US3692174A
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Combination bookcase and shipping container
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1970-10-30
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Granted: 1972-09-19
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Expires: 1990-10-30
Abstract
Abstract Paperboard or the like is blanked and formed to provide a bookcase and a base for supporting the bookcase. The base and bookcase can be separated, and the base can be inverted and placed over the bookcase as a cover to provide a shipping container for the books in the case.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard H Ross
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 00:16
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/52; B65D5/5206
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
238 words
A bookcase comprising a single sheet of relatively rigid material blanked and formed to provide an exterior bottom wall panel and series of panels hingedly connected to the rear and front margins of said bottom wall panel, the series of panels connected to the rear margin being hingedly connected and folded to form an exterior rear wall panel, an Interior rear wall panel and an interior bottom wall panel, the series of panels connected to the front margin being hingedly connected and folded to form an exterior front wall panel, an interior front wall panel and a first intermediate bottom wall panel, said exterior rear wall panel having a series of panels connected to its side margins, each of the series of panels connected to a side margin being hingedly connected and folded to form an exterior side wall panel, an interior side wall panel, a second intermediate bottom wall panel and a first intermediate front wall panel, each of the first intermediate front wall panels having hingedly connected to its upper and lower margins respectively a second intermediate front wall panel and a third intermediate bottom wall panel, said rear wall panels having a greater vertical dimension than said front wall panels and said side wall panels being folded at an oblique angle to provide a top edge extending from the top edge of said rear wall panels to the top edge of said front wall panels.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
238 words
A bookcase comprising a single sheet of relatively rigid material blanked and formed to provide an exterior bottom wall panel and series of panels hingedly connected to the rear and front margins of said bottom wall panel, the series of panels connected to the rear margin being hingedly connected and folded to form an exterior rear wall panel, an Interior rear wall panel and an interior bottom wall panel, the series of panels connected to the front margin being hingedly connected and folded to form an exterior front wall panel, an interior front wall panel and a first intermediate bottom wall panel, said exterior rear wall panel having a series of panels connected to its side margins, each of the series of panels connected to a side margin being hingedly connected and folded to form an exterior side wall panel, an interior side wall panel, a second intermediate bottom wall panel and a first intermediate front wall panel, each of the first intermediate front wall panels having hingedly connected to its upper and lower margins respectively a second intermediate front wall panel and a third intermediate bottom wall panel, said rear wall panels having a greater vertical dimension than said front wall panels and said side wall panels being folded at an oblique angle to provide a top edge extending from the top edge of said rear wall panels to the top edge of said front wall panels.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The bookcase that is defined in claim 1, wherein the margin of each interior side wall panel remote from its hinged margin is in abutting relation to the bottom wall panels.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The bookcase that is defined in claim 2, wherein the rear margin of each interior side wall panel is in abutting relation to the rear wall panels.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The bookcase that is defined in claim 3, wherein said sheet of material is paperboard which is scored to provide hinge connections between the panels.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The bookcase that is defined in claim 1 in combination with a cover having top, front, rear and side wall panels for enclosing said bookcase to provide a shipping case.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
The combination that is defined in claim 5, wherein support means are formed in the lower marginal portion of said cover so that the cover can be removed from the bookcase and inverted to provide a base for the bookcase with the latter fitted into the cover and supported on said support means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
67 words
The combination that is defined in claim 6, wherein said support means comprise a plurality of tongues formed from the material of the side, front and rear wall panels of the cover, the distal ends of the tongues being folded back upon the remainder of the tongues and such folded tongues being pivoted into the interior of the cover so as to provide seats for the bookcase.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
71 words
The combination that is defined in claim 5, wherein said cover comprises a single sheet of relatively rigid material blanked and formed so that said top wall panel is hingedly connected at one of its margins to the top margin of said back wall panel, and said side wall panels and said front wall panels are a series of panels hingedly connected to a side margin of said back wall panel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The combination that is defined in claim 8, wherein each of said side wall panels of the cover is formed as two hingedly connected sectional panels.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The combination that is defined in claim 8, wherein said top wall panel has flaps hingedly connected to its other margins.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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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) | 1975-09-19 | 1976-03-20 | 1976-09-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-09-19 | 1980-03-20 | 1980-09-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-09-19 | 1984-03-20 | 1984-09-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |