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US3160342A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Article dispensing container

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-02-20
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Granted: 1964-12-08
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Expires: 1983-02-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Thomas G Murdock
  • 👤 Charles D Berger

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 05:55
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/72; B65D5/721; B65D85/00; B65D85/07; B65D85/08; B65D85/10; B65D85/1036; B65D85/1045; B65D85/1054

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 219 words
A BOX FOR A PLURALITY OF SLENDER ELONGATED ARTICLES, SAID BOX BEING FORMED FROM A ONE-PIECE BLANK SAID BOX COMPRISING A FRONT WALL, A BACK WALL, A TOP WALL, A BOTTOM WALL AND A PAIR OF END WALLS, ONE OF SAID END WALLS COMPRISING A PAIR OF PANELS WHICH ARE ADHERED TOGETHER TO RIGIDIFY THE BOX STRUCTURE, ELONGATED ARTICLES BEING RECEIVABLE IN THE BOX WITH THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE ARTICLES EXTENDING BETWEEN THE END WALLS, AND SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS, AN INNER BACK WALL POSITIONED WITHIN THE BOX AND INTERCONNECTING THE TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS ALONG ONE LONGITUDINAL EDGE THEREOF, AND A PAIR OF INNER END WALLS, EACH APPENDED TO ONE END OF THE INNER BACK WALL, EACH OF THE INNER END WALLS HAVING A TAB WHICH IS ADHERED TO THE UNDERSURFACE OF THE TOP WALL, SAID TOP WALL HAVING A FLAP WHICH IS BENT THEREUNDER OVER SAID TABS AND ADHERED TO THE UNDERSURFACE OF THE TOP WALL, SAID BOTTOM WALL BEING HINGEDLY DEPRESSIBLE INWARDLY OF THE BOX TO MOVE THE STRUCTURE DEFINED BY THE INNER BACK WALL, THE INNER END WALLS AND THE TOP WALL OUTWARDLY OF THE BOX STRUCTURE TO FORM A DISPENSING OPENING BETWEEN THE TOP WALL AND THE FRONT WALL TO PERMIT REMOVAL OF THE ELONGATED ARTICLES FROM THE BOX.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 219 words
A BOX FOR A PLURALITY OF SLENDER ELONGATED ARTICLES, SAID BOX BEING FORMED FROM A ONE-PIECE BLANK SAID BOX COMPRISING A FRONT WALL, A BACK WALL, A TOP WALL, A BOTTOM WALL AND A PAIR OF END WALLS, ONE OF SAID END WALLS COMPRISING A PAIR OF PANELS WHICH ARE ADHERED TOGETHER TO RIGIDIFY THE BOX STRUCTURE, ELONGATED ARTICLES BEING RECEIVABLE IN THE BOX WITH THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE ARTICLES EXTENDING BETWEEN THE END WALLS, AND SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS, AN INNER BACK WALL POSITIONED WITHIN THE BOX AND INTERCONNECTING THE TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS ALONG ONE LONGITUDINAL EDGE THEREOF, AND A PAIR OF INNER END WALLS, EACH APPENDED TO ONE END OF THE INNER BACK WALL, EACH OF THE INNER END WALLS HAVING A TAB WHICH IS ADHERED TO THE UNDERSURFACE OF THE TOP WALL, SAID TOP WALL HAVING A FLAP WHICH IS BENT THEREUNDER OVER SAID TABS AND ADHERED TO THE UNDERSURFACE OF THE TOP WALL, SAID BOTTOM WALL BEING HINGEDLY DEPRESSIBLE INWARDLY OF THE BOX TO MOVE THE STRUCTURE DEFINED BY THE INNER BACK WALL, THE INNER END WALLS AND THE TOP WALL OUTWARDLY OF THE BOX STRUCTURE TO FORM A DISPENSING OPENING BETWEEN THE TOP WALL AND THE FRONT WALL TO PERMIT REMOVAL OF THE ELONGATED ARTICLES FROM THE BOX.

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