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US3353740A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Reclosable carton

Assignee: International Paper Co
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Filing: 1965-12-28
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Granted: 1967-11-21
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Expires: 1985-12-28
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Eric B Outwater

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 09:41
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/54; B65D5/5405; B65D5/5415; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S229/00; Y10S229/924

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 250 words
A TAMPERPROOF, RECLOSABLE, COLLAPSIBLE CARTON CONTAINER FOR ICE CREAM AND OTHER PRODUCTS, SAID CARTON BEING FORMED OF A SINGLE BLANK SUITABLY CUT AND SCORED TO PROVIDE HINGEDLY CONNECTED FRONT, REAR AND BOTTOM PANELS, A PAIR OF INNER END PANEL FLAPS CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE END EDGES OF SAID BOTTOM PANEL, A PAIR OF FRONT PANEL FLAPS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE END EDGES OF SAID FRONT PANEL, A PAIR OF REAR PANEL FLAPS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE END EDGES OF SAID REAR PANEL, A COVER PANEL HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID REAR PANEL, A PAIR OF COVER PANEL FLAPS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE END EDGES OF SAID COVER PANEL, A CLOSURE PANEL HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE FRONT EDGE OF SAID COVER PANEL, AND A PAIR OF CLOSURE PANEL FLAPS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE END EDGES OF SAID CLOSURE PANEL, SAID FRONT AND REAR PANEL FLAPS AT EACH END OF THE CARTON BEING ADHERED TO SAID INNER END PANEL FLAPS AND EXTENDING TOWARDS EACH OTHER BUT ENDING IN A SPACED APART NON-ABUTTING RELATION, SAID CLOSURE PANEL FLAPS BEING ADHESIVELY SECURED IN FACE TO FACE RELATION WITH SAID COVER PANEL FLAPS TO CONNECT SAID CLOSURE PANEL AND COVER PANEL FLAPS AT THEIR ADJACENT EDGES, SAID CLOSURE PANEL HAVING VERTICALLY SPACED FRACTURING SCORES POSITIONED BELOW SAID CLOSURE PANEL FLAPS AND EXTENDING THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH OF SAID CLOSURE PANEL, SAID CLOSURE PANEL ALSO HAVING A LOWER PORTION BENEATH THE LOWER OF SAID FRACTURING SCORES WHICH PORTION IS ADHESIVELY SECURED TO SAID FRONT PANEL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 250 words
A TAMPERPROOF, RECLOSABLE, COLLAPSIBLE CARTON CONTAINER FOR ICE CREAM AND OTHER PRODUCTS, SAID CARTON BEING FORMED OF A SINGLE BLANK SUITABLY CUT AND SCORED TO PROVIDE HINGEDLY CONNECTED FRONT, REAR AND BOTTOM PANELS, A PAIR OF INNER END PANEL FLAPS CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE END EDGES OF SAID BOTTOM PANEL, A PAIR OF FRONT PANEL FLAPS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE END EDGES OF SAID FRONT PANEL, A PAIR OF REAR PANEL FLAPS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE END EDGES OF SAID REAR PANEL, A COVER PANEL HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID REAR PANEL, A PAIR OF COVER PANEL FLAPS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE END EDGES OF SAID COVER PANEL, A CLOSURE PANEL HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE FRONT EDGE OF SAID COVER PANEL, AND A PAIR OF CLOSURE PANEL FLAPS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE END EDGES OF SAID CLOSURE PANEL, SAID FRONT AND REAR PANEL FLAPS AT EACH END OF THE CARTON BEING ADHERED TO SAID INNER END PANEL FLAPS AND EXTENDING TOWARDS EACH OTHER BUT ENDING IN A SPACED APART NON-ABUTTING RELATION, SAID CLOSURE PANEL FLAPS BEING ADHESIVELY SECURED IN FACE TO FACE RELATION WITH SAID COVER PANEL FLAPS TO CONNECT SAID CLOSURE PANEL AND COVER PANEL FLAPS AT THEIR ADJACENT EDGES, SAID CLOSURE PANEL HAVING VERTICALLY SPACED FRACTURING SCORES POSITIONED BELOW SAID CLOSURE PANEL FLAPS AND EXTENDING THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH OF SAID CLOSURE PANEL, SAID CLOSURE PANEL ALSO HAVING A LOWER PORTION BENEATH THE LOWER OF SAID FRACTURING SCORES WHICH PORTION IS ADHESIVELY SECURED TO SAID FRONT PANEL.

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