US3680772A
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Sealed container arrangement
Assignee: Affiliated Hospital Products Inc
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Filing: 1969-12-29
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Granted: 1972-08-01
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Expires: 1989-12-29
Abstract
Abstract A sealed container having a shell or envelope for removably containing in sealed relation an article, such as sterile, surgical gloves, and which incorporates a flexible closure flap, with a rupturable seal formed by a strip or slip of easily frangible sheet or web material, such as paper, which is folded and secured on one side of its fold to the outer face of the main body envelope or shell and on the other side of its fold to the inner face of the closure flap, the tear zone for the seal being formed by the interconnecting unsecured web or sheet fold portion of the seal.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert B Hoover
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 01:08
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D27/00; B65D27/12; B65D27/30; A; A61; A61B; A61B42/00; A61B42/40; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
An envelope comprising a flexible shell a flexible closure panel flap connected to said shell and folded over along a connecting fold into superimposed position along a portion of the outer surface of said shell and having a free tab end, and a folded flexible shear seal with opposite ends and being spaced from said connecting fold and disposed beneath said closure panel flap and secured in folded relation with its opposite ends secured respectively to the under side of said flexible closure panel flap and to the outer surface of said shell.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
An envelope comprising a flexible shell a flexible closure panel flap connected to said shell and folded over along a connecting fold into superimposed position along a portion of the outer surface of said shell and having a free tab end, and a folded flexible shear seal with opposite ends and being spaced from said connecting fold and disposed beneath said closure panel flap and secured in folded relation with its opposite ends secured respectively to the under side of said flexible closure panel flap and to the outer surface of said shell.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
An envelope according to claim 1, said flexible shear seal being a sheet of frangible bonded fibers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
An envelope according to claim 2, said flexible shear seal being secured on one face thereof to both the under surface of said closure flap and the outer surface of said shell.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
74 words
An envelope according to claim 3, said shell and said closure panel flap being integral and formed of a frangible bonded fiber mat, and said seal being bonded to said frangible bonded fiber mat shell and closure flap sufficiently securely that surface removal of said seal from its bonded relation with said frangible bonded fiber mat will result in at least noticeable disruption of the surface and possible rupture or tearing of said mat.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
An envelope according to claim 4, said mat being a sheet of paper, and said seal being a slip of paper folded along a single medial fold and adhesively bonded at opposite ends thereof to the undersurface of said flap and the interfacing outer surface of said shell.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
An envelope according to claim 1, said free tab end of said flap being substantially reverse folded about said shell to a superimposed position facing a further substantially reverse folded outer surface portion of said shell.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
An envelope package according to claim 4, and a further folded sterile article wrapper of sterilizable material disposed within said shell, said shell having an inner surface forming a sterile field for said sterile article wrapper.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
An envelope package according to claim 5, a further folded sterile article wrapper disposed within said shell, and a sterile article within said wrapper, said shell having an inner surface forming a sterile field for said sterile article wrapper.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
An envelope according to claim 8, said shell comprising a folded sheet, said folded article wrapper being disposed within said inner surface sterile field in the unfolded configuration of said shell sheet.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
An envelope according to claim 9, said folded article wrapper being diagonally disposed within the outer unfolded configuration of said shell sheet.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
An envelope according to claim 10, said article wrapper being within the field of said shell sheet when the latter is unfolded.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
122 words
A container comprising a main body portion forming a chamber, a flexible closure flaP connected with said main body portion through a fold therebetween, and a medially folded frangible shear seal having opposite ends on either side of said medial fold and being disposed beneath said closure flap and having its opposite ends secured in interfacing relationship, on each side of its medial fold, respectively to the interfacing surfaces of each of said closure flap and said main body portion, said interfacing surfaces being formed respectively by an inner facing surface of said closure flap and an outer surface of said main body portion, said shear seal being laterally spaced from said fold connecting said closure flap and said main body portion.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
122 words
A container comprising a main body portion forming a chamber, a flexible closure flaP connected with said main body portion through a fold therebetween, and a medially folded frangible shear seal having opposite ends on either side of said medial fold and being disposed beneath said closure flap and having its opposite ends secured in interfacing relationship, on each side of its medial fold, respectively to the interfacing surfaces of each of said closure flap and said main body portion, said interfacing surfaces being formed respectively by an inner facing surface of said closure flap and an outer surface of said main body portion, said shear seal being laterally spaced from said fold connecting said closure flap and said main body portion.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
A container according to claim 12, said shear seal being formed of paper and destructively removably bonded to said main body portion and said closure flap.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
70 words
A container according to claim 13, said closure flap and said interfacing surface of said main body portion being formed of frangible material which is of less strength at the zone of securing thereof to said seal than is the bond therebetween with said seal, whereby normal inadvertent or purposeful removal of said seal will rupture one or more of said seal, said main body portion surface or said flap.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
37 words
A container according to claim 14, said shear seal having a pressure sensitive bonding adhesive on its securing surface and in said securing relation with said main body portion surface and the undersurface of said closure flap.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
37 words
A container according to claim 12, said medial fold and the opposite ends of said shear seal being laterally spaced from and facing other than toward said fold between said closure flap and said main body portion.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
A container according to claim 16, said shear seal medial fold and the opposite ends of said shear seal facing away from said fold between said closure flap and said main body portion.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
30 words
An envelope according to claim 1, the fold and opposite ends of said shear seal facing other than toward the fold zone between said closure panel flap and said shell.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
25 words
An envelope according to claim 1, and the fold of said shear seal facing away from the fold between said shell and said closure flap.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-08-01 | 1976-01-31 | 1976-08-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-08-01 | 1980-01-31 | 1980-08-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-08-01 | 1984-01-31 | 1984-08-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |