US3353665A
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Containers and a package formed of such containers
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-03-17
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Granted: 1967-11-21
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Expires: 1984-03-17
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Edmund C Iwanski
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 02:29
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D71/00; B65D71/06; B65D71/12; B65D71/14; B65D43/00; B65D43/02; B65D43/0202; B65D43/0204; B65D43/021; B65D2543/00; B65D2543/00009; B65D2543/00018; B65D2543/00064; B65D2543/0012; B65D2543/00175; B65D2543/00194; B65D2543/00259; B65D2543/00296; B65D2543/00342; B65D2543/00351; B65D2543/00398; B65D2543/00444; B65D2543/00481; B65D2543/0049; B65D2543/00537; B65D2543/00546; B65D2543/00592; B65D2543/00601; B65D2543/00611; B65D2543/0062; B65D2543/00675; B65D2543/00694; B65D2543/00712; B65D2543/00722; B65D2543/00759; B65D2543/00787; B65D2543/00796; B65D2571/00; B65D2571/00123; B65D2571/00129; B65D2571/00135; B65D2571/00141; B65D2571/00333; B65D2571/00339; B65D2571/00648; B65D2571/00654; B65D2571/0066; B65D2571/00709; B65D2571/00716
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A PACKAGE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL CONTAINER UNITS, EACH CONTAINER UNIT HAVING A BASE AND A REMOVABLE COVER DETACHABLY SECURED TO SAID BASE, SAID COVER HAVING EQUAL SLOPING SIDE WALLS CONVERGING TOWARD A CENTRAL APEX AT THE UPPERMOST PORTION AND FORMING A WEDGE SHAPE IN SECTION, SAID COVER HAVING AN OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE, SAID BASE HAVING STEPPED SIDE WALLS WITH THE FLANGE OF THE COVER RESTING ON ONE OF THE STEPS OF SAID STEPPED WALLS AND DETACHABLY SECURED THERETO, SAID CONTAINER UNITS BEING POSITIONED RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER SO THAT ONE UNIT IS INVERTED WITH RESPECT TO THE OTHER, WITH THE APEX OF THE COVER OF ONE UNIT RESTING INSIDE THE STEPPED SIDE WALL OF THE ADJACENT UNIT AND ON THE OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE OF THE BASE AND WITH THE SIDE WALL OF ONE COVER CONTIGUOUS TO THE SIDE WALL OF THE ADJACENT COVER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A PACKAGE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL CONTAINER UNITS, EACH CONTAINER UNIT HAVING A BASE AND A REMOVABLE COVER DETACHABLY SECURED TO SAID BASE, SAID COVER HAVING EQUAL SLOPING SIDE WALLS CONVERGING TOWARD A CENTRAL APEX AT THE UPPERMOST PORTION AND FORMING A WEDGE SHAPE IN SECTION, SAID COVER HAVING AN OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE, SAID BASE HAVING STEPPED SIDE WALLS WITH THE FLANGE OF THE COVER RESTING ON ONE OF THE STEPS OF SAID STEPPED WALLS AND DETACHABLY SECURED THERETO, SAID CONTAINER UNITS BEING POSITIONED RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER SO THAT ONE UNIT IS INVERTED WITH RESPECT TO THE OTHER, WITH THE APEX OF THE COVER OF ONE UNIT RESTING INSIDE THE STEPPED SIDE WALL OF THE ADJACENT UNIT AND ON THE OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE OF THE BASE AND WITH THE SIDE WALL OF ONE COVER CONTIGUOUS TO THE SIDE WALL OF THE ADJACENT COVER.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-11-20 | 1971-05-22 | 1971-11-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-11-20 | 1975-05-22 | 1975-11-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-11-20 | 1979-05-22 | 1979-11-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |