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US3208079A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Shipping container

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-08-01
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Granted: 1965-09-21
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Expires: 1983-08-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John Thomas R St

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 05:48
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/48; B65D5/48002; B65D5/48014; B65D5/4295; B65D5/48018

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 290 words
A CONTAINER OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED ADAPTED FOR SHIPPING FRESH MEAT COMPRISING, A RECTANGULAR BOTTOM PANEL, AN OUTER END WALL AT EACH END OF SAID BOTTOM PANEL EXTENDING PERPENDICULARLY THEREFROM, A SIDE WALL ON THE OTHER EDGES OF SAID BIOTTOM PANEL EXTENDING PERPENDICULARLY THEREFROM, A TOP WALL ON EACH OF SAID SIDE WALLS ON AN EDGE OPPOSITE SAID BOTTOM PANEL EXTENDINGABOVE AND PARALLEL TO SAID BOTTOM PANEL, A CENTRAL PARTITION PANEL ON THE EDGE OF EACH SAID TOP WALLS OPPOSITE THE EDGE TO WHICH SAID SIDE WALL IS CONNECTED, SAID PARTITION PANELS HAVING A WIDTH EQUAL TO SAID SIDE WALLS AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY IN JUXTAPOSITION RELATION TO CONTACT SAID BOTTOM PANEL FOR DIVIDING THE CONTAINER INTO TWO SEPARATE COMPARTMENTS AND FOR REINFORCING THE CENTER OF THE CONTAINER, INNER END WALLS AT EACH END OF EACH SAID TOP WALLS, ENDS FLAP AT EACH END OF EACH OF SAID SIDE WALLS COOPERATING WITH SAID INNER AND OUTER END WALLS TO CLOSE THE ENDS OF SAIDD CONNTAINER AND TO PROVIDE A TRIPLE LAYER END WALL IN THE CONTAINER FOR ADDING STRENGTH THERETO RESIST DEFORMATION AND THEREBY PROTECT THE MEAT AGAINST SHRINKAGE, SAID OUTER EEND WALL AND END FLAPS DEFINING SLOTS OF PREDETERMINED WIDTH DEFINED THEREBETWEEN EXTENDING INTO SAID BOTTOM PANEL AND SAID SIDE WALL, SAID END FLAPS AND SAID INNER END WALLS DEFINING SLOTS OF PREDETERMINED WIDTH THEREBETWEEN EXTENDING INTO SAID SIDE AND TOP WALLS, AND CONNECTOR FLAPS ON EACH OF SAID INNER END WALLS FOR CONNECTING SAID INNNER END WALLS AND SAID CENTRAL PARTITION TOGETHER, SAID CONNECTOR FLAPS AND SAID CENTRAL PARTITION DEFINING A SLOT THEREBETWEEN EXTENDING INTO SAID INNER END WALLS AND SAID TOP WALLS, SAID SLOTS ADAPTED TO DEFINE VENTILATION OPENING IN SIX OF THE CORNERS OF EACH SAID COMPARTMENTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 290 words
A CONTAINER OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED ADAPTED FOR SHIPPING FRESH MEAT COMPRISING, A RECTANGULAR BOTTOM PANEL, AN OUTER END WALL AT EACH END OF SAID BOTTOM PANEL EXTENDING PERPENDICULARLY THEREFROM, A SIDE WALL ON THE OTHER EDGES OF SAID BIOTTOM PANEL EXTENDING PERPENDICULARLY THEREFROM, A TOP WALL ON EACH OF SAID SIDE WALLS ON AN EDGE OPPOSITE SAID BOTTOM PANEL EXTENDINGABOVE AND PARALLEL TO SAID BOTTOM PANEL, A CENTRAL PARTITION PANEL ON THE EDGE OF EACH SAID TOP WALLS OPPOSITE THE EDGE TO WHICH SAID SIDE WALL IS CONNECTED, SAID PARTITION PANELS HAVING A WIDTH EQUAL TO SAID SIDE WALLS AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY IN JUXTAPOSITION RELATION TO CONTACT SAID BOTTOM PANEL FOR DIVIDING THE CONTAINER INTO TWO SEPARATE COMPARTMENTS AND FOR REINFORCING THE CENTER OF THE CONTAINER, INNER END WALLS AT EACH END OF EACH SAID TOP WALLS, ENDS FLAP AT EACH END OF EACH OF SAID SIDE WALLS COOPERATING WITH SAID INNER AND OUTER END WALLS TO CLOSE THE ENDS OF SAIDD CONNTAINER AND TO PROVIDE A TRIPLE LAYER END WALL IN THE CONTAINER FOR ADDING STRENGTH THERETO RESIST DEFORMATION AND THEREBY PROTECT THE MEAT AGAINST SHRINKAGE, SAID OUTER EEND WALL AND END FLAPS DEFINING SLOTS OF PREDETERMINED WIDTH DEFINED THEREBETWEEN EXTENDING INTO SAID BOTTOM PANEL AND SAID SIDE WALL, SAID END FLAPS AND SAID INNER END WALLS DEFINING SLOTS OF PREDETERMINED WIDTH THEREBETWEEN EXTENDING INTO SAID SIDE AND TOP WALLS, AND CONNECTOR FLAPS ON EACH OF SAID INNER END WALLS FOR CONNECTING SAID INNNER END WALLS AND SAID CENTRAL PARTITION TOGETHER, SAID CONNECTOR FLAPS AND SAID CENTRAL PARTITION DEFINING A SLOT THEREBETWEEN EXTENDING INTO SAID INNER END WALLS AND SAID TOP WALLS, SAID SLOTS ADAPTED TO DEFINE VENTILATION OPENING IN SIX OF THE CORNERS OF EACH SAID COMPARTMENTS.

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