LEAST WIDER THAN SAID FRONT SHEET APERTURE AND UNDERLYING SAID FRONT SHEET APERTURE SO AS TO PROVIDE A LIP OF SAID FRONT SHEET WHICH EXTENDS OVER PORTIONS OF AT LEAST TWO OPPOSING EDGES OF SAID CENTRAL SHEET APERTURE, SAID LIP ACCOMMODATING THE EXTENDED FLANGES OF THE COMPONENT CONTAINERS BETWEEN ITSELF AND SAID BACK SHEET WHICH FORMS A BOTTOM PORTION OF SAID MOUNTING COMPARTMENT; AND SAID BACK SHEET ALSO PROVIDING A COVER FOR SAID FOLDER PACKAGE AND A PLIABLE BINDING AREA, SAID AREA PERMITTING SAID FOLDER IN ITS CLOSED CONFIGURATION TO ACCOMMODATE COMPONENTS HAVING A THICKNESS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM WIDTH OF THE BINDING AREA WHILE SUBSTANTIALLY MAINTAINING A SPACED PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP OF SAID LEAF MEMBERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 231 words
A SHIPPING PACKAGE COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO MULTIPLY SUPPORTING SHEETS OF SEMI-RIGID MATERIAL JOINED ALONG ONE EDGE AS A LEAVED FOLDER, EACH OF SAID MULTIPLE-PLY SUPPORTING SHEETS HAVING MOUNTING COMPARTMENTS THEREIN, A PLURALITY BOF COMPONENT CONTAINERS HAVING EXTENDED FLANGES ALONG AT LEAST TWO OPPOSING SIDES THEREOF AND DESIGNED TO SUBSTANTIALLY ENCLOSE A VARIETY OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF NON-UNIFORM CONFIGURATION, SAID MULTIPLEPLY SUPPORTING SHEETS EACH COMPRISE A FRONT SHEET, AT LEAST ONE CENTRAL SHEET AND A BACK SHEET; SAID MOUNTING COMPARTMENTS COMPRISING A FRONT SHEET APERTURE DESIGNED TO RECEIVE THE BODY AND LEAD MEMBERS OF SAID COMPONENT WITHIN ITS PERIPHERAL EDGES, AND AT LEAST ONE CENTRAL SHEET APERTURE, SAID CENTRAL SHEET APERTURE BEING AT LEAST WIDER THAN SAID FRONT SHEET APERTURE AND UNDERLYING SAID FRONT SHEET APERTURE SO AS TO PROVIDE A LIP OF SAID FRONT SHEET WHICH EXTENDS OVER PORTIONS OF AT LEAST TWO OPPOSING EDGES OF SAID CENTRAL SHEET APERTURE, SAID LIP ACCOMMODATING THE EXTENDED FLANGES OF THE COMPONENT CONTAINERS BETWEEN ITSELF AND SAID BACK SHEET WHICH FORMS A BOTTOM PORTION OF SAID MOUNTING COMPARTMENT; AND SAID BACK SHEET ALSO PROVIDING A COVER FOR SAID FOLDER PACKAGE AND A PLIABLE BINDING AREA, SAID AREA PERMITTING SAID FOLDER IN ITS CLOSED CONFIGURATION TO ACCOMMODATE COMPONENTS HAVING A THICKNESS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM WIDTH OF THE BINDING AREA WHILE SUBSTANTIALLY MAINTAINING A SPACED PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP OF SAID LEAF MEMBERS.

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