US3250421A
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Container for transporting goods in commerce
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-05-13
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Granted: 1966-05-10
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Expires: 1983-05-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Braun Bernard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:09
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D11/00; B65D11/18; B65D11/1866; B65D11/1873; B65D25/00; B65D25/02; B65D25/04; B65D25/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
312 words
A READILY KNOCK DOWN FULL OPEN TOP CASE FOR TRANSPORTING ARTICLES PACKED EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR IN CARTONS COMPRISING, (A) A UNITARY BOTTOM PANEL, (B) SAID BOTTOM PANEL HAVING OPPOSED LONGITUDINAL SIDE EDGES, AND OPPOSED TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING END EDGES, (C) AND SAID PANEL HAVING INTEGRALLY FORMED CORNER EARS PROJECTING LATERALLY OUTWARDLY AT THE CORNER JUNCTIONS OF SAID ADJACENT SIDE AND END EDGES THEREOF, (D) A PAIR OF SAID EARS, WHICH ARE DIAGONALLY DISPOSED WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER, HAVE AN APERTURE FORMED THEREIN, (E) A PAIR OF SIMILARLY CONSTRUCTED COMPLEMENTARY UPRIGHT WALL PORTIONS FOR DEFINING THE CIRCUMSCRIBING OPPOSED SIDE AND ENDS OF SAID CASE, EACH OF SAID UPRIGHT WALL PORTIONS DEFINING A SIDE AND INTEGRALLY CONNECTED END PORTION OF SAID CASE, (F) EACH OF SAID UPRIGHT WALL PORTIONS HAVING COMPLEMENTARY INTERFITTING ROUNDED END PORTIONS, SAID ROUNDED END PORTION OF EACH SAID UPRIGHT WALL PORTION BEING PARTIALLY CUT AWAY TO DEFINE AN UPPER HALF ROUNDED END PORTION AT ONE END OF SAID WALL PORTION AND A LOWER HALF ROUNDED END PORTION AT THE OTHER END OF SAID WALL PORTION SO THAT IN THE ASSEMBLED POSITION, THE UPPER HALF ROUND END PORTION OF ONE WALL FORMING PORTION COMPLEMENTS THE LOWER HALF ROUND END PORTION OF THE OTHER UPRIGHT WALL FORMING PORTION, (G) EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE INTERFITTING END PORTIONS OF SAID COMPLEMENTARY WALL PORTION AHAVING A ALIGNED BORE EXTENDING VERTICALLY THERETHROUGH, (H) SAID BORE BEING DISPOSED IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE APERTURE FROM IN SAID PAIR OF DIAGONALLY DISPOSED CORNER EARS IN THE ASSEMBLED POSITION OF SAID CASE, (I) AND A FASTENING MEANS EXTENDED THROUGH SAID ALIGNED BORES AND APERTURE ALIGNED THEREWITH FOR SECURING SAID PAIR OF COMPLEMENTARY WALL PORTIONS TO SAID BOTTOM PANEL IN THE ASSEMBLED POSITION OF SAID CARRIER WHEREIN ONLY TWO SUCH FASTENING MEANS ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN SAID UNITARY BOTTOM WALL AND COMPLEMENTARY UPRIGHT WALL PORTIONS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE ASSEMBLED POSITIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
312 words
A READILY KNOCK DOWN FULL OPEN TOP CASE FOR TRANSPORTING ARTICLES PACKED EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR IN CARTONS COMPRISING, (A) A UNITARY BOTTOM PANEL, (B) SAID BOTTOM PANEL HAVING OPPOSED LONGITUDINAL SIDE EDGES, AND OPPOSED TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING END EDGES, (C) AND SAID PANEL HAVING INTEGRALLY FORMED CORNER EARS PROJECTING LATERALLY OUTWARDLY AT THE CORNER JUNCTIONS OF SAID ADJACENT SIDE AND END EDGES THEREOF, (D) A PAIR OF SAID EARS, WHICH ARE DIAGONALLY DISPOSED WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER, HAVE AN APERTURE FORMED THEREIN, (E) A PAIR OF SIMILARLY CONSTRUCTED COMPLEMENTARY UPRIGHT WALL PORTIONS FOR DEFINING THE CIRCUMSCRIBING OPPOSED SIDE AND ENDS OF SAID CASE, EACH OF SAID UPRIGHT WALL PORTIONS DEFINING A SIDE AND INTEGRALLY CONNECTED END PORTION OF SAID CASE, (F) EACH OF SAID UPRIGHT WALL PORTIONS HAVING COMPLEMENTARY INTERFITTING ROUNDED END PORTIONS, SAID ROUNDED END PORTION OF EACH SAID UPRIGHT WALL PORTION BEING PARTIALLY CUT AWAY TO DEFINE AN UPPER HALF ROUNDED END PORTION AT ONE END OF SAID WALL PORTION AND A LOWER HALF ROUNDED END PORTION AT THE OTHER END OF SAID WALL PORTION SO THAT IN THE ASSEMBLED POSITION, THE UPPER HALF ROUND END PORTION OF ONE WALL FORMING PORTION COMPLEMENTS THE LOWER HALF ROUND END PORTION OF THE OTHER UPRIGHT WALL FORMING PORTION, (G) EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE INTERFITTING END PORTIONS OF SAID COMPLEMENTARY WALL PORTION AHAVING A ALIGNED BORE EXTENDING VERTICALLY THERETHROUGH, (H) SAID BORE BEING DISPOSED IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE APERTURE FROM IN SAID PAIR OF DIAGONALLY DISPOSED CORNER EARS IN THE ASSEMBLED POSITION OF SAID CASE, (I) AND A FASTENING MEANS EXTENDED THROUGH SAID ALIGNED BORES AND APERTURE ALIGNED THEREWITH FOR SECURING SAID PAIR OF COMPLEMENTARY WALL PORTIONS TO SAID BOTTOM PANEL IN THE ASSEMBLED POSITION OF SAID CARRIER WHEREIN ONLY TWO SUCH FASTENING MEANS ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN SAID UNITARY BOTTOM WALL AND COMPLEMENTARY UPRIGHT WALL PORTIONS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE ASSEMBLED POSITIONS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-05-09 | 1969-11-08 | 1970-05-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-05-09 | 1973-11-08 | 1974-05-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-05-09 | 1977-11-08 | 1978-05-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |