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US3693868A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Anti-litter peanut sales bag

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1970-12-31
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Granted: 1972-09-26
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Expires: 1990-12-31
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Abstract

Abstract A suitable paper bag for containing peanuts, or other marketable items usually shelled, peeled, stripped or unwrapped by the purchaser or other consumer during the process of consuming, with an attached collapsible hull-receptacle-compartment in which the peanut hulls and/or other waste material may be deposited by the purchaser, or other consumer, which is accomplished by severing with finger a quarter-inch wide strip of paper which is fastened across the bottom of the hull-receptacle-compartment and appropriately attached to the adjacent bottom of the main compartment of the bag by the manufacturer to maintain the folded position of the receptacle-compartment against one side of the main compartment for containing peanuts or other items, and unfolding by inserting fingers in the top opening and pushing sides and bottom in place. The bag also has a pivotal-loop-handle for carrying it on finger while shelling the peanuts, or other items, the shaft of which is firmly attached to the top mid-area of the center dividing wall of the bag to afford easy rotation and accessibility of the appropriate compartment during the process. Said handle is made of pliable material and can be easily flexed downward against the inner wall to which attached when not in use.

Inventors

  • 👤 Archie G Rich

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 21:21
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D31/00; B65D31/12; B65D33/00; B65D33/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 480 words
A bag made of suitable paper, having a rectangular bottom wall with side walls projecting upwardly and terminating in free edges providing an open upper end of same shape and measurements and with a duplicate subcompartment attached of same size and shape except for the top portions of the distal side-wall and the two end-sides which are tapering from the top-open central wall down to a level two-thirds the height of the main compartment and thereby corresponding to the height of the distal side-wall and said sub-compartment can be made initially as a separate entity with four walls and bottom and subsequently glued to the main compartment with back to back position of side-walls of corresponding height which will afford a double-wall thickness for the dividing wall or it can be made as a three-sided-unit with sufficient margin on the two end-sides and an equal upturn redundant from the bottom to permit a half-inch corner fold for attachment to the main compartment, and that this dual compartment bag is particularly suitable and designed as an Antilitter Peanut Sales Bag which is further emphasized as follows: A. having a pliable and flexible pivotal-loop-carrying-handle suspended on a headed-shaft of which the lower portion of the shaft is spread out and securely attached to the mid-top area of the center dividing wall of the bag which enables convenient carrying of the bag while in an open position and the turning from side to side without changing carrying position on the finger and hand involved which permits and facilitates continuity of the usage of both hands necessarily required in the process of taking peanuts, and/or other items requiring shelling, peeling or unwrapping, from the main compartment of the bag, shelling and consuming and simultaneously depositing hulls and/or other extraneous material into the compartment through the oblique aperture; B. this flexible pivotal-loop-carrying-handle being attached to the dividing wall inside the main compartment is folded downward inside the bag when attached by the manufacturer where it remains until needed for carrying purpose, C. and when said handle is implemented for carrying, the washerbase disk to which the handle-loop is fastened is free to slide up the shaft to a level just above the top rim of the wall to which the shaft is secured so as to avoid interference with the revolving of the entire bag, D. and also while in this carrying position, the gravity-tension from the items occupying the main compartment causes the loose portion Of the shaft, to which the handle-loop is suspended, to properly adhere to the side of the wall, E. and the gravity-tension is sufficient to cause the bottom portion of the bag to swing at an angle to the right (if carried on the left hand) and thereby causing the oblique opentop of the hull-receptacle-compartment to hang at an upward angle initially so as to be nearer the hands.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 480 words
A bag made of suitable paper, having a rectangular bottom wall with side walls projecting upwardly and terminating in free edges providing an open upper end of same shape and measurements and with a duplicate subcompartment attached of same size and shape except for the top portions of the distal side-wall and the two end-sides which are tapering from the top-open central wall down to a level two-thirds the height of the main compartment and thereby corresponding to the height of the distal side-wall and said sub-compartment can be made initially as a separate entity with four walls and bottom and subsequently glued to the main compartment with back to back position of side-walls of corresponding height which will afford a double-wall thickness for the dividing wall or it can be made as a three-sided-unit with sufficient margin on the two end-sides and an equal upturn redundant from the bottom to permit a half-inch corner fold for attachment to the main compartment, and that this dual compartment bag is particularly suitable and designed as an Antilitter Peanut Sales Bag which is further emphasized as follows: A. having a pliable and flexible pivotal-loop-carrying-handle suspended on a headed-shaft of which the lower portion of the shaft is spread out and securely attached to the mid-top area of the center dividing wall of the bag which enables convenient carrying of the bag while in an open position and the turning from side to side without changing carrying position on the finger and hand involved which permits and facilitates continuity of the usage of both hands necessarily required in the process of taking peanuts, and/or other items requiring shelling, peeling or unwrapping, from the main compartment of the bag, shelling and consuming and simultaneously depositing hulls and/or other extraneous material into the compartment through the oblique aperture; B. this flexible pivotal-loop-carrying-handle being attached to the dividing wall inside the main compartment is folded downward inside the bag when attached by the manufacturer where it remains until needed for carrying purpose, C. and when said handle is implemented for carrying, the washerbase disk to which the handle-loop is fastened is free to slide up the shaft to a level just above the top rim of the wall to which the shaft is secured so as to avoid interference with the revolving of the entire bag, D. and also while in this carrying position, the gravity-tension from the items occupying the main compartment causes the loose portion Of the shaft, to which the handle-loop is suspended, to properly adhere to the side of the wall, E. and the gravity-tension is sufficient to cause the bottom portion of the bag to swing at an angle to the right (if carried on the left hand) and thereby causing the oblique opentop of the hull-receptacle-compartment to hang at an upward angle initially so as to be nearer the hands.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 196 words
The sub-compartment of claim 1, having central folding lines on the two end-sides and across the bottom, the same as the main compartment of claim 1, is assembled in the folded position by intucking the sides and bottom when manufactured at the same time the main compartment is folded and is secured in this folded position by a narrow strip of paper fastened across the bottom onto the adjacent bottom of the main compartment in which position it remains until needed for deposit of hulls and/or other debris and then can be unfolded by sliding finger underneath and severing the narrow strip of paper and then pushing sides and bottom to an unfolded position by inserting fingers in the top aperture; and also while in the folded position said sub-compartment is available for use to help maintain the folded closed position of the main compartment containing peanuts or other items as metal clips, similar to ordinary office paper clips, can be inserted from each end-side with one prong of the clip over the exterior side fold of the sub-compartment and the other prong of the clip over the top horizontal fold of the adjacent main compartment.

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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) 1975-09-26 1976-03-27 1976-09-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1979-09-26 1980-03-27 1980-09-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1983-09-26 1984-03-27 1984-09-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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