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US3203611A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Insulated nestable container and method of making the same

Assignee: Haveg Industries Inc
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Filing: 1962-07-10
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Granted: 1965-08-31
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Expires: 1982-07-10
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Thomas F Anderson
  • 👤 David C Trimble
  • 👤 Donald H Storey
  • 👤 Edwin B Hoffman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 21:09
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D25/00; B65D25/34; B65D25/36; B29; B29C; B29C51/00; B29C51/16; B29C51/165; B65D1/00; B65D1/22; B65D1/26; B65D1/265; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 195 words
A THIN WALLED NESTABLE CONTAINER COMPRISING A CON TAINER BODY INCLUDING A BOTTOM AND AN UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY TAPERING PERIPHERAL WALL EXTENDING UPWARDLY THEREFROM SO AS TO ENABLE SAID CONTAINER BODY TO BE NESTED WITHIN A SIMILAR CONTAINER WITH THE PERIPHERAL WALL OF SAID CONTAINER BODY INSIDE THE PERIPHERAL WALL OF THE SIMILAR BODY, SAID BOTTOM HAVING A PAIR OF UPWARDLY PROJECTING PORTIONS SPACED INWARDLY FROM SAID PERIPHERAL WALL AND DEFINED BY A PLURALITY OF THIN WALLED SECTIONS DISPOSED IN CONCAVO-CONVEX RELATION, THE THIN WALLED SECTIONS DEFINING EACH UPWARDLY PROJECTING PORTION INCLUDING AN UPWARDLY AND INWARDLY EXTENDING ARCUATE WALLED SECTION, AN UPWARDLY AND INWARDLY EXTENDING STRAIGHT WALLED SECTION DISPOSED BETWEEN THE ENDS OF SAID ARCUATE WALLED SECTION, AND AN ARCUATELY SEGMENTAL WALLED SECTION EXTEINDING HORIZONTALLY BETWEEN THE UPPER EDGES OF SAID ARCUATE AND STRAIGHT WALLED SECTION, SAID PAIR OF UPWARDLY PROJECTING PORTIONS PROVIDING A PAIR OF UPWARDLY FACING HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING STACKING SURFACES SPACED HORIZONTALLY APART, SAID BOTTOM INCLUDING A PAIR OF DOWNWARDLY FACING HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING STACKING SURFACES SPACED HORIZONTALLY APART A DISTANCE WHICH IS GREATER THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID UPWARDLY FACING STACKING SURFACES AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN TWICE THE WALL THICKNESS OF SAID BOTTOM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 195 words
A THIN WALLED NESTABLE CONTAINER COMPRISING A CON TAINER BODY INCLUDING A BOTTOM AND AN UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY TAPERING PERIPHERAL WALL EXTENDING UPWARDLY THEREFROM SO AS TO ENABLE SAID CONTAINER BODY TO BE NESTED WITHIN A SIMILAR CONTAINER WITH THE PERIPHERAL WALL OF SAID CONTAINER BODY INSIDE THE PERIPHERAL WALL OF THE SIMILAR BODY, SAID BOTTOM HAVING A PAIR OF UPWARDLY PROJECTING PORTIONS SPACED INWARDLY FROM SAID PERIPHERAL WALL AND DEFINED BY A PLURALITY OF THIN WALLED SECTIONS DISPOSED IN CONCAVO-CONVEX RELATION, THE THIN WALLED SECTIONS DEFINING EACH UPWARDLY PROJECTING PORTION INCLUDING AN UPWARDLY AND INWARDLY EXTENDING ARCUATE WALLED SECTION, AN UPWARDLY AND INWARDLY EXTENDING STRAIGHT WALLED SECTION DISPOSED BETWEEN THE ENDS OF SAID ARCUATE WALLED SECTION, AND AN ARCUATELY SEGMENTAL WALLED SECTION EXTEINDING HORIZONTALLY BETWEEN THE UPPER EDGES OF SAID ARCUATE AND STRAIGHT WALLED SECTION, SAID PAIR OF UPWARDLY PROJECTING PORTIONS PROVIDING A PAIR OF UPWARDLY FACING HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING STACKING SURFACES SPACED HORIZONTALLY APART, SAID BOTTOM INCLUDING A PAIR OF DOWNWARDLY FACING HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING STACKING SURFACES SPACED HORIZONTALLY APART A DISTANCE WHICH IS GREATER THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID UPWARDLY FACING STACKING SURFACES AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN TWICE THE WALL THICKNESS OF SAID BOTTOM.

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