US3757991A
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Article carrier
Assignee: Mead Corp
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Filing: 1972-05-22
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Granted: 1973-09-11
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Expires: 1992-05-22
Abstract
Abstract A basket-style article arrier having a bottom wall, side walls foldably joined along their bottom edges to opposite side edges of the bottom wall, end walls foldably joined to the end edges of the side walls, riser panels foldably joined to the end walls medially thereof, a handle panel secured at its ends to the upper portions of the riser panels, and partition structure interconnected between the handle and the side walls is provided with stabilizing structure for insuring that the carrier is squarely set up to facilitate loading, such structure including a fold line which is bifurcated at one end and which interconnects the bottom edge of each side wall with the corresponding side edge of the bottom wall together with a specially constructed locking notch and an associated closure flap formed in the riser panels at the end of the carrier opposite from the bifurcated portion of the fold line between the side walls and the bottom wall.
Inventors
- 👤 J Stout
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 09:29
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D71/00; B65D71/0003; B65D71/0022; B65D2571/00; B65D2571/00123; B65D2571/00129; B65D2571/00135; B65D2571/00141; B65D2571/00333; B65D2571/0037; B65D2571/00376; B65D2571/00388; B65D2571/00432; B65D2571/00456; B65D2571/00475; B65D2571/00487; B65D2571/00518; B65D2571/00524; B65D2571/00648; B65D2571/00654; B65D2571/0066; B65D2571/00709; B65D2571/00802; B65D2571/00833; B65D2571/00932; B65D2571/00938; B65D2571/00944; B65D2571/00956
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
An article carrier comprising a handle, a pair of riser panels arranged in flat face contacting relation to each other and secured to each end of said handle, an end wall panel foldably joined along the inner edge thereof to the outer edge of each of said riser panels, a pair of side walls each foldably joined along each of the end edges thereof to the outer edge of one of said end wall panels, and a bottom wall foldably joined along its side edges to the bottom edges of said side walls respectively along fold lines each of which comprises a single fold line extending from one end of the carrier toward the other end thereof and which is bifurcated to define a web panel foldably joined to each side wall and to said bottom wall at the other end of the carrier.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
An article carrier comprising a handle, a pair of riser panels arranged in flat face contacting relation to each other and secured to each end of said handle, an end wall panel foldably joined along the inner edge thereof to the outer edge of each of said riser panels, a pair of side walls each foldably joined along each of the end edges thereof to the outer edge of one of said end wall panels, and a bottom wall foldably joined along its side edges to the bottom edges of said side walls respectively along fold lines each of which comprises a single fold line extending from one end of the carrier toward the other end thereof and which is bifurcated to define a web panel foldably joined to each side wall and to said bottom wall at the other end of the carrier.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A carrier according to claim 1 wherein said bottom wall is interlocked with said riser panels at said one end of the carrier.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
A carrier according to claim 1 wherein a closure flap is foldably joined to at least one of said riser panels at said one end of the carrier and wherein said closure flap is folded out of the plane of said one riser panel to expose a locking notch engageable by said bottom wall when the carrier is set up.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
A carrier according to claim 3 wherein said closure flap automatically covers said locking notch when the carrier is loaded thereby to aid in separating articles at said one end of the carrier and disposed on opposite sides of said handle from each other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
155 words
In an article carrier having a handle, a pair of riser panels arranged in flat face contacting relation to each other and secured to each end of said handle, an end wall Panel foldably joined along the inner edge thereof to the outer edge of each of said riser panels, a pair of side walls each foldably joined along each of the end edges thereof to the outer edge of one of said end wall panels, and a bottom wall foldably joined along its side edges to the bottom edges of said side walls respectively, the improvement comprising a closure flap foldably joined to at least one of said riser panels at one end of the carrier and foldable out of the plane of said one riser panel to expose a locking notch engageable by said bottom wall when the carrier is set up and effective to close said notch when the carrier is loaded.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
155 words
In an article carrier having a handle, a pair of riser panels arranged in flat face contacting relation to each other and secured to each end of said handle, an end wall Panel foldably joined along the inner edge thereof to the outer edge of each of said riser panels, a pair of side walls each foldably joined along each of the end edges thereof to the outer edge of one of said end wall panels, and a bottom wall foldably joined along its side edges to the bottom edges of said side walls respectively, the improvement comprising a closure flap foldably joined to at least one of said riser panels at one end of the carrier and foldable out of the plane of said one riser panel to expose a locking notch engageable by said bottom wall when the carrier is set up and effective to close said notch when the carrier is loaded.
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) | 1976-09-10 | 1977-03-12 | 1977-09-11 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-09-10 | 1981-03-12 | 1981-09-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-09-10 | 1985-03-12 | 1985-09-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |