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US3311282A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Folding cradle-type container

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-12-27
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Granted: 1967-03-28
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Expires: 1985-12-27
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Frank H Burgess

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 10:06
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/50; B65D5/5023; B65D5/5028; B65D5/5035

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 263 words
A FOLDING CRADLE-TYPE CONTAINER FABRICATED OF FOLDABLE SHEET MATERIAL AND COMPRISING A BOTTOM WALL HAVING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING FOLD LINE, A PAIR OF OUTER END WALLS EXTENDING FROM AND HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID BOTTOM WALL FOR UPWARD SWINGING MOVEMENT RELATIVE THERETO, SAID OUTER END WALLS HAVING LONGITUDINAL FOLD LINES IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE LONGITUDINAL FOLD LINE OF SAID BOTTOM WALL FOR SIMULTANEOUS LONGITUDINAL FOLDING OF SAID BOTTOM AND OUTER END WALLS, A PAIR OF SIDE COVER WALLS EXTENDING FROM AND HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID BOTTOM WALL, SAID SIDE COVER WALLS BEING CONFIGURED REMOTE FROM THEIR HINGED CONNECTIONS FOR CONFORMING ENGAGEMENT WITH AN ARTICLE ON SAID BOTTOM WALL, AND AN INNER END WALL ON EACH OUTER END WALL EXTENDING BETWEEN AND HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE SIDE EDGES THEREOF, SAID INNER END WALLS EACH BEING OF A GREATER LATERAL EXTENT THAN THE ADJACENT OUTER END WALL AND HAVING A LONGITUDINAL FOLD LINE FOR FOLDING SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE ADJACENT OUTER END WALL, SAID INNER END WALLS EACH BEING FORMED WITH A PAIR OF ADDITIONAL FOLD LINES EXTENDING OBLIQUE FROM A REGION OF THE RESPECTIVE LONGITUDINAL FOLD LINE LONGITUDINALLY INWARDLY AND LATERALLY OUTWARDLY TO THE INNER EDGE OF THE ASSOCIATED INNER END WALL, WHEREBY UPON UPWARD SWINGING OF SAID OUTER END WALLS THE INNER END WALLS ARE DISPLACED INWARD FROM THE OUTER END WALLS AND THE LOWER LONGITUDINAL FOLD-LINE PORTION OF EACH INNER END WALL IS FOLDABLE OUTWARD TOWARD THE ADJACENT OUTER END WALL TO FORM AN INNER-END-WALL RECESS FOR RECEIVING AN ADJACENT PORTION OF AN ARTICLE ON SAID BOTTOM WALL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 263 words
A FOLDING CRADLE-TYPE CONTAINER FABRICATED OF FOLDABLE SHEET MATERIAL AND COMPRISING A BOTTOM WALL HAVING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING FOLD LINE, A PAIR OF OUTER END WALLS EXTENDING FROM AND HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID BOTTOM WALL FOR UPWARD SWINGING MOVEMENT RELATIVE THERETO, SAID OUTER END WALLS HAVING LONGITUDINAL FOLD LINES IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE LONGITUDINAL FOLD LINE OF SAID BOTTOM WALL FOR SIMULTANEOUS LONGITUDINAL FOLDING OF SAID BOTTOM AND OUTER END WALLS, A PAIR OF SIDE COVER WALLS EXTENDING FROM AND HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID BOTTOM WALL, SAID SIDE COVER WALLS BEING CONFIGURED REMOTE FROM THEIR HINGED CONNECTIONS FOR CONFORMING ENGAGEMENT WITH AN ARTICLE ON SAID BOTTOM WALL, AND AN INNER END WALL ON EACH OUTER END WALL EXTENDING BETWEEN AND HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE SIDE EDGES THEREOF, SAID INNER END WALLS EACH BEING OF A GREATER LATERAL EXTENT THAN THE ADJACENT OUTER END WALL AND HAVING A LONGITUDINAL FOLD LINE FOR FOLDING SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE ADJACENT OUTER END WALL, SAID INNER END WALLS EACH BEING FORMED WITH A PAIR OF ADDITIONAL FOLD LINES EXTENDING OBLIQUE FROM A REGION OF THE RESPECTIVE LONGITUDINAL FOLD LINE LONGITUDINALLY INWARDLY AND LATERALLY OUTWARDLY TO THE INNER EDGE OF THE ASSOCIATED INNER END WALL, WHEREBY UPON UPWARD SWINGING OF SAID OUTER END WALLS THE INNER END WALLS ARE DISPLACED INWARD FROM THE OUTER END WALLS AND THE LOWER LONGITUDINAL FOLD-LINE PORTION OF EACH INNER END WALL IS FOLDABLE OUTWARD TOWARD THE ADJACENT OUTER END WALL TO FORM AN INNER-END-WALL RECESS FOR RECEIVING AN ADJACENT PORTION OF AN ARTICLE ON SAID BOTTOM WALL.

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