US3221975A
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Assignee: Pillsbury Co
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Filing: 1963-09-30
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Granted: 1965-12-07
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Expires: 1983-09-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard J Zoeller
- 👤 Ben E Hunter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 13:32
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D3/00; B65D3/26; B65D3/261; B65D3/266; B65D3/264; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/83
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
A TUBULAR CONTAINER COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL FIBROUS CORE HAVING A LABEL ADHERED TO THE OUTER SURFACE THEREOF AND A LINER ADHERED TO THE INTERIOR THEREOF SO AS TO TRANSMIT FORCES BETWEEN THE LINER AND LABEL THROUGH THE CORE, AN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL EDGE AND AN INTERNAL MARGINAL PORTION ADJACENT SAID INTERNAL EDGE AND AN EXTERNAL MARGINAL PORTION ADJACENT SAID EXTERNAL EDGE, SAID EXTERNAL MARGINAL PORTION OVERLAPPING SAID INTERNAL MARGINAL PORTION TO FORM AN OVERLAP AREA EXTENDING THE FULL LENGTH OF SAID CORE, TEAR MEANS EXTENDING THE FULL LENGTH OF SAID OVERLAP AREA ALIGNED IN SAID OVERLAP AREA FOR CONTINUOUSLY SEVERING SAID EXTERNAL MARGINAL PORTION, ADHESIVE IN SAID OVERLAP AREA BETWEEN SAID TEAR MEANS AND SAID EXTERNAL EDGE, THE FREE EDGE OF THE INTERNAL MARGINAL PORTION ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TEAR MEANS FROM SAID EXTERNAL EDGE BEING DETACHED FROM THE OVERLAYING PORTION OF THE EXTERNAL MARGINAL PORTION AND AT LEAST ONE END CLOSURE SECURED TO AT LEAST ONE END OF SAID CORE, WHEREBY REMOVAL OF THE TEAR MEANS WILL ENTIRELY DISCONNECT THE OVERLAPPED MARGINAL PORTIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
177 words
A TUBULAR CONTAINER COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL FIBROUS CORE HAVING A LABEL ADHERED TO THE OUTER SURFACE THEREOF AND A LINER ADHERED TO THE INTERIOR THEREOF SO AS TO TRANSMIT FORCES BETWEEN THE LINER AND LABEL THROUGH THE CORE, AN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL EDGE AND AN INTERNAL MARGINAL PORTION ADJACENT SAID INTERNAL EDGE AND AN EXTERNAL MARGINAL PORTION ADJACENT SAID EXTERNAL EDGE, SAID EXTERNAL MARGINAL PORTION OVERLAPPING SAID INTERNAL MARGINAL PORTION TO FORM AN OVERLAP AREA EXTENDING THE FULL LENGTH OF SAID CORE, TEAR MEANS EXTENDING THE FULL LENGTH OF SAID OVERLAP AREA ALIGNED IN SAID OVERLAP AREA FOR CONTINUOUSLY SEVERING SAID EXTERNAL MARGINAL PORTION, ADHESIVE IN SAID OVERLAP AREA BETWEEN SAID TEAR MEANS AND SAID EXTERNAL EDGE, THE FREE EDGE OF THE INTERNAL MARGINAL PORTION ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TEAR MEANS FROM SAID EXTERNAL EDGE BEING DETACHED FROM THE OVERLAYING PORTION OF THE EXTERNAL MARGINAL PORTION AND AT LEAST ONE END CLOSURE SECURED TO AT LEAST ONE END OF SAID CORE, WHEREBY REMOVAL OF THE TEAR MEANS WILL ENTIRELY DISCONNECT THE OVERLAPPED MARGINAL PORTIONS.
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