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Combination board
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1974-12-27
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Granted: 1977-08-02
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Expires: 1994-12-27
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a combination board or plate made of a relatively small quantity of material and yet having a considerable thickness, a great load carrying capacity, a cushioning action and a ventilating ability.
Inventors
- 👤 Kikuji Okada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 17:45
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B3/00; B32B3/10; B32B3/18; B32B3/26; B32B3/266; B65; B65D; B65D19/00; B65D19/0004; B65D19/0006; B65D19/0008; B65D19/001; B65D19/0012; B32B2250/00; B32B2607/00; B65D2519/00; B65D2519/00004; B65D2519/00009; B65D2519/00014; B65D2519/00019; B65D2519/00024; B65D2519/00034; B65D2519/00049; B65D2519/00054; B65D2519/00059; B65D2519/00069; B65D2519/00258; B65D2519/00263; B65D2519/00273; B65D2519/00283; B65D2519/00288; B65D2519/00313; B65D2519/00323; B65D2519/00328; B65D2519/00338; B65D2519/00547; B65D2519/00552; B65D2519/00557; B65D2519/00562; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/918; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/23; Y10T428/234; Y10T428/236; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24273; Y10T428/24628; Y10T428/24661; Y10T428/24669; Y10T428/24694; Y10T428/24711; Y10T428/24727
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A combination board comprising an upper board having a plurality of openings therein with downwardly slanted spacer fins extending from said openings and a lower board having a plurality of openings therein with upwardly slanted, matching spacer fins extending from said openings, said fins of the two boards being arranged alternately and joined together back to back to provide an integral structure of repeating trapezoidal shapes in the longitudinal cross section with the openings in said boards being in an alternate arrangement, and said upper or lower boards being constituted of a material selected from the group consisting of cardboard and corrugated board and said combination board is provided with a wax coating for moisture-proof applications.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A combination board comprising an upper board having a plurality of openings therein with downwardly slanted spacer fins extending from said openings and a lower board having a plurality of openings therein with upwardly slanted, matching spacer fins extending from said openings, said fins of the two boards being arranged alternately and joined together back to back to provide an integral structure of repeating trapezoidal shapes in the longitudinal cross section with the openings in said boards being in an alternate arrangement, and said upper or lower boards being constituted of a material selected from the group consisting of cardboard and corrugated board and said combination board is provided with a wax coating for moisture-proof applications.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
110 words
A combination board comprising an upper board having a plurality of openings therein with downwardly slanted spacer fins extending from said openings and a lower board having a plurality of openings therein with upwardly slanted, matching spacer fins extending from said openings, said fins of the two boards being arranged alternately and joined together back to back to provide an integral structure of repeating trapezoidal shapes in the longitudinal cross section with the openings in said boards being in an alternate arrangement, the marginal walls of the upper and lower boards being folded in the downward and upward directions, respectively, and joined together to form side walls having openings therein.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
110 words
A combination board comprising an upper board having a plurality of openings therein with downwardly slanted spacer fins extending from said openings and a lower board having a plurality of openings therein with upwardly slanted, matching spacer fins extending from said openings, said fins of the two boards being arranged alternately and joined together back to back to provide an integral structure of repeating trapezoidal shapes in the longitudinal cross section with the openings in said boards being in an alternate arrangement, the marginal walls of the upper and lower boards being folded in the downward and upward directions, respectively, and joined together to form side walls having openings therein.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The combination board according to claim 2, wherein the upper and lower boards are constituted of a material selected from the group consisting of paperboard, pasteboard, cardboard, a plastic, and a metal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The combination board of claim 2, wherein the spacer fins extend a major portion of the distance between the upper and lower boards.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The combination board of claim 4, wherein the spacer fins are slanted from the vertical plane.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
95 words
A combination board comprising an upper board having a plurality of openings therein with downwardly slanted spacer fins extending from said openings and a lower board having a plurality of openings therein with upwardly slanted, matching spacer fins extending from said openings, said fins of the two boards being arranged alternately and joined together back to back to provide an integral structure of repeating trapezoidal shapes in the longitudinal cross section with the openings in said boards being in an alternate arrangement, said spacer fins extending the entire distance between the upper and lower boards.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
95 words
A combination board comprising an upper board having a plurality of openings therein with downwardly slanted spacer fins extending from said openings and a lower board having a plurality of openings therein with upwardly slanted, matching spacer fins extending from said openings, said fins of the two boards being arranged alternately and joined together back to back to provide an integral structure of repeating trapezoidal shapes in the longitudinal cross section with the openings in said boards being in an alternate arrangement, said spacer fins extending the entire distance between the upper and lower boards.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The combination board according to claim 6, wherein one of the boards has a greater physical strength than the other board so that a cushioning action is attained.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
The combination board according to claim 6, wherein the downwardly and upwardly slanted fins of the upper and lower boards have corresponding "H", "U" or "V" shape cross sectional configurations and are alternately and symmetrically joined back to back to the corresponding fins of the other board.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The combination board of claim 6, wherein the spacer fins are slanted from the vertical plane.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
134 words
A combination board comprising an upper board having a plurality of openings therein with downwardly slanted spacer fins extending from said openings and a lower board having a plurality of openings therein with upwardly slanted, matching spacer fins extending from said openings, said fins of the two boards being arranged alternately and joined together back to back to provide an integral structure of repeating trapezoidal shapes in the longitudinal cross section with the openings in said boards being in an alternate arrangement, and said spacer fins being longer than the distance between the upper and lower boards, the excess length of said spacer fins extending from the upper board being fixed to the lower board and the excess length of said spacer fin extending from the lower board being fixed to the upper board.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
134 words
A combination board comprising an upper board having a plurality of openings therein with downwardly slanted spacer fins extending from said openings and a lower board having a plurality of openings therein with upwardly slanted, matching spacer fins extending from said openings, said fins of the two boards being arranged alternately and joined together back to back to provide an integral structure of repeating trapezoidal shapes in the longitudinal cross section with the openings in said boards being in an alternate arrangement, and said spacer fins being longer than the distance between the upper and lower boards, the excess length of said spacer fins extending from the upper board being fixed to the lower board and the excess length of said spacer fin extending from the lower board being fixed to the upper board.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The combination board of claim 10, wherein the spacer fins are slanted from the vertical plane.
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