US5232094A
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Shipping container
Assignee: Label Makers Inc
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Filing: 1992-06-22
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Granted: 1993-08-03
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Expires: 2012-06-22
Abstract
Abstract The drawings and description disclose a thin-walled, preferably transparent, stackable shipping container having upper and lower mating halves. The upper half includes a plurality of equally spaced, semicircular, laterally-extending compartments, and the bottom half includes a plurality of laterally-extending, substantially V-shaped compartments oppositely disposed from the semi-circular compartments. The two halves are held together by suitable integral fasteners.
Inventors
- 👤 Anthony G. Fagnant
- 👤 Vincent J. Incandela
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 16:00
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/28; B65D75/30; B65D75/32; B65D75/321; B65D75/323; B65D75/324
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A carrier for lids for small cartons, said shipping container comprising an upper half and a lower half, said upper half including a plurality of spaced laterally extending semi-circular projections and a first peripheral edge therearound, said lower half including a plurality of laterally extending substantially V-shaped projections directly oppositely disposed from respective semi-circular projections and a second peripheral edge therearound for abutting against said first peripheral edge, each oppositely disposed semi-circular and V-shaped projections adapted to receive a predetermined stack of lids, integral fastener means formed on said first and second peripheral edges for releasably securing said upper and lower halves together, and alternately oppositely disposed first and second reinforcing ribs and planar segments formed between said respective oppositely disposed semi-circular and V-shaped projections.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
A carrier for lids for small cartons, said shipping container comprising an upper half and a lower half, said upper half including a plurality of spaced laterally extending semi-circular projections and a first peripheral edge therearound, said lower half including a plurality of laterally extending substantially V-shaped projections directly oppositely disposed from respective semi-circular projections and a second peripheral edge therearound for abutting against said first peripheral edge, each oppositely disposed semi-circular and V-shaped projections adapted to receive a predetermined stack of lids, integral fastener means formed on said first and second peripheral edges for releasably securing said upper and lower halves together, and alternately oppositely disposed first and second reinforcing ribs and planar segments formed between said respective oppositely disposed semi-circular and V-shaped projections.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The carrier described in claim 1 wherein said first and second peripheral edges are each formed in a stepped configuration and adaptable to mesh with one another.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
The carrier described in claim 2, wherein said integral fastener means includes at least one substantially rectangular projection formed on one of said first and second peripheral edges, and at least one indentation formed on the other of said first and second peripheral edges adaptable to releasably interconnect with said rectangular projections when pressed together.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The carrier described in claim 3, and a flexible hinge formed between opposite edges of one side of each half.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The carrier described in claim 1 wherein said upper and lower container halves are formed of thin transparent resin material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The carrier described in claim 5 wherein said resin material is in the range of 0.025" to 0.060" inch thick.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The carrier described in claim 5, wherein said resin material is one of the group including polyester, polystyrene, PETG, PVC, and HIPS.
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