US3108730A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-05-28
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Granted: 1963-10-29
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Expires: 1982-05-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Reinsberg Adolph
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 14:04
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/70; B65D5/706
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
280 words
A PAPER CONTAINER INCLUDING: A BARREL MEMBER FOR FORMING SIDE WALLS HAVING THEIR UPPER EDGES LYING IN SUBSTANTIALLY A FIRST COMMON PLANE AND HAVING LOWER EDGES LYING IN SUBSTANTIALLY A SECOND COMMON PLANE SPACED FROM AND PARALLEL TO SAID FIRST COMMON PLATE; A TOP MEMBER SEALED TO SAID BARREL MEMBER AT THE UPPER EDGES OF THE SIDE WALLS TO LIE IN SAID FIRST COMMON PLANE FLUSH WITH SAID UPPER EDGES WHEN THE CONTAINER IS SET UP FOR USE, AND SAID TOP MEMBER HAVING A POURING APERTURE FORMED IN ONE CORNER THEREOF; A COVER FOR THE POURING APERTURE FORMED INTEGRAL WITH SAID TOP MEMBER AS EXTENSIONS OF THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID TOP MEMBER AT SAID CORNER OF SAID BARREL MEMBER, AND SAID COVER HAVING A TOP SURFACE FLUSH WITH THE TOP SURFACE OF SAID TOP MEMBER, SAID COVER BEING SHAPED TO BE PRESSED CLOSED DOWN OVER THE UPPER EDGES OF SAID BARREL MEMBER AT SAID CORNER THEREOF SO AS TO COVER APERTURE; A BOTTOM MEMBER SEALED TO SAID BARREL MEMBER AT THE LOWER EDGES OF SAID SIDE WALLS AND RECESSED UP FROM SAID SECOND COMMON PLANE, SAID BOTTOM MEMBER HAVING AN APERTURE FORMED AT A CORNER THEREOF; A FLAP MEMBER ON SAID BOTTOM MEMBER EXTENDING AROUND THE APERTURE THEREIN AND ADAPTED TO BE SEALED TO THE INNER FACE OF THE PORTION OF AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SIDE WALLS EXTENDING BEYOND SAID BOTTOM MEMBER TO CLOSE THE APERTURE; AND TWO OPPOSING ONES OF SAID SIDE WALLS AND SAID TOP AND BOTTOM MEMBER BEING SCORED TO PERMIT THE CONTAINER TO BE FOLDED INTO A FLATTENED CONDITION WITH SAID OPPOSING SIDE WALLS AND SAID TOP AND BOTTOM MEMBERS HAVING AN ACCORDION-PLATED CONFIGURATION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
280 words
A PAPER CONTAINER INCLUDING: A BARREL MEMBER FOR FORMING SIDE WALLS HAVING THEIR UPPER EDGES LYING IN SUBSTANTIALLY A FIRST COMMON PLANE AND HAVING LOWER EDGES LYING IN SUBSTANTIALLY A SECOND COMMON PLANE SPACED FROM AND PARALLEL TO SAID FIRST COMMON PLATE; A TOP MEMBER SEALED TO SAID BARREL MEMBER AT THE UPPER EDGES OF THE SIDE WALLS TO LIE IN SAID FIRST COMMON PLANE FLUSH WITH SAID UPPER EDGES WHEN THE CONTAINER IS SET UP FOR USE, AND SAID TOP MEMBER HAVING A POURING APERTURE FORMED IN ONE CORNER THEREOF; A COVER FOR THE POURING APERTURE FORMED INTEGRAL WITH SAID TOP MEMBER AS EXTENSIONS OF THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID TOP MEMBER AT SAID CORNER OF SAID BARREL MEMBER, AND SAID COVER HAVING A TOP SURFACE FLUSH WITH THE TOP SURFACE OF SAID TOP MEMBER, SAID COVER BEING SHAPED TO BE PRESSED CLOSED DOWN OVER THE UPPER EDGES OF SAID BARREL MEMBER AT SAID CORNER THEREOF SO AS TO COVER APERTURE; A BOTTOM MEMBER SEALED TO SAID BARREL MEMBER AT THE LOWER EDGES OF SAID SIDE WALLS AND RECESSED UP FROM SAID SECOND COMMON PLANE, SAID BOTTOM MEMBER HAVING AN APERTURE FORMED AT A CORNER THEREOF; A FLAP MEMBER ON SAID BOTTOM MEMBER EXTENDING AROUND THE APERTURE THEREIN AND ADAPTED TO BE SEALED TO THE INNER FACE OF THE PORTION OF AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SIDE WALLS EXTENDING BEYOND SAID BOTTOM MEMBER TO CLOSE THE APERTURE; AND TWO OPPOSING ONES OF SAID SIDE WALLS AND SAID TOP AND BOTTOM MEMBER BEING SCORED TO PERMIT THE CONTAINER TO BE FOLDED INTO A FLATTENED CONDITION WITH SAID OPPOSING SIDE WALLS AND SAID TOP AND BOTTOM MEMBERS HAVING AN ACCORDION-PLATED CONFIGURATION.
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