US3669251A
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Display cartons and convertible shipping and display cartons and blanks therefor
Assignee: PTC BRANDS Inc
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Filing: 1970-04-03
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Granted: 1972-06-13
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Expires: 1990-04-03
Abstract
Abstract Display carton for articles having a broad display side and a narrow supporting side, and which tend to be unstable when resting on their narrow sides without lateral support. The carton provides that lateral support by means of two inwardly facing support flaps which cooperatively engage the articles on both their front and back sides and also on their left and right sides. The articles are thus supported securely with the display sides generally vertical and readily visible. The display carton may be made from a blank formed only for its construction, or it may be formed from a convertible shipping carton by removing part of the shipping carton. A blank for forming such a shipping carton is disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Floyd L Phillips Jr
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 05:33
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/50; B65D5/5002; B65D5/5007; B65D5/54; B65D5/5405; B65D5/542
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
383 words
A planar blank of semirigid, resilient, foldable material, said blank being formable into a shipping carton for articles having a broad display side and narrow supporting sides, said shipping carbon being convertible by removing a portion thereof into a display carton for displaying said articles in a releasably supported manner, said blank comprising a pair of side panels forming in the assembled shipping carton a pair of substantially vertical side walls with respectively parallel front, rear, top and bottom edges, a top flap joined along a lower edge thereof to one of said side panels, each side panel having a fold line extending obliquely to all edges and inclined with its front end lower than its rear end, each side panel having a weakened line extending above and substantially in parallel relation with said fold line and defining, when the portion of the panel above the weakened line is removed, an article-support flap connected by said fold line to the portion of the side panel below the fold line, each article-support flap having a top edge portion which is parallel to the bottom edge of the associated side panel, said top edge portion of that one of said article-support flaps that is joined to said top flap being coincident with said lower edge of said top flap, the edge of said flap opposite the fold line edge formed to provide at least two article-engaging outlines adapated to receive therebetween a supporting side of one of said articles when the portion of the side panel above the weakened line is removed and the articlesupport flap is bent inwardly in the assembled carton, said edge of the article-support flap opposite the fold line edge also having an article-releasing outline between said pair of articleengaging outlines so that an article may be withdrawn, each article-engaging outline of each article-support flap positioned directly opposite an article-engaging outline of the other article-support flap, the distance between two opposed articleengaging outlines in an assembled carton, with the portions of the panels above the weakened lines removed and the articlesupport flaps bent toward each other, being less than the width of the broad display side of one of said articles, such that an article positioned between two opposed pairs of article-engaging outlines is supported therebetween in resilient and releasable manner.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
383 words
A planar blank of semirigid, resilient, foldable material, said blank being formable into a shipping carton for articles having a broad display side and narrow supporting sides, said shipping carbon being convertible by removing a portion thereof into a display carton for displaying said articles in a releasably supported manner, said blank comprising a pair of side panels forming in the assembled shipping carton a pair of substantially vertical side walls with respectively parallel front, rear, top and bottom edges, a top flap joined along a lower edge thereof to one of said side panels, each side panel having a fold line extending obliquely to all edges and inclined with its front end lower than its rear end, each side panel having a weakened line extending above and substantially in parallel relation with said fold line and defining, when the portion of the panel above the weakened line is removed, an article-support flap connected by said fold line to the portion of the side panel below the fold line, each article-support flap having a top edge portion which is parallel to the bottom edge of the associated side panel, said top edge portion of that one of said article-support flaps that is joined to said top flap being coincident with said lower edge of said top flap, the edge of said flap opposite the fold line edge formed to provide at least two article-engaging outlines adapated to receive therebetween a supporting side of one of said articles when the portion of the side panel above the weakened line is removed and the articlesupport flap is bent inwardly in the assembled carton, said edge of the article-support flap opposite the fold line edge also having an article-releasing outline between said pair of articleengaging outlines so that an article may be withdrawn, each article-engaging outline of each article-support flap positioned directly opposite an article-engaging outline of the other article-support flap, the distance between two opposed articleengaging outlines in an assembled carton, with the portions of the panels above the weakened lines removed and the articlesupport flaps bent toward each other, being less than the width of the broad display side of one of said articles, such that an article positioned between two opposed pairs of article-engaging outlines is supported therebetween in resilient and releasable manner.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A blank as in claim 1 wherein said fold line extends from the front to the rear edges of the side panel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
A blank as in claim 2 wherein said fold line extends from a point on the front edge of the side panel, said point being spaced from the bottom edge of the side panel, to the point of convergence of the rear and top edges of the side panel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A blank as claim 1 wherein said weakened line extends from the front edge to the top edge of the side panel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
101 words
A blank as in claim 1 including a front panel having two side edges, each side edge connecting with a front edge of one of said side panels, said front panel having a weakened line extending between the side edges, the weakened line of each side panel extending from the front to the top edge of the side panel and connecting with the weakened line of the front panel to form one continuous weakened line, whereby the portion of the blank above that continuous weakened line may be removed to leave a blank formable into a display carton for article support.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
305 words
A shipping carton for articles having a broad display side and narrow supporting sides, said carton being convertible by removing a portion thereof into a display carton foR displaying said articles in a releasably supported manner and comprising a pair of spaced vertical generally resilient side walls with respectively parallel front, bottom, top and rear edges, a top flap joined along a lower edge thereof to one of said side walls, each side wall having a fold line extending obliquely to all edges and inclined with its front end lower than its rear end, each side wall having a weakened line extending generally parallel to said fold line and positioned above said fold line, said weakened line defining, when the portion of the side wall above the weakened line is removed, the edge of an article-support flap connected by said fold line to the portion of the side wall below the fold line, said edge of each article-support flap having a top portion which is parallel to the bottom edge of the associated side wall, said top edge portion of that one of said article-support flaps that is joined to said top flap being coincident with said lower edge of said top flap, the edge of said article-support flap opposite the fold line formed to provide at least one pair of article-engaging outlines separated by an article-releasing outline and adapted to receive a supporting side of one of said articles, each article-engaging outline of each article-support flap positioned directly opposite an article-engaging outline of the other article-support flap, the distance between two opposed article-engaging outlines when the flaps are bent inwardly being less than the width of the display side of said articles, such that an article positioned with each side edge between two article-engaging outlines may be supported therebetween in resilient and releasable manner.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
305 words
A shipping carton for articles having a broad display side and narrow supporting sides, said carton being convertible by removing a portion thereof into a display carton foR displaying said articles in a releasably supported manner and comprising a pair of spaced vertical generally resilient side walls with respectively parallel front, bottom, top and rear edges, a top flap joined along a lower edge thereof to one of said side walls, each side wall having a fold line extending obliquely to all edges and inclined with its front end lower than its rear end, each side wall having a weakened line extending generally parallel to said fold line and positioned above said fold line, said weakened line defining, when the portion of the side wall above the weakened line is removed, the edge of an article-support flap connected by said fold line to the portion of the side wall below the fold line, said edge of each article-support flap having a top portion which is parallel to the bottom edge of the associated side wall, said top edge portion of that one of said article-support flaps that is joined to said top flap being coincident with said lower edge of said top flap, the edge of said article-support flap opposite the fold line formed to provide at least one pair of article-engaging outlines separated by an article-releasing outline and adapted to receive a supporting side of one of said articles, each article-engaging outline of each article-support flap positioned directly opposite an article-engaging outline of the other article-support flap, the distance between two opposed article-engaging outlines when the flaps are bent inwardly being less than the width of the display side of said articles, such that an article positioned with each side edge between two article-engaging outlines may be supported therebetween in resilient and releasable manner.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
A shipping carton as in claim 6 wherein said fold line extends from a point on the front edge of the side wall spaced from the bottom edge, to the point of convergence of the top and rear edges of the side wall.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
137 words
A shipping carton as in claim 6 including a front panel having two side edges, each side edge connecting with a front edge of one of said side panels, said front panel having a weakened line extending between the side edges, the weakened line of each side panel extending from the top edge of the side panel downwardly to its front edge and connecting at the front edge with the weakened line of the front panel to form one continuous weakened line extending across each of the side panels and across the front panel, whereby the portion of the shipping carton above said continuous weakened line may be removed to leave a display carton for supporting said articles in resilient and releasable engagement between said at least one pair of support zones on each article support flap.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
340 words
A package for articles, said articles having a broad display side and narrow supporting sides, said package being convertible, by removing a portion thereof, into a display package for displaying said articles in a releasably supported manner, and comprising a pair of spaced vertical generally resilient side walls with respectively parallel front, bottom, top and rear edges, a top flap joined along a lower edge thereof to one of said side walls, each side wall having a fold line extending obliquely to all edges and inclined with its front end lower than its rear end, each side wall having a weakened line extending generally parallel to said fold line and positioned above said fold line, said weakened line defining, when the portion of the side wall above the weakened line is removed, the edge of an article-support flap connected by said fold line to the portion of the sidewall below the fold line, said edge of each article-support flap having a top portion which is parallel to the bottom edge of the associated side wall, said top edge portion of that one of said article-support flaps that is joined to said top flap being coincident with said lower edge of said top flap, the edge of said article-support flap opposite the fold line being formed to provide at least one pair of article-engaging outlines separated bY an article-releasing outline and receiving a supporting side of one of said articles, each article-engaging outline of each article-support flap being positioned directly opposite an article-engaging outline of the other article-support flap, the distance between two opposed article-engaging outlines when the flaps are bent inwardly being less than the width of the display side of said articles, an article being positioned with each side edge thereof between two article-engaging outlines and supported therebetween in resilient and releasable manner, said article-engaging and article-releasing outlines of each article-support flap merging smoothly into one another without any angles or straight-line segments to eliminate damage to the articles carried in the package and supported by the article-support flaps.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
340 words
A package for articles, said articles having a broad display side and narrow supporting sides, said package being convertible, by removing a portion thereof, into a display package for displaying said articles in a releasably supported manner, and comprising a pair of spaced vertical generally resilient side walls with respectively parallel front, bottom, top and rear edges, a top flap joined along a lower edge thereof to one of said side walls, each side wall having a fold line extending obliquely to all edges and inclined with its front end lower than its rear end, each side wall having a weakened line extending generally parallel to said fold line and positioned above said fold line, said weakened line defining, when the portion of the side wall above the weakened line is removed, the edge of an article-support flap connected by said fold line to the portion of the sidewall below the fold line, said edge of each article-support flap having a top portion which is parallel to the bottom edge of the associated side wall, said top edge portion of that one of said article-support flaps that is joined to said top flap being coincident with said lower edge of said top flap, the edge of said article-support flap opposite the fold line being formed to provide at least one pair of article-engaging outlines separated bY an article-releasing outline and receiving a supporting side of one of said articles, each article-engaging outline of each article-support flap being positioned directly opposite an article-engaging outline of the other article-support flap, the distance between two opposed article-engaging outlines when the flaps are bent inwardly being less than the width of the display side of said articles, an article being positioned with each side edge thereof between two article-engaging outlines and supported therebetween in resilient and releasable manner, said article-engaging and article-releasing outlines of each article-support flap merging smoothly into one another without any angles or straight-line segments to eliminate damage to the articles carried in the package and supported by the article-support flaps.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-06-13 | 1975-12-13 | 1976-06-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-06-13 | 1979-12-13 | 1980-06-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-06-13 | 1983-12-13 | 1984-06-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |