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US3224633A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Collapsible box for facial tissues

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-09-23
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Granted: 1965-12-21
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Expires: 1984-09-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Allen Dayton

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 11:11
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/0005; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S229/00; Y10S229/924; Y10S229/926

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 221 words
A COLLAPSIBLE BOX FOR CONTAINING AND DISPERSING FOLDED PAPER SHEETS, COMPRISING A RECTANGULAR UPPER PART HAVING VERTICAL OPPOSING FIRST SIDE PANELS, VERTICAL OPPOSING FIRST END PANELS AND A HORIZONTAL TOP PANEL ATTACHED AT ITS EDGES TO THE SIDE AND END PANELS, SAID UPPER PART HAVING AN OPEN BOTTOM, SAID TOP PANEL HAVING AN OPENING FOR REMOVING THE UPPERMOST SHEET FROM A PILE THEREOF INSIDE THE BOX; A RECTANGULAR TRAY HAVING A HORIZOTAL BOTTOM PANEL OPPOSING NARROW SIDE PANELS AND OPPOSING NARROW END PANELS, THE NARROW SIDE AND END PANELS BEING VERTICALLY DISPOSED AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM EDGES OF THE BOTTOM PANEL; SAID FIRST SIDE AND END PANELS HAVING FLAPS FOLDED UNDER SAID BOTTOM PANEL AND SECURED THERETO TO HOLD THE TRAY IN THE UPPER PART OF THE BOX, SAID FIRST SIDE AND END PANELS BEING HORIZONTALLY SCORED BY A LINE EXTENDING ALL AROUND SAID UPPER PART TO DEFINE TWO CONTIGUOUS STRIPS, WHEREBY THE NARROW SIDE AND END PANELS OF THE TRAY ARE EXPOSED WHEN THE LOWERMOST ONE OF SAID STRIPS IS REMOVED BY TEARING ALONG THE SCORED LINE, AND WHEREBY THE TRAY IS THEN RELEASED FOR INSERTION INTO THE REMAINING PORTION OF UPPER PART OF THE BOX SO THAT THE BOX IS THEN REDUCED IN HEIGHT TO LOCATE THE TOP OF SAID PILE ADJACENT TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TOP PANEL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 221 words
A COLLAPSIBLE BOX FOR CONTAINING AND DISPERSING FOLDED PAPER SHEETS, COMPRISING A RECTANGULAR UPPER PART HAVING VERTICAL OPPOSING FIRST SIDE PANELS, VERTICAL OPPOSING FIRST END PANELS AND A HORIZONTAL TOP PANEL ATTACHED AT ITS EDGES TO THE SIDE AND END PANELS, SAID UPPER PART HAVING AN OPEN BOTTOM, SAID TOP PANEL HAVING AN OPENING FOR REMOVING THE UPPERMOST SHEET FROM A PILE THEREOF INSIDE THE BOX; A RECTANGULAR TRAY HAVING A HORIZOTAL BOTTOM PANEL OPPOSING NARROW SIDE PANELS AND OPPOSING NARROW END PANELS, THE NARROW SIDE AND END PANELS BEING VERTICALLY DISPOSED AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM EDGES OF THE BOTTOM PANEL; SAID FIRST SIDE AND END PANELS HAVING FLAPS FOLDED UNDER SAID BOTTOM PANEL AND SECURED THERETO TO HOLD THE TRAY IN THE UPPER PART OF THE BOX, SAID FIRST SIDE AND END PANELS BEING HORIZONTALLY SCORED BY A LINE EXTENDING ALL AROUND SAID UPPER PART TO DEFINE TWO CONTIGUOUS STRIPS, WHEREBY THE NARROW SIDE AND END PANELS OF THE TRAY ARE EXPOSED WHEN THE LOWERMOST ONE OF SAID STRIPS IS REMOVED BY TEARING ALONG THE SCORED LINE, AND WHEREBY THE TRAY IS THEN RELEASED FOR INSERTION INTO THE REMAINING PORTION OF UPPER PART OF THE BOX SO THAT THE BOX IS THEN REDUCED IN HEIGHT TO LOCATE THE TOP OF SAID PILE ADJACENT TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TOP PANEL.

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