US4311234A
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Display and dispensing containers
Assignee: Gillette Co LLC
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Filing: 1980-02-26
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Granted: 1982-01-19
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Expires: 2000-02-26
Abstract
Abstract A display and dispensing container for wrapped razor blades includes a rectangular blister of transparent material attached to a backing card having a removable portion which is torn out to create a finger hole, in order to permit the blades to be dispensed singly through an exit slot formed between a lip of the blister and an adjacent edge of the card.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles R. Wildgoose
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 09:39
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/28; B65D75/30; B65D75/32; B65D75/36; B65D75/366; B65D75/367; B65D2575/00; B65D2575/28; B65D2575/30; B65D2575/36; B65D2575/361; B65D2575/362; B65D2575/367
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
A display and dispensing container for wrapped razor blades, consisting of a backing card and blister of transparent material secured at its periphery to the card to define therewith a storage compartment in which a stack of wrapped blades is housed; wherein said card has a portion delineated by a line of weakness to permit ready detachment of the portion from the remainder of the card to form a finger opening through the card; wherein said blister is of rectangular form and has outwardly extending flanges secured along their lengths to the card at the two long edges of the blister and at one end edge, the opposite end edge being adjacent an edge of said card, but free of said card along at least a major portion of the length of said end edge, to form an exit slot at one end of the compartment for the dispensing of individual wrapped blades from the compartment; and wherein said exit slot has an initial length less than the width of the wrapped blades, said slot being increased in length by removal of said portion, whereby to permit dispensing of the wrapped blades ony after removal of said portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
198 words
A display and dispensing container for wrapped razor blades, consisting of a backing card and blister of transparent material secured at its periphery to the card to define therewith a storage compartment in which a stack of wrapped blades is housed; wherein said card has a portion delineated by a line of weakness to permit ready detachment of the portion from the remainder of the card to form a finger opening through the card; wherein said blister is of rectangular form and has outwardly extending flanges secured along their lengths to the card at the two long edges of the blister and at one end edge, the opposite end edge being adjacent an edge of said card, but free of said card along at least a major portion of the length of said end edge, to form an exit slot at one end of the compartment for the dispensing of individual wrapped blades from the compartment; and wherein said exit slot has an initial length less than the width of the wrapped blades, said slot being increased in length by removal of said portion, whereby to permit dispensing of the wrapped blades ony after removal of said portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A container according to claim 1, wherein said portion extends from one end edge of said card, adjacent said exit slot, towards a medial region of said card.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A container according to claim 2, wherein said portion includes a sub-portion positioned at said medial region which is connected to the remainder of said portion and said card by lines of weakness which permit said sub-portion to be broken away by digital pressure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
A container according to claim 1, wherein said blister has an end wall adjacent said slot which slopes downwardly towards said slot so as to form a ramp which leads wrapped blades towards said slot as they are dispensed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A container according to claim 1, in combination with a plurality of other containers of the same form, in which the cards are integral with each other and interconnected by lines of weakness which permit the individual containers to be readily separated from each other.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1985-01-18 | 1985-07-20 | 1986-01-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-01-18 | 1989-07-20 | 1990-01-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-01-18 | 1993-07-20 | 1994-01-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |