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US3872966A
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Container assembly with individually priceable carded packages therein
Assignee: Stanley Works
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Filing: 1974-09-09
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Granted: 1975-03-25
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Expires: 1994-09-09
Abstract
Abstract A package for displaying the price of carded merchandise includes a container with parallel sidewalls having elongated apertures and a multiplicity of merchandise cards stacked in the container. The substrates of the cards have the articles mounted on their body portions and folded portions which extend substantially parallel to the sidewalls having the apertures therein. Some of the carded merchandise has its folded portions visible through one of the apertures and other carded merchandise has its folded portions visible through the other of the apertures. Indicia of price of other suitable information can be affixed to the carded merchandise in the container through the apertures, and the indicia so applied are visible through such apertures. In the method of pricing or applying other indicia, the cards are folded and inserted into the container and thereafter the indicia applied through the apertures to the folded portions are exposed therethrough for viewing. The apertures may be provided by tear strips formed in the walls of the container which may also be retained thereon to close the apertures after pricing indicia have been applied.
Inventors
- 👤 Yale J Gordon
- 👤 John V Koley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 22:28
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/4204; B65D2203/00; B65D2203/06; B65D2203/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
A package for displaying the price of carded merchandise therein comprising: A. a container having a pair of spaced parallel sidewalls each with an elongated aperture therein; and B. a multiplicity of merchandise cards in said container disposed in stacked relationship between said pair of spaced sidewalls, each of said merchandise cards including a substrate having a body portion extending in space relationship to said pair of sidewalls and a folded portion extending at an angle to said body portion and parallel to said sidewalls, said cards also including an article of merchandise mounted on said body portion of said substrate and means mounting said article on said substrate, the folded portions of the substrates of some of said cards extending adjacent and being exposed through the aperture of one of said pair of sidewalls and the folded portions of the substrates of other cards extending adjacent and being exposed through the aperture of the other of said sidewalls, whereby said folded portions of the substrates of said multiplicity of cards are exposed through said apertures for affixation thereto of indicia.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
A package for displaying the price of carded merchandise therein comprising: A. a container having a pair of spaced parallel sidewalls each with an elongated aperture therein; and B. a multiplicity of merchandise cards in said container disposed in stacked relationship between said pair of spaced sidewalls, each of said merchandise cards including a substrate having a body portion extending in space relationship to said pair of sidewalls and a folded portion extending at an angle to said body portion and parallel to said sidewalls, said cards also including an article of merchandise mounted on said body portion of said substrate and means mounting said article on said substrate, the folded portions of the substrates of some of said cards extending adjacent and being exposed through the aperture of one of said pair of sidewalls and the folded portions of the substrates of other cards extending adjacent and being exposed through the aperture of the other of said sidewalls, whereby said folded portions of the substrates of said multiplicity of cards are exposed through said apertures for affixation thereto of indicia.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
The package in accordance with claim 1 wherein the elongated aperture of one of said pair of parallel sidewalls is offset to one side of the length of the container and the elongated aperture in the other of said parallel sidewalls is offset to the other side of the length of the container, whereby said apertures together traverse substantially the entire length of the container.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The package in accordance with claim 2 wherein said apertures overlap the center portion of the length of said container.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The package in accordance with claim 1 wherein said apertures are adjacent one longitudinal margin of said sidewall.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The package in accordance with claim 1 wherein said means mounting said articles on said substrate is synthetic plastic sheet material overlying said article and bonded to said body portion of said substrate about said article.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
The package in accordance with claim 1 wherein said folded portions of said substrates of said cards are folded end portions and extend in the direction away from the article supported on the body portion thereof and said body portions of said substrates of said cards extend perpendicularly to said pair of sidewalls.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
The package in accordance with claim 6 wherein said end portions of said substrates are of greater width than the total thickness of the article and of the body portion of the substrates so as to overlap adjacent cards.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
The package in accordance with claim 7 wherein said end portions of said substrates are of a width at least twice the dimension of the total thickness of the aritcle and of the body portion of the substrate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
The package in accordance with claim 6 wherein some of the merchandise cards are disposed with the articles thereof facing one endwall of the container and the other cards are disposed with the articles thereof facing the other endwall of the container.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
143 words
The package in accordance with claim 1 wherein the elongated aperture of one of said pair of parallel sidewalls is offset to one side of the length of the container and the elongated aperture in the other of said parallel sidewalls is oFfset to the other side of the length of the container, whereby said apertures together traverse substantially the entire length of the container, and wherein said folded portions of said substrates of said cards are folded end portions and extend in the direction away from the article supported on the body portion thereof and said body portions of said substrates of said cards extend perpendicularly to said pair of sidewalls, said end portions of said substrates being of greater width than the total thickness of the article and of the body portion of the substrate so as to overlap adjacent cards.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
66 words
The package in accordance with claim 10 wherein some of the merchandise cards are disposed with the articles thereof facing one endwall of the container and the other cards are disposed with the articles thereof facing the other endwall of the container, the cards facing an endwall of the container having their end portions exposed through the aperture offset towards the other endwall of the container.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The package in accordance with claim 1 wherein said elongated apertures are disposed adjacent one margin of said sidewalls and extend in substantially parallel aligned relationship.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The package in accordance with claim 12 wherein said apertures are adjacent one transverse margin of said sidewalls.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
The package in accordance with claim 1 wherein said folded portion of said substrates of said cards are reversely folded side portions and extend parallel to the body portion thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
60 words
The package in accordance with claim 14 wherein some of the merchandise cards are disposed with the articles thereof facing one sidewall of the container and the other cards are disposed with the articles thereof facing the other sidewall of the container, the reversely folded side portions being disposed outwardly towards the adjacent sidewall and exposed through the aperture therein.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-03-24 | 1978-09-23 | 1979-03-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-03-24 | 1982-09-23 | 1983-03-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-03-24 | 1986-09-23 | 1987-03-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |