US4586650A
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Blank structure with indented fold lines for a cardboard container
Assignee: Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd
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Filing: 1985-06-20
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Granted: 1986-05-06
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Expires: 2005-06-20
Abstract
Abstract A blank structure for liquid having horizontal and vertical fold lines, bordered by specifically designed indented fold lines, the depth of grooves of the fold lines are gradually decreased toward the crossings of the respective fold lines. Thus, cracks or pinholes at the corners of the folded blank due to the folding stress in case of forming a container can be completely prevented.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuo Sasaki
- 👤 Yoichi Nishiguchi
- 👤 Shinzo Saito
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 15:31
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/4266; B65D5/02; B65D5/06; B65D5/064; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S229/00; Y10S229/92; Y10S229/93
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
65 words
A blank structure of flat composite cardboard for a cardboard container, comprising at least four rectangular lateral wall sections, top wall forming sections, bottom wall forming sections and auxiliary sections bordered by specifically designed indented fold lines, the depth of grooves of said indented fold lines being gradually decreased as they approach at least one of a plurality of crossings of said indented fold lines.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
65 words
A blank structure of flat composite cardboard for a cardboard container, comprising at least four rectangular lateral wall sections, top wall forming sections, bottom wall forming sections and auxiliary sections bordered by specifically designed indented fold lines, the depth of grooves of said indented fold lines being gradually decreased as they approach at least one of a plurality of crossings of said indented fold lines.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A blank structure of flat composite cardboard for a cardboard container according to claim 1, wherein the depth of grooves of said indented fold lines is decreased to almost zero within an area encompassing a few millimeters around any one of said crossings.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
107 words
A blank structure of flat composite cardboard for a cardboard liquid container, comprising four to five rectangular lateral wall sections, top wall forming sections, bottom wall forming sections and auxiliary sections including a bottom seal fin which is adjacent to said bottom wall forming sections and a top seal fin which is adjacent to said top wall sections both of which are bordered by respective horizontal and vertical indented fold lines, said horizontal and vertical indented fold lines running perpendicularly to one another to form rectangular crossings and the depth of grooves of said horizontal and vertical fold lines being decreased as they approach their respective crossings.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
107 words
A blank structure of flat composite cardboard for a cardboard liquid container, comprising four to five rectangular lateral wall sections, top wall forming sections, bottom wall forming sections and auxiliary sections including a bottom seal fin which is adjacent to said bottom wall forming sections and a top seal fin which is adjacent to said top wall sections both of which are bordered by respective horizontal and vertical indented fold lines, said horizontal and vertical indented fold lines running perpendicularly to one another to form rectangular crossings and the depth of grooves of said horizontal and vertical fold lines being decreased as they approach their respective crossings.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
A blank structure of flat composite cardboard for a cardboard container according to claim 3, wherein the depth of a groove of at least one of said fold lines is decreased to almost zero as they approach to the crossings within an area encompassing a few millimeters from the crossings.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
A blank structure of flat composite cardboard for a cardboard container according to claim 3, wherein said vertical fold lines are provided with a pair of short and indented auxiliary crease lines which form a pair of small arcs with a radius of curvature of a few millimeters facing convexly each other.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A blank structure of flat composite cardboard for a cardboard container according to claim 3, further comprising a plurality of indented auxiliary crease lines whose depth of grooves decrease as they approach the extremities.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A blank structure of flat composite cardboard for a cardboard container according to claim 3, further comprising a top wall forming section and a bottom wall forming section having triangular sections bordered by respective triangular lugs.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
A blank structure of flat composite cardboard for a cardboard container according to claim 3, wherein said blank structure is a laminated composite cardboard sheet comprising layers of polyethylene, a layer of aluminum foil which are bonded together to the cardboard.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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