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Filament dispenser package

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-05-27
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Granted: 1965-11-16
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Expires: 1983-05-27
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 John A Bradshaw

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 12:49
CPC Classifications
D; D05; D05B; D05B91/00; D05B91/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 178 words
A THREAD DISPENSER AND SEALED PACKAGE COMPRISING A CENTER-DELIVERING CORELESS-WOUND THREAD MASS, A PAIR OF SHEETS OF PACKAGING MATERIAL POSITIONED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID MASS AND BEING BONDED TOGETHER ALONG A REGION EXTENDING AROUND THEIR PERIPHERIES FORMING AN ELONGATED SEALED PACKAGE ENCLOSING SAID THREAD MASS, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SHEETS BEING TRANSPARENT FOR DISPLAYING THE THREAD MASS CONTAINED THEREIN, THE END OF SAID THREAD MASS FROM THE INTERIOR THEREOF EXTENDING OUT OF ONE END OF SAID ELONGATED SEALED PACKAGE AND BEING SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE BONDED EDGES OF SAID SHEETS, SAID SHEETS BEING HEAT SEALED AND CRIMPED TOGETHER BY TRANSVERSE AND LONGITUDINAL RIDGES AND VALLEYS IN THE AREA WHERE SAID THREAD IS SANDWICHED BETWEEN THEM FORMING A CONFINING PASSAGEWAY EXTENDING OUT THROUGH THE BONDED REGION OF THE SHEETS FOR MAKING THE END READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR PULLING THE THREAD OUT THROUGH SAID PASSAGEWAY WHILE SAID THREAD MASS REMAINS WITHIN SAID PACKAGE AND SAID CONFINING PASSAGEWAY PROVIDING A VERY SLIGHT SNUBBING THREAD-STRAIGHTENING DRAG ON THE THREAD AS IT IS BEING PULLED OUT OF THE PACKAGE THROUGH SAID CONFINING PASSAGEWAY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 178 words
A THREAD DISPENSER AND SEALED PACKAGE COMPRISING A CENTER-DELIVERING CORELESS-WOUND THREAD MASS, A PAIR OF SHEETS OF PACKAGING MATERIAL POSITIONED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID MASS AND BEING BONDED TOGETHER ALONG A REGION EXTENDING AROUND THEIR PERIPHERIES FORMING AN ELONGATED SEALED PACKAGE ENCLOSING SAID THREAD MASS, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SHEETS BEING TRANSPARENT FOR DISPLAYING THE THREAD MASS CONTAINED THEREIN, THE END OF SAID THREAD MASS FROM THE INTERIOR THEREOF EXTENDING OUT OF ONE END OF SAID ELONGATED SEALED PACKAGE AND BEING SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE BONDED EDGES OF SAID SHEETS, SAID SHEETS BEING HEAT SEALED AND CRIMPED TOGETHER BY TRANSVERSE AND LONGITUDINAL RIDGES AND VALLEYS IN THE AREA WHERE SAID THREAD IS SANDWICHED BETWEEN THEM FORMING A CONFINING PASSAGEWAY EXTENDING OUT THROUGH THE BONDED REGION OF THE SHEETS FOR MAKING THE END READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR PULLING THE THREAD OUT THROUGH SAID PASSAGEWAY WHILE SAID THREAD MASS REMAINS WITHIN SAID PACKAGE AND SAID CONFINING PASSAGEWAY PROVIDING A VERY SLIGHT SNUBBING THREAD-STRAIGHTENING DRAG ON THE THREAD AS IT IS BEING PULLED OUT OF THE PACKAGE THROUGH SAID CONFINING PASSAGEWAY.

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