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Collapsible bin box

Assignee: MORAINE BOX CO
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Filing: 1963-08-05
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Granted: 1965-11-09
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Expires: 1983-08-05
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Munroe Thomas

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 13:59
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D9/00; B65D9/12; B65D9/18

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 221 words
IN A COLLAPSIBLE BIN BOX; SIDE AND END WALLS IN EDGE TO EDGE RELATION, HINGE MEANS INSIDE THE WALLS CONNECTED TO ADJACENT ENDS OF ADJACENT WALLS, SAID END WALLS EXTENDING BELOW SAID SIDE WALLS, SUPPORT RAILS ON THE INSIDE OF SAID END WALLS AT THE BOTTOM TO SUPPORTT A BOTTOM, A BOTTOM PANEL RESTING ON SAID RAILS AND CLOSING THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX, SAID BOTTOM PANEL COMPRISING TWO PARTS MEETING BETWEEN THE SIDE EDGES OF THE BOTTOM PANEL, AND HINGE MEANS CONNECTING THE PARTS OF SAID BOTTOM PANEL, THE SIDE EDGES OF THE BOTTOM PANEL ENGAGING THE BOTTOM EDGES OF THE SIDE WALLS, SAID END WALLS HAVING APERTURES IN THE REGION OF THE HINGE IN THE BOTTOM PANEL, SAID BOTTOM PANEL HAVING APERTURES AT THE ENDS THEREOF IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE APERTURES IN SAID END WALLS TO RECEIVE ONE END OF A SPRING CLIP MEANS, A METAL BAR ELEMENT AT EACH END OF SAID BOTTOM PANEL SECURED TO ONE PART OF THE PANEL AND EXTENDING OVER TO THE OTHER PART OF THE BOTTOM PANEL IN THE REGION OF THE APERTURE THEREIN TO REINFORCE THE BOTTOM PANEL, AND SPRING CLIP MEANS AT EACH END WALL PASSING THROUGH THE APERTURE THEREIN AND ENGAGING THE PERTAINING SAID METAL BAR ELEMENT AND APERTURE IN SAID BOTTOM PANEL TO RETAIN THE BOTTOM PANEL IN PLACE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-11-08 1969-05-10 1969-11-09 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-11-08 1973-05-10 1973-11-09 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-11-08 1977-05-10 1977-11-09 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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