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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5788102 | Flip top carton with positive side lock A lined, flip top style, paperboard carton with an integral hinged cover, that includes a positive side lock arrangement between the carton body and cover on each side of the carton, wherein each of the minor upper inner closure flaps has a first section ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5775490 | Compact disk package A package for shipping and/or a compact disk. The package is formed from a one-piece blank of foldable paperboard and includes a rear panel, an overlying retaining panel having a retaining tab engageable with a compact disk, an overlying outer cover panel... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5720430 | Dispensing carton with integral pour spout A one piece, paperboard, dispensing carton having a dispensing opening in a side wall panel thereof that is covered by a cover panel, foldably and detachably joined to the side wall panel, and also having a pour spout, secured to the cover panel and joine... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5699958 | Carton flap retention arrangement The combination of a pair of paperboard carton members positioned in a paperboard tray member, wherein the carton members have projections extending from the bottom wall thereof through related openings in adjacent walls of the tray member, and wherein at... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5695051 | Composite carrier carton A carrier carton formed from a composite blank of paperboard and paper. The carton is designed like a seal end carton with identical halves foldably joined to each other and secured to each other in back-to-back relation to provide a reinforced, four-ply ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5692714 | Automatic self-erecting display stand A collapsible display stand having an article retaining member, including a plurality of vertical panels forming a generally U-shaped structure with an enclosure open at the front, and an article supporting base member, attached to the retaining member in... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5680986 | Carton with pour spout formed by liner A paperboard dispensing carton including an outer shell with a reclosable dispensing opening extending therethrough covered by a sift resistant opening flap and an inner liner with a pour spout formed therein and extendable through the dispensing opening.... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5660324 | Dispensing carton with integral pour spout A one piece, paperboard, dispensing carton having a dispensing opening in a side wall panel thereof, the major portion of which is covered by a cover panel foldably and partially detachably joined to the side wall panel, and also having a pour spout, secu... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5647501 | Composite lid for container A composite lid for a container, which lid has a molded plastic rim that includes an outer vertically extending skirt connected to a radially inwardly spaced, inner, vertically extending flange with at least one weakened hinge area located therebetween, a... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5638953 | Magazine insert holder for compact disk A paperboard compact disk holder made in the form of a magazine insert. The holder includes front and rear panels, joined to each other to form a disk receiving pocket, and an advertising panel, which, along with the rear panel is detachably joined to one... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5573175 | Octagonal container with lock bottom A one-piece, octagonal, bulk shipping container with a lock bottom arrangement that includes interlocking inner and outer bottom closure flaps wherein the inner closure flaps have lock tabs that extend downwardly through openings in the outer closure flap... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5542554 | Display stand An illuminated, kiosk type, display stand designed for use in holding and attractively displaying various articles of merchandise or other items or materials. The stand is formed of a pair of hollow, molded plastic, front and rear units that are secured t... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5518174 | Lined carton with sift-resistant dispensing feature A lined dispensing carton with a sift-resiatant dispensing opening in a side wall of the carton that is covered by a hinged reclosable flap that can be folded and inserted into the carton for cooperation with a portion of a carton liner to render that car... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5516034 | Produce tray A stackable, open top, paperboard, produce tray for holding and transporting articles that require considerable venting, The tray has side and end walls joined to and extending upwardly from side and end edges of a bottom wall, and the end wall are provid... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5485914 | Composite article carrier A composite article carrier for articles such as bottles, or cans with bodies having tapered upper portions. The carrier includes an outer member, with article receiving openings of one size, and an inner member with smaller article receiving openings and... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5483899 | Modular pallet arrangement A modular pallet arrangement that includes an upper pallet section, with a plurality of grid-like upper units having downwardly facing, cup-like, upper connector elements, and a lower section, with a plurality of grid-like lower units having upwardly faci... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5452850 | Reclosable dispensing carton A shaker type reclosable dispensing carton which includes an intermediate top closure flap having poring holes located in a depressible portion of the flap which can be depressed into the plane of an underlying flap, when the carton is reclosed, to allow ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452845 | Container lock flap closure arrangement A lock flap closure arrangement for one-piece, collapsible, tray-type, paperboard container which container includes a tray and a cover hinged to the tray. The closure arrangement includes a tray cover with at least one lock flap having a T-shaped lock ta... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5425499 | Three piece triangular carton A three piece, non-glued, triangular paperboard carton for use in the packaging of retail products such as candy and perfumes. The carton has a central, hollow, tubular body with open ends that closed by a pair of similar top and bottom end caps, one of w... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5419202 | Paperboard score bend testing device and method A device and method for measuring the force or pressure required to break a score and bend a sheet of paperboard along a pre-formed score line. The device includes means for clamping one portion of the sheet between a pair of stationary plates, with anoth... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5417640 | Method for preventing cohesion between carton blanks An improved method of preventing cohesion between plastic coated, paperboard, folding carton blanks after they come off a die cutter or cutting section of a press. The method comprises providing different scoring patterns for the carton blanks of alternat... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5411205 | Carton with improved opening feature A carton with an opening feature that includes a securing flap having a detachable center portion foldably joined to a detachable section of a top wall panel and being congruent with and adhesively secured to a detachable portion of the carton front wall ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5402929 | Container tray-cover corner closure arrangement A tray-cover, corner closure arrangement for a hexagonal, one-piece, collapsible, tray-type, paperboard container with diagonal front corners. The container includes a tray, with front end and tray side wall panels interconnected by a four section gusset,... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5401093 | Portable medicine cabinet arrangement A portable, personal, medicine cabinet arrangement for holding medicines and other items required to help maintain a prescribed medication schedule for an individual. The cabinet includes a hollow body, forming a compartment with at least one shelf for ho... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5390790 | Octagonal container with smooth inner bottom surface A one-piece, collapsible, paperboard bulk container for packaging a product such as rubber or plastic hose coiled in bulk. The container has overlapped add interlocked bottom wall inner and outer panels, and the inner panels have opposed edges disposed in... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5368225 | Container with truncated corners A one-piece, collapsible, tray type, paperboard container with one or more truncated corners, each of which includes a pair of vertical side walls, with adjacent ends spaced from each other and interconnected by a three-piece gusset. The gusset includes f... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5358173 | Container closure flap arrangement A one-piece, collapsible, tray type, paperboard container, with truncated front corners. The container includes a pair of hingedly interconnected tray and cover members, each having a pair of side wall panels, and a pair of closure flaps with side portion... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5356385 | Hypodermic needle sheath holder A hypodermic syringe needle sheath holder, designed to prevent accidental pricking by a needle. The device can be operated with one hand and includes a housing with a sheath gripping mechanism mounted under the housing upper wall. The mechanism comprises ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5330094 | Stackable display tray A collapsible, stackable, display tray with single-ply side walls and multi-ply end walls that each include a pair of outer flaps, an outer panel, a pair of inner flaps, an inner panel, and a pair of hollow corner posts connected to the inner panel and po... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5319810 | Toilet flushing arrangement A toilet flushing arrangement designed to encourage keeping the toilet seat and cover in the closed position when the toilet is not in use. The arrangement includes a flexible line having an inner end connected to an internal flush valve and and outer end... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5315780 | Lawn edging material anchoring arrangement An anchoring arrangement for lawn edging material of the type used for defining borders of lawns and gardens. The edging material is formed of a resilient, extruded, molded plastic material and includes a relatively thin vertical wall member, which prefer... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5300009 | Paperboard waste stripping apparatus Apparatus for stripping waste material from a paperboard web in a die cutter or die cutting section of a press that includes an outer pin cylinder, carrying self cleaning stripper pin mechanisms, and an inner ejection cylinder mounted eccentrically within... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5277310 | Composite appliance package A composite shipping container for packaging, heavy articles and appliances such kitchen ranges. The package includes upper and lower structures interconnected by hollow corner posts and wrapped with plastic film and strapping. The lower structure of the ... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5269457 | Medical waste container A collapsible, paperboard waste container that is particularly suitable to use for the receipt and retention of waste material such as medical waste. The container has a pair of integral, nesting, inner and outer covers with aligned covered openings that ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5249669 | Display container A display container for holding, displaying, and dispensing articles such as literature and samples. The container is formed from several paperboard components and has a tubular body with upper and lower insert pieces positioned within the body to divide ... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5238179 | Top opening carton with integral internal handle A carton having a reclosable cover and an integral internal handle that is adapted to be folded into the carton before the carton is initially opened, and which is adapted to be extended out of the carton after the cover has been initially opened and ther... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5206494 | Identification card An identification card having one part that is movable relative to the other part of the card. A primary code portion 15 located on one part of the card, and a secondary code portion 15 located on the other part of the card. The card holder can move one p... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5201828 | Interlocking tray and cover arrangement An interlocking tray and cover arrangement especially suitable for packaging food products. The arrangement includes a paperboard, tray member having laterally outward extending projections at the upper ends of certain of its side walls which projections ... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5181425 | Apparatus and method for testing torque wrenches Torque wrench testing apparatus and method that includes holding a torque wrench, applying a predetermined torque load to one end of the wrench while limiting movement of the other end of the wrench, and measuring the actual torque applied, for comparison... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5169059 | Dispensing carton with integral side wall pour spout A one-piece, collapsible, paperboard, dispensing carton having in one side wall adjacent an upper end of the carton an integral pour spout that can be pulled part way out of the carton for dispensing. The pour spout is formed from material of one of the c... | 12/08/1992 |
