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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1977-10-31
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Granted: 1978-10-10
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Expires: 1997-10-31
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Abstract

Abstract A package for products grouped or assembled for ease of handling, shipping, etc., which includes an outer protective plastic cover that may be selectively ruptured incident to removal from the assembly of some products, while a desired packaged condition is nevertheless effectively maintained for the remaining, yet unused, products. To a significant extent, said effectively maintained packaged condition is the result of wall constructions in the individual product containers which serve as internal supports for the outer plastic cover.

Inventors

  • 👤 Lee J. Roth

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 09:43
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D71/00; B65D71/0003; B65D71/0014; B65D71/06; B65D71/08; B65D71/10; B65D2571/00; B65D2571/00006; B65D2571/00012; B65D2571/00018; B65D2571/00123; B65D2571/00129; B65D2571/00135; B65D2571/00154; B65D2571/00333; B65D2571/00339; B65D2571/0037; B65D2571/00432; B65D2571/00456; B65D2571/00475; B65D2571/00487; B65D2571/00648; B65D2571/00654; B65D2571/0066; B65D2571/00709; B65D2571/00796; B65D2571/00981; B65D2571/00993

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 257 words
An improved package for assembled products of the type allowing for partial removal from said assembly of some of said products while a packaged condition is effectively maintained for the remainder thereof, said improved package consisting of an outer plastic protective film in covering relation about at least three identically constructed product containers arranged in side-by-side relation, each said container comprising a cooperating pair of back walls interconnected along an upper edge thereof and disposed in adjacent position with each other such that each is in facing relation to a product-storage compartment, each back wall having flaps extending from the bottom thereof, said flaps folding into a tray-like construction forming a bottom for each said product-storage compartment, and a pair of side walls extending laterally along opposite sides of each said back wall to cooperate therewith in bounding each said product-storage compartment, each said side wall being of a vertical size corresponding to the height of said back walls so that said adjacent position of said back walls provides a corresponding adjacent position in each said pair of side walls contributing to the functioning thereof as plastic film-supports oriented laterally of and at spaced locations along said package, each said side wall having a first locking flap extending from the bottom thereof into said tray-like construction forming said product-storage compartment bottom, whereby the weight of said product placed into said compartment is exerted against each said first locking flap to thereby contribute to maintaining said laterally extending position of said side wall relative to said back wall.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 257 words
An improved package for assembled products of the type allowing for partial removal from said assembly of some of said products while a packaged condition is effectively maintained for the remainder thereof, said improved package consisting of an outer plastic protective film in covering relation about at least three identically constructed product containers arranged in side-by-side relation, each said container comprising a cooperating pair of back walls interconnected along an upper edge thereof and disposed in adjacent position with each other such that each is in facing relation to a product-storage compartment, each back wall having flaps extending from the bottom thereof, said flaps folding into a tray-like construction forming a bottom for each said product-storage compartment, and a pair of side walls extending laterally along opposite sides of each said back wall to cooperate therewith in bounding each said product-storage compartment, each said side wall being of a vertical size corresponding to the height of said back walls so that said adjacent position of said back walls provides a corresponding adjacent position in each said pair of side walls contributing to the functioning thereof as plastic film-supports oriented laterally of and at spaced locations along said package, each said side wall having a first locking flap extending from the bottom thereof into said tray-like construction forming said product-storage compartment bottom, whereby the weight of said product placed into said compartment is exerted against each said first locking flap to thereby contribute to maintaining said laterally extending position of said side wall relative to said back wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 67 words
An improved package as claimed in claim 1 wherein each said side wall has a second pair of front locking flaps having an operative position engaged to said flaps of said back wall incident to the folding thereof into said tray-like construction, whereby said engagement of said second locking flaps also contributes to maintaining said laterally extending positions of said side walls relative to said back wall.

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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) 1981-10-09 1982-04-10 1982-10-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1985-10-09 1986-04-10 1986-10-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1989-10-09 1990-04-10 1990-10-10 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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