US4369882A
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Container for product samples
Assignee: Modular Magazine Sampling Systems Inc
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Filing: 1981-06-19
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Granted: 1983-01-25
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Expires: 2001-06-19
Abstract
Abstract A paperboard container for use in direct mail advertising or in direct sampling of products, in which product samples are distributed to the consumer in a container which includes side panels held closed upon a sample-carrying plastic foam body by a transversely oriented closed loop disposed in encircling relation thereabout, so that while protecting the samples against breakage the container can flex to a limited degree because of limited relative movement of the side panels beneath the closed loop. The flexuring significantly contributes to proper handling of the container during distribution through normal channels of trade to the consumer.
Inventors
- 👤 Allen Schluger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 05:16
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D77/00; B65D77/22; B65D77/24; B65D77/26; B65D75/00; B65D75/28; B65D75/38; B65D81/00; B65D81/02; B65D81/05; B65D81/107; B65D81/113
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
216 words
A flexuring container for fragile product samples comprised of a paperboard blank delineated into a similarly sized rectangularly shaped back panel and a pair of opposite side panels, a pair of spacing panels each of an elongated rectangular shape and of a selected width interconnecting each said side panel along an edge of said back panel, a body of plastic foam construction material with selected portions removed to form product sample-receiving compartments having an operative position adhesively secured to said back panel, said height of said plastic body being of the same extent as the width of said spacing panels and said shape and size thereof being of the same extent as said back panel, a clear plastic sheet disposed in covering relation over said plastic body to serve as a closure for said compartments therein, and a strip formed into a closed loop disposed in encircling relation over the operative positions of said side panels closed upon said plastic body, said closed loop having an operative position oriented transversely and centrally of said closed side panels, whereby limited slippage is permitted in said side panels under said closed loop which continues to maintain said side panels closed upon said plastic body while allowing corresponding limited flexuring in said container to the extent of said slippage.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
216 words
A flexuring container for fragile product samples comprised of a paperboard blank delineated into a similarly sized rectangularly shaped back panel and a pair of opposite side panels, a pair of spacing panels each of an elongated rectangular shape and of a selected width interconnecting each said side panel along an edge of said back panel, a body of plastic foam construction material with selected portions removed to form product sample-receiving compartments having an operative position adhesively secured to said back panel, said height of said plastic body being of the same extent as the width of said spacing panels and said shape and size thereof being of the same extent as said back panel, a clear plastic sheet disposed in covering relation over said plastic body to serve as a closure for said compartments therein, and a strip formed into a closed loop disposed in encircling relation over the operative positions of said side panels closed upon said plastic body, said closed loop having an operative position oriented transversely and centrally of said closed side panels, whereby limited slippage is permitted in said side panels under said closed loop which continues to maintain said side panels closed upon said plastic body while allowing corresponding limited flexuring in said container to the extent of said slippage.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A container for product samples as claimed in claim 1 wherein said construction material of said closed loop is clear plastic so as to render visible therethrough any printing on said underlying side panel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
A container for product samples as claimed in claim 2 including a magazine having a spine in adjacent position to said container, and an adhesive strip adhesively connected to said magazine spine and one said spacing panel of said container to thereby form a unitary product thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A container for product samples as claimed in claim 2 wherein opposite upper and lower edges of said back and side panels have a central notch therein for maintaining said central position of said closed loop in relation to said panels.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
195 words
A flexuring container for fragile product samples comprised of a paperboard blank delineated into a similarly sized rectangularly shaped back panel and a pair of opposite side panels, a pair of spacing panels each of an elongated rectangular shape and of a selected width interconnecting each said side panel along an edge of said back panel, a body of plastic foam construction material with selected portions removed to form product sample-receiving compartments having an operative position adhesively secured to said back panel, said height of said plastic body being of the same extent as the width of said spacing panels and said shape and size thereof being of the same extent as said back panel, and a strip formed into a closed loop disposed in encircling relation over the operative positions of said side panels closed upon said plastic body, said closed loop having an operative position oriented transversely and centrally of said closed side panels, whereby limited slippage is permitted in said side panels under said closed loop which continues to maintain said side panels closed upon said plastic body while allowing corresponding limited flexuring in said container to the extent of said slippage.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
195 words
A flexuring container for fragile product samples comprised of a paperboard blank delineated into a similarly sized rectangularly shaped back panel and a pair of opposite side panels, a pair of spacing panels each of an elongated rectangular shape and of a selected width interconnecting each said side panel along an edge of said back panel, a body of plastic foam construction material with selected portions removed to form product sample-receiving compartments having an operative position adhesively secured to said back panel, said height of said plastic body being of the same extent as the width of said spacing panels and said shape and size thereof being of the same extent as said back panel, and a strip formed into a closed loop disposed in encircling relation over the operative positions of said side panels closed upon said plastic body, said closed loop having an operative position oriented transversely and centrally of said closed side panels, whereby limited slippage is permitted in said side panels under said closed loop which continues to maintain said side panels closed upon said plastic body while allowing corresponding limited flexuring in said container to the extent of said slippage.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1986-01-24 | 1986-07-26 | 1987-01-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1990-01-24 | 1990-07-26 | 1991-01-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1994-01-24 | 1994-07-26 | 1995-01-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |