US3080087A
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Beverage case
Assignee: Union Carbide Corp
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Filing: 1961-04-07
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Granted: 1963-03-05
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Expires: 1981-04-07
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Harold S Cloyd
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 05:51
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D1/00; B65D1/22; B65D1/24; B65D1/243; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/15
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A ONE PIECE PLASTIC CASE FOR BOTTLED BEVERAGES, SAID CASE HAVING SIDE AND END WALLS AND COVERS JOINED TO UPPER EDGES OF THE SIDE WALLS BY FLEXIBLE HINGE SECTIONS, SAID COVERS HINGING TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE CASE AND HAVING LONGITUDINAL EDGES ABUTTING AT THE CENTER OF THE CASE IN THE CLOSED POSITION, EACH END WALL HAVING A HANDLE OPENING ADJACENT THE ABUTTING EDGES OF THE COVERS, A DOWNWARDLY DEPENDING INTEGRAL FLANGE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF EACH OF THE LONGITUDINAL EDGES, A PAIR OF INTEGRAL DOWNWARDLY DEPENDING FLANGES AT EACH END OF EACH COVER, THE FLANGES OF EACH PAIR BEING SPACED APART A DISTANCE TO PROVIDE AN OPEN ENDED SLOT TO RECEIVE AND TO STRADDLE THE END WALL AT ITS END OF THE CASE WHEN THE COVER IS CLOSED SO THAT IN THE CLOSED POSITION THE END WALLS OF THE CASE ARE CONSTRAINED BY SAID PAIRS OF FLANGES, AND DETENT MEANS BETWEEN SAID PAIRS OF FLANGES AND COOPERATING WITH SAID END WALLS AND COVERS TO HOLD THE COVERS IN CLOSED POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
A ONE PIECE PLASTIC CASE FOR BOTTLED BEVERAGES, SAID CASE HAVING SIDE AND END WALLS AND COVERS JOINED TO UPPER EDGES OF THE SIDE WALLS BY FLEXIBLE HINGE SECTIONS, SAID COVERS HINGING TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE CASE AND HAVING LONGITUDINAL EDGES ABUTTING AT THE CENTER OF THE CASE IN THE CLOSED POSITION, EACH END WALL HAVING A HANDLE OPENING ADJACENT THE ABUTTING EDGES OF THE COVERS, A DOWNWARDLY DEPENDING INTEGRAL FLANGE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF EACH OF THE LONGITUDINAL EDGES, A PAIR OF INTEGRAL DOWNWARDLY DEPENDING FLANGES AT EACH END OF EACH COVER, THE FLANGES OF EACH PAIR BEING SPACED APART A DISTANCE TO PROVIDE AN OPEN ENDED SLOT TO RECEIVE AND TO STRADDLE THE END WALL AT ITS END OF THE CASE WHEN THE COVER IS CLOSED SO THAT IN THE CLOSED POSITION THE END WALLS OF THE CASE ARE CONSTRAINED BY SAID PAIRS OF FLANGES, AND DETENT MEANS BETWEEN SAID PAIRS OF FLANGES AND COOPERATING WITH SAID END WALLS AND COVERS TO HOLD THE COVERS IN CLOSED POSITION.
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