US3081867A
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Cigarette case
Assignee: Buxton Inc
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Filing: 1961-05-03
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Granted: 1963-03-19
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Expires: 1981-05-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald W Corey
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:57
CPC Classifications
A; A24; A24F; A24F15/00; A24F15/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A CASE FOR REGULAR AND KING SIZE CIGARETTE PACKAGES HAVING A DEPTH TO ACCOMMODATE SAID KING SIZE PACKAGES, MEANS FOR DECREASING THE EFFECTIVE DEPTH OF SAID CASE TO ACCOMMODATE THE REGULAR SIZE PACKS, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A SHELF POSITIONABLE IN PARALLEL SPACED RELATION ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF SAID CASE, AND A WEB EXTENDING AT GENERALLY RIGHT ANGLES FROM THE INNER EDGE OF SAID SHELF, SAID WEB HAVING A HEIGHT MEASURED FROM SAID SHELF APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE DIFFERENCE IN LENGTH BETWEEN KING AND REGULAR SIZE PACKS, SAID WEB BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED ADJACENT THE BOTTOM OF SAID CASE INWARDLY OF ONE OF THE WALLS OF SAID CASE A DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE HEIGHT OF SAID WEB TO ENABLE SAID SHELF TO BE SWUNG INTO PARALLEL JUXTAPOSITION WITH SAID ONE WALL, SAID SHELF EXTENDING OUTWARDLY OF SAID WEB A DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DISTANCE FROM SAID ONE WALL TO THE OPPOSITE WALL OF SAID CASE AND HEIGHT OF SAID WEB SO THAT SAID SHELF WILL ENGAGE SAID OPPOSITE WALL WHEN SAID WEB IS DISPOSED GENERALLY UPRIGHT.
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1966-03-18 | 1966-09-17 | 1967-03-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1970-03-18 | 1970-09-17 | 1971-03-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1974-03-18 | 1974-09-17 | 1975-03-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |