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Assignee: MATTHEW B BLISH
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Filing: 1966-01-13
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Granted: 1969-02-18
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Expires: 1986-01-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Matthew B Blish

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 05:08
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/28; B65D75/30; B65D75/32; B65D75/36; B65D75/366; B65D2575/00; B65D2575/28; B65D2575/30; B65D2575/36; B65D2575/361; B65D2575/362; B65D2575/366; B65D2575/367

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 268 words
IN A CARD SUPPORTED PACKAGE ADAPTED FOR PACKAGING A UNIT OF PRODUCT, COMPRISING A SUPPORTING CARD HAVING A FRONT FACE SIDE AND AN OPPOSING BACK FACE SIDE, A WEAKENDED LINE PROVIDED ON THE SUPPORTING CARD TERMINATING SUBSTANTIALLY CONTIGUOUS TO THE PERIPHERAL EDGE OF SAID SUPPORTING CARD, A COVERING OF RELATIVELY THIN WALLED FORMABLE PLASTIC MATERIAL DISPOSED AT SAID FRONT FACE SIDE OF THE SUPPORTING CARD AND HAVING A BODY COMPRISING A UNIT CONTAINING CAVITY, SAID UNIT CONTAINING CAVITY PROVIDED WITH AN OPEN BASE HAVING A FLANGE DISPOSED CONTIGUOUS TO THE PERIPHERAL EDGE OF THE BASE DEFINING A BASE FLANGE EXTENDING OUTWARD OF THE PERIPHERAL EDGE OF SAID BASE, SAID BASE FLANGE HAVING A BACK FACE SIDE SECURED SUBSTANTIALLY FLANGE TO THE SUPPORTING CARD FRONT FACE SIDE; THE BASE FLANGE PROVIDED WITH A WEAKENED LINE DISPOSED LONGITUDINALLY OF THE BASE FLANGE AND A PORTION OF THE WEAKENED LINE EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE OUTER PERIPHERAL EDGE OF SAID BASE FLANGE, THE SUPPORTING CARD PROVIDED WITH A WEAKENED LINE EXTENDING OUTWARD BEYOND THE OUTER PERIPHERAL EDGE OF THE BASE FLANGE TERMINATING SUBSTANTIALLY CONTIGUOUS TO THE PERIPHERAL EDGE OF SAID SUPPORTING CARD AND A PORTION OF THE WEAKENED LINE DISPOSED UNDERLYING THE WEAKENED LINE OF THE BASE FLANGE, WHEREBY SEVERANCE OF THE BASE FLANGE WEAKENED LINE IS INDUCED UPON SEVERANCE OF A PORTION OF THE SUPPORTING CARD WEAKENED LINE UNDERLYING THE WEAKENED LINE OF HE BASE FLANGE, THEREBY DETACHING A PORTION OF THE BASE FLANGE FROM A PORTION OF THE BODY OF PLASTIC MATERIAL AND FACILITATING OPENING OF THE UNIT CONTAINING CAVITY FOR REMOVAL OF CONTAINS PACKAGED WITHIN SAID UNIT CONTAINING CAVITY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 268 words
IN A CARD SUPPORTED PACKAGE ADAPTED FOR PACKAGING A UNIT OF PRODUCT, COMPRISING A SUPPORTING CARD HAVING A FRONT FACE SIDE AND AN OPPOSING BACK FACE SIDE, A WEAKENDED LINE PROVIDED ON THE SUPPORTING CARD TERMINATING SUBSTANTIALLY CONTIGUOUS TO THE PERIPHERAL EDGE OF SAID SUPPORTING CARD, A COVERING OF RELATIVELY THIN WALLED FORMABLE PLASTIC MATERIAL DISPOSED AT SAID FRONT FACE SIDE OF THE SUPPORTING CARD AND HAVING A BODY COMPRISING A UNIT CONTAINING CAVITY, SAID UNIT CONTAINING CAVITY PROVIDED WITH AN OPEN BASE HAVING A FLANGE DISPOSED CONTIGUOUS TO THE PERIPHERAL EDGE OF THE BASE DEFINING A BASE FLANGE EXTENDING OUTWARD OF THE PERIPHERAL EDGE OF SAID BASE, SAID BASE FLANGE HAVING A BACK FACE SIDE SECURED SUBSTANTIALLY FLANGE TO THE SUPPORTING CARD FRONT FACE SIDE; THE BASE FLANGE PROVIDED WITH A WEAKENED LINE DISPOSED LONGITUDINALLY OF THE BASE FLANGE AND A PORTION OF THE WEAKENED LINE EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE OUTER PERIPHERAL EDGE OF SAID BASE FLANGE, THE SUPPORTING CARD PROVIDED WITH A WEAKENED LINE EXTENDING OUTWARD BEYOND THE OUTER PERIPHERAL EDGE OF THE BASE FLANGE TERMINATING SUBSTANTIALLY CONTIGUOUS TO THE PERIPHERAL EDGE OF SAID SUPPORTING CARD AND A PORTION OF THE WEAKENED LINE DISPOSED UNDERLYING THE WEAKENED LINE OF THE BASE FLANGE, WHEREBY SEVERANCE OF THE BASE FLANGE WEAKENED LINE IS INDUCED UPON SEVERANCE OF A PORTION OF THE SUPPORTING CARD WEAKENED LINE UNDERLYING THE WEAKENED LINE OF HE BASE FLANGE, THEREBY DETACHING A PORTION OF THE BASE FLANGE FROM A PORTION OF THE BODY OF PLASTIC MATERIAL AND FACILITATING OPENING OF THE UNIT CONTAINING CAVITY FOR REMOVAL OF CONTAINS PACKAGED WITHIN SAID UNIT CONTAINING CAVITY.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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