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Method for displaying an assembly of like articles

Assignee: Mead Corp
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Filing: 1968-04-01
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Granted: 1971-01-05
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Expires: 1988-04-01
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Abstract

Abstract A COMBINATION TRANSPORT AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISES A MAIN PANEL, A PAIR OF SIDE WALLS FOLDABLY JOINED TO SIDE EDGES OF THE MAIN PANEL AND A PAIR OF LAP PANELS FOLDABLY JOINED TO THE EDGES OF THE SIDE WALLS REMOTE FROM THE MAIN PANEL AND SECURED TOGETHER, AND PANELS FOLDABLY JOINED TO THE ENDS OF THE MAINPANEL, CORNER FLAPS ADJOINING THE ENDS OF THE END PANELS TO THE ADJACENT AREAS OF THE SIDE WALLS, THE SIDE WALLS BEING SEVERABLE TO FORM A TRAY-LIKE STRUCTURE INCLUDING THE MAIN PANEL, THE END PANELS AND ASSOCIATED FLAPS TOGETHER WITH THE ADJACENT PORTIONS OF THE SIDE WALLS. DURING FORMATION OF THE ARTICLE GROUP, THE ARTICLES ARE PREFERABLY ARRANGED IN A RECTILLINEAR RELATIONSHIP TO EACH OTHER AND ARE INVERTED AND THE MAIN PANEL IS THEN DISPOSED ATOP THE BOTTOMS OF THE ARTICLES DURING THE FORMATION OF THE ARTICLE GROUP, THE DEVICE IS THEN TRANSPORTED TO A POINT OF USE OR DISPLAY AND SEVERANCE OF THE SIDE WALLS FOLLOWS INVERSION OF THE ARTICLE GROUP SO THAT THE ARTICLES ARE DISPOSED UPRIGHT AND ATOP THE MAIN PANEL.

Inventors

  • 👤 Sam B Howard

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D71/00; B65D71/06; B65D71/12; B65D71/14; B65D71/16; B65D71/28; B65D71/32; B65D71/34; B65D2571/00; B65D2571/00123; B65D2571/00129; B65D2571/00135; B65D2571/00154; B65D2571/00185; B65D2571/00246; B65D2571/00253; B65D2571/00277; B65D2571/00432; B65D2571/00438; B65D2571/00444; B65D2571/00555; B65D2571/00561; B65D2571/00567; B65D2571/00648; B65D2571/00654; B65D2571/0066; B65D2571/00709; B65D2571/00722; B65D2571/00728; B65D2571/00833; B65D2571/0087

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1974-01-04 1974-07-06 1975-01-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-01-04 1978-07-06 1979-01-05 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-01-04 1982-07-06 1983-01-05 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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