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Container
Assignee: WestRock MWV LLC
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Filing: 1983-08-24
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Granted: 1989-08-22
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Expires: 2003-08-24
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides an improved box and display package made of plastic and paperboard, or plastic and another type of substantially rigid, self-supporting material. Thus, there is provided a package made of a first sheet of plastic substantially rigid, self-supporting material, a second sheet of substantially rigid, self-supporting material, joining means joining the sheets together to form a unified composite package, and discrete fold lines in the package including at least a pair of discrete fold lines in the first sheet of material, and wherein the discrete fold lines are disposed and constructed to cooperate to form a walled enclosure when the package is in its setup condition, to form a substantially flat configuration when the package is in its fully collapsed condition, and to be moveable between its setup condition and fully collapsed condition by movement of the walls of the walled enclosure relative to each other so that it can be readily setup and collapsed by hand and by standard packaging machinery.
Inventors
- 👤 Melvin B. Herrin
- 👤 Richard Mazurek
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 19:28
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/32; B65D5/321; B65D5/42; B65D5/4208
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
201 words
A container made of a first sheet of transparent or translucent plastic substantially rigid, self-supporting material, a second sheet of substantially rigid, self-supporting material, joining means comprising at least two flange portions connecting said first and second sheets together at least along said two flange portions to form a unitary composite container, discrete fold lines in said container including at least a pair of discrete fold lines formed in said first sheet of material, said discrete fold lines being disposed and constructed to cooperate to form a walled enclosure when a container is in its setup condition, to form a substantially flat configuration when the container is in its fully collapsed condition, and so that said walled enclosure is movable between its setup condition and its fully collapsed condition by movement of the walls of said walled enclosure relative to each other, said second sheet of material including a portion extending beyond said walled enclosure to provide an extended portion, and at least one of said two flange portions is disposed adjacent to and connected to a first side of said second sheet so that said walled enclosure is disposed adjacent to and one said first side of said second sheet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
201 words
A container made of a first sheet of transparent or translucent plastic substantially rigid, self-supporting material, a second sheet of substantially rigid, self-supporting material, joining means comprising at least two flange portions connecting said first and second sheets together at least along said two flange portions to form a unitary composite container, discrete fold lines in said container including at least a pair of discrete fold lines formed in said first sheet of material, said discrete fold lines being disposed and constructed to cooperate to form a walled enclosure when a container is in its setup condition, to form a substantially flat configuration when the container is in its fully collapsed condition, and so that said walled enclosure is movable between its setup condition and its fully collapsed condition by movement of the walls of said walled enclosure relative to each other, said second sheet of material including a portion extending beyond said walled enclosure to provide an extended portion, and at least one of said two flange portions is disposed adjacent to and connected to a first side of said second sheet so that said walled enclosure is disposed adjacent to and one said first side of said second sheet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A container according to claim 1, wherein both of said two flange portions are connected to said first side of said second sheet.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A container according to claim 1, wherein said extended portion in both wider than and longer than said walled enclosure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
66 words
A container according to claim 1, wherein said enclosure comprises top and bottom walls integral with a front wall and connected thereto by fold lines to facilitate access to the interior of the enclosure, a rear wall defined by said second sheet, and said top and bottom walls are disposed generally perpendicular to said front and rear walls when said enclosure is in its setup condition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A container according to claim 1, wherein said second sheet of material is paperboard.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A container according to claim 2, wherein said flange portions are integral with at least one of said sheets of material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A container according to claim 5 or 6, wherein said flange portions are integral with said first sheet of material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A container according to claim 1, wherein said flange portions comprise a pair of elongated substantially parallel flanges.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A container according to claim 8, wherein said flanges are disposed within said walled enclosure.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A container according to claim 9, 1 or 2, wherein said extended portion includes hanging means for container display.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
A container according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein said second sheet of material is substantially rectangularly shaped.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
A container according to claim 1, further comprising closure means for closing at least one end of said enclosure.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
A container according to claim 12, wherein said closure means include closure members integral with at least one of said first and second sheets of material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
A container according to claim 12 or 13, wherein said closure means at said at least one end of said enclosure can be opened and closed without substantial deleterious effect on same.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
A container according to claim 12 or 13, wherein said closure means are integral with said first sheet of material.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
34 words
A container according to claim 12 or 13, wherein said closure means are constructed to permit the formation of closures at both ends of said enclosure when the container is in its setup position.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
A container according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein all of said discrete fold lines are in said first sheet of material.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
A container according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein said second sheet includes a layer of paper with printing on a face thereof.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
30 words
A container according to claim 4, wherein said rear wall is a laminate with one layer thereof being a layer of paperboard having printing on at least one face thereof.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
39 words
A container according to claim 19, wherein one of said layers of laminate is a foil layer on the inner surface of said rear wall so as to be visible through at least the transparent or translucent front wall.
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