Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
223 words
A carton for retaining and dispensing pills in a sanitary fashion, said carton comprising a. a paperboard blank including a leading flap, a plurality of sidewalls, a trailing flap, a bottom member and fold lines separating the flaps from the bottom member and the sidewalls. b. said blank being erected into a carton of rectangular configuration with said leading flap being secured to said trailing flap, c. a rigid insert being smaller in size than the bottom member of said carton, d. a plurality of pockets joined to said insert, each pocket being adapted to retain a pill therein, e. identifying indicia imprinted on said insert, the invention being characterized by: 1. tab means partially severed from said bottom member, 2. said tab means including a fixed edge co-extensive with at least one of the fold lines demarcating the boundaries of the bottom member of the carton, 3. viewing means defined within said bottom member by the partial severance of said tab means, 4. said insert being retained in fixed position by said tab means with its pockets in a face-up orientation and the identifying indicia in a face-down orientation so that the identifying indicia on said insert can be observed through said viewing means from the exterior of the erected carton without opening the carton to expose the pockets on said insert.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
223 words
A carton for retaining and dispensing pills in a sanitary fashion, said carton comprising a. a paperboard blank including a leading flap, a plurality of sidewalls, a trailing flap, a bottom member and fold lines separating the flaps from the bottom member and the sidewalls. b. said blank being erected into a carton of rectangular configuration with said leading flap being secured to said trailing flap, c. a rigid insert being smaller in size than the bottom member of said carton, d. a plurality of pockets joined to said insert, each pocket being adapted to retain a pill therein, e. identifying indicia imprinted on said insert, the invention being characterized by: 1. tab means partially severed from said bottom member, 2. said tab means including a fixed edge co-extensive with at least one of the fold lines demarcating the boundaries of the bottom member of the carton, 3. viewing means defined within said bottom member by the partial severance of said tab means, 4. said insert being retained in fixed position by said tab means with its pockets in a face-up orientation and the identifying indicia in a face-down orientation so that the identifying indicia on said insert can be observed through said viewing means from the exterior of the erected carton without opening the carton to expose the pockets on said insert.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
said tab means including a fixed edge co-extensive with at least one of the fold lines demarcating the boundaries of the bottom member of the carton,
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
said tab means including a fixed edge co-extensive with at least one of the fold lines demarcating the boundaries of the bottom member of the carton,
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A carton as defined in claim 1 wherein said tab means comprises a tab that assumes the form of a truncated triangle, said bottom member being cut to release at least the free end of said tab from said bottom member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
A carton as defined in claim 1 wherein said tab means comprises a pair of spaced, triangularly shaped tabs, said bottom member having slots formed therein to release the free end of the tabs from said bottom member, the formation of said slots elevating the tabs above the plane of said bottom member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
viewing means defined within said bottom member by the partial severance of said tab means,
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
viewing means defined within said bottom member by the partial severance of said tab means,
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
59 words
said insert being retained in fixed position by said tab means with its pockets in a face-up orientation and the identifying indicia in a face-down orientation so that the identifying indicia on said insert can be observed through said viewing means from the exterior of the erected carton without opening the carton to expose the pockets on said insert.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
59 words
said insert being retained in fixed position by said tab means with its pockets in a face-up orientation and the identifying indicia in a face-down orientation so that the identifying indicia on said insert can be observed through said viewing means from the exterior of the erected carton without opening the carton to expose the pockets on said insert.