US3762625A
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Plastic seamless gable top container
Assignee: ALBERT MOJONNIER INC US
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Filing: 1970-01-15
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Granted: 1973-10-02
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Expires: 1990-01-15
Abstract
Abstract A seamless container in which a cup-shaped article is drawn from a sheet of plastic material and has a lower cup-shaped body portion with upwardly diverging side walls, and an upper gable portion with side and end walls integral with and diverging upwardly from the upper ends of the body side walls and foldable to form a gable top for the body portion. The cup-shaped article has a step formed at the junction of the gable side and end walls with the body side walls to rigidify the upper end of the body portion and to facilitate in folding of the gable portion. Channels are formed in the gable top along gable fold lines to facilitate folding of the gable top.
Inventors
- 👤 A Mojonnier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 22:13
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D1/00; B65D1/22; B65D1/26; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
260 words
A one-piece seamless nestable container of thin-walled plastic having a seamless cup-shaped lower body portion and an integral seamless upper gable portion foldable to form a gabletype closure for the body portion, said body portion having a single thickness seamless bottom wall and peripherally continuous seamless body side walls integrally joined along a peripherally continuous seamless bottom corner to said bottom wall and extending upwardly and outwardly from said bottom wall and defining a cup of generally rectangular configuration at its upper end, said gable portion having opposed gable side walls integrally joined along seamless fold lines to the upper end of the body portion at opposite sides thereof and opposed gable end walls integrally joined along seamless fold lines to the upper end of the body portion and extending between and integrally joined along seamless side corners with the opposed gable side walls, said gable side and end walls diverging upwardly and outwardly to enable nesting of the containers when the gable portion is open and said end walls having upwardly converging fold lines defining in each gable end wall a generally triangular central closure panel and a pair of triangular fold back panels, one at each side of the central closure panel, said gable end walls being adapted to be Folded inwardly between the gable side walls during closing of the container with the fold back panels underlying the gable side walls and the central panels extending between the gable side walls to form a gable-type top having a ridge at the juncture of the gable side walls.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
260 words
A one-piece seamless nestable container of thin-walled plastic having a seamless cup-shaped lower body portion and an integral seamless upper gable portion foldable to form a gabletype closure for the body portion, said body portion having a single thickness seamless bottom wall and peripherally continuous seamless body side walls integrally joined along a peripherally continuous seamless bottom corner to said bottom wall and extending upwardly and outwardly from said bottom wall and defining a cup of generally rectangular configuration at its upper end, said gable portion having opposed gable side walls integrally joined along seamless fold lines to the upper end of the body portion at opposite sides thereof and opposed gable end walls integrally joined along seamless fold lines to the upper end of the body portion and extending between and integrally joined along seamless side corners with the opposed gable side walls, said gable side and end walls diverging upwardly and outwardly to enable nesting of the containers when the gable portion is open and said end walls having upwardly converging fold lines defining in each gable end wall a generally triangular central closure panel and a pair of triangular fold back panels, one at each side of the central closure panel, said gable end walls being adapted to be Folded inwardly between the gable side walls during closing of the container with the fold back panels underlying the gable side walls and the central panels extending between the gable side walls to form a gable-type top having a ridge at the juncture of the gable side walls.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
A container according to claim 1 wherein body side walls have lateral flange portions at their upper ends extending outwardly from the respective side walls and said gable side and end walls are integral with the outer portions of the flanges in the body side walls.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
A container according to claim 1 wherein said gable end walls, when open, diverge upwardly and outwardly from the upper ends of the body side walls at an angle of divergence greater than the angle of divergence of the body side walls.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
67 words
A container according to claim 1 wherein said body side walls have lateral flange portions at their upper ends extending outwardly from the respective side walls, said gable side and end walls being integral with the outer portions of the flanges on the body side walls and diverging upwardly and outwardly at an angle of divergence greater than the angle of divergence of the body side walls.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
125 words
A container according to claim 1 wherein said lower body portion of the container has stacking and reinforcing means at its upper end including an upper outwardly extending shoulder at the upper ends of said body side walls; a lower outwardly extending shoulder spaced below the upper shoulder and a connecting wall portion extending between the outer margin of the lower shoulder to the inner margin of the upper shoulder, the outer cross-sectional dimension of the container body measured at the lower shoulder being greater than the inner cross-sectional dimension of the container body measured at the upper shoulder whereby the lower shoulder on one container is adapted to rest upon and be supported by the upper shoulder of a subjacent container when nested therein.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
227 words
A one-piece seamless nestable container of thin-walled plastic having a seamless cup-shaped body portion and an integral seamless gable portion foldable to form a gable-type closure for the body portion, said body portion having a single thickness seamless bottom wall and body side and body end walls integrally joined along a peripherally continuous seamless bottom corner to said bottom wall and extending upwardly and outwardly from said bottom wall and defining a cup of generally rectangular configuration at its upper end, said body side and end walls having an integral outwardly directed flange portion at their upper ends, said gable portion including gable side walls integrally joined to the flange portions on the upper ends of the body side walls and gable end walls integrally joined to the flange portions on the upper ends of the body end walls, said gable side and end walls being integrally joined to each other along seamless side corners and diverging upwardly and outwardly to enable nesting of the containers when the gable portion is open, said gable end walls having upwardly converging fold lines defining in each gable end wall a triangular central closure panel and a pair of triangular fold back panels, one at each side of the central closure panel to facilitate infolding of the gable end walls between the gable side walls during closure of the container.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
227 words
A one-piece seamless nestable container of thin-walled plastic having a seamless cup-shaped body portion and an integral seamless gable portion foldable to form a gable-type closure for the body portion, said body portion having a single thickness seamless bottom wall and body side and body end walls integrally joined along a peripherally continuous seamless bottom corner to said bottom wall and extending upwardly and outwardly from said bottom wall and defining a cup of generally rectangular configuration at its upper end, said body side and end walls having an integral outwardly directed flange portion at their upper ends, said gable portion including gable side walls integrally joined to the flange portions on the upper ends of the body side walls and gable end walls integrally joined to the flange portions on the upper ends of the body end walls, said gable side and end walls being integrally joined to each other along seamless side corners and diverging upwardly and outwardly to enable nesting of the containers when the gable portion is open, said gable end walls having upwardly converging fold lines defining in each gable end wall a triangular central closure panel and a pair of triangular fold back panels, one at each side of the central closure panel to facilitate infolding of the gable end walls between the gable side walls during closure of the container.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A container according to claim 6 wherein said body end walls are generally planar and said gable end walls, when open, are disposed outwardly of the plane defined by said body end walls.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
A container according to claim 7 wherein said body side walls are generally planar and said gable side walls, when open, are disposed outwardly of the plane defined by said body side walls.
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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) | 1976-10-01 | 1977-04-02 | 1977-10-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-10-01 | 1981-04-02 | 1981-10-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-10-01 | 1985-04-02 | 1985-10-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |