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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7922070 | Carton with carrying handle and blank therefor A carton (130) for packaging cylindrical articles, the carton (130) including a plurality of primary panels (120, 122, 124, 125) for forming the walls of the carton (130), end flaps (118a, 118b, 126a | 04/12/2011 |
| 7900815 | Article carrier The present invention relates a carrier comprising: (a) a bottom wall; (b) two sidewalls; and (c) a top wall having a first edge that forms an edge of at least one collapsible tab when the tab is uncollapsed and a second edge that forms an edge of at least one other... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7320411 | Selectively sealable container liner A reversible sack that is suitable for use as a container liner is disclosed. The sack is selectively sealable and in one example can be opened and/or closed to varying degrees. More particularly, the sack has an open end and one or more mechanisms associated therew... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7284687 | Pizza tray The pizza tray may be used for support and carrying food items. A tray of generally oval shape having a pair of straight sides and a pair of rounded ends may include a circular portion. A pair of folds may be located in a carry end that define a pair of side element... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278538 | Beverage carton with strap type carrying handle A tubular carton and blank for forming the carton includes a top, base and a pair of side walls. At least one of the side walls includes a displaceable zone arranged to protrude out of the plane of the one side wall. The displaceable zone includes connected sections... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7249674 | Multi-functional shoe storage box A multi-functional shoe storage box comprises a substantially transparent outer container defined by a bottom plate and first to fourth side plates, the first and second side plates facing each other, the third side plate facing the bottom plate, an opposing side of... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7159717 | Packaging design with separate compartments A gum packaging design that utilizes two separate compartments, an upper compartment and a lower compartment. Each of the compartments may be formed from a separate paperboard blank. The blanks are folded to form the compartments and then the lower compartment is ad... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140149 | High density planter A portable planter for high-density growth of plants is described. The planter contains a bottom and at least one wall disposed on the bottom for forming a cavity. The at least one wall contains a plurality of holes configured for allowing plant stems to extend ther... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121899 | Plug connection for a mobile terminal The present invention refers to a plug connection for a mobile terminal. In order to provide an improved plug system which overcomes the problems of known solutions, according to the present invention, a plug connection is provided for electrically connecting a powe... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7097043 | Packaging carton A packaging carton is disclosed, suitable for packaging an electronic product, such as a peripheral product, a mobile phone, or a spare part. The packing carton is formed by folding a paper material and is one piece, and is fabricated by linking two clip slots. Furt... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7032868 | Bag stand The invention is an apparatus having first and second legs pivotable with respect one another about a pivot axis. The first and second legs pivot between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the first and second legs are substantially align... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032754 | Package having releaseably secured consumable products The present invention provides an improved product holding and dispensing package and an improved method for manufacturing, holding and storing products, especially consumable products. In an embodiment, a package for a consumable product is provided. The package in... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6971572 | Carton A carton includes a base wall, a pair of side walls hingedly connected to opposed side edges of the base wall, a first top panel hingedly connected to an upper edge of one of the side walls, a pair of end flaps hingedly connected to opposed end edges of the top pane... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6948616 | Reversible container with logo concealment A reversible shipping container contains a plurality of panels which can be alternately folded respective mirror image configurations, to alternately reveal or conceal a commercial logo or other visible marking. ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6942140 | Carton with handle and blank thereof A carton and blank for forming a carton for holding a plurality of articles. The carton includes a series of hinged wall panels forming a sleeve including a top panel and opposed side panels hingedly connected to the top panel. The carton further comprises a continu... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932214 | Disposable car fast food box A disposable fast food box/container with a pair of semi-circular handles for convenient carrying and a drink holder therein. The handles include strap portions that are attached to the lid that allow a vehicle seat belt to be passed thereunder and serve to hold the... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932399 | Canine waste receptacle A waste receptacle particularly useful for scooping-up and removing canine waste and a blank for making the receptacle. The blank and receptacle are made from a single thin sheet of material such as cardboard. The receptacle can be used with only one hand. It is sto... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926153 | Shipping box for retail products and method of assembling same A shipping box includes a bottom wall, a pair of opposing side walls extending from the bottom wall, a pair of top wall portions each extending from one of the side walls, a pair of top inserts each extending from one of the top wall portions, a pair of opposing end... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6871891 | Disposable pet excrement collector The collector is constituted from a sheet (1) of stampable material which forms a body with a base (2), some side walls (3) with fold lines (7) to achieve the folding, a rear wall (4) and a continuation of this to serve as cover ( | 03/29/2005 |
| 6588654 | Cup having safety structure A cup having a safety structure has a cylindrical sidewall and a bottom wall closing a lower end of the sidewall. The cup has a bottomed cylindrical shape. The sidewall has at least one protrusion protruding outward in such a size and a shape as to hook a... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6540132 | Non-round composite container with inverse curvature The disclosure relates to tubular, non-round composite paperboard container bodies having at least one wall portion defined by radially inverse curvature, and at least a second wall portion that is outwardly curved. In one preferred embodiment, the contai... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6527169 | Paper cup having integral handle Disclosed is a paper cup having an integral handle. An extended section is integrally formed at one end of a side wall of a paper cup which one end is overlapped with the other end of the side wall to be heat-fused therewith. At least a distal end of the ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6491212 | Foldable and stackable box assembly A foldable, stackable box assembly, having a collapsible sleeve component and a foldable container which is insertable into and out of the sleeve by a built-in handle mechanism. The container and sleeve are formed of these folding blanks which, when assem... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6425520 | Beverage carrier An improved paperboard beverage carrier, made from a unitary blank, is disclosed having an improved carrying handle. The carrying handle comprises a longitudinal strap having three plies of paperboard material extending longitudinally across the top of th... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6273330 | Carton with transverse strap handle A beverage carton has a center panel, a left panel foldably connected to the center panel along a left fold line, a right panel foldably connected to the center panel along a right fold line, and a strap handle formed from the center, left and right panel... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6260755 | Carton with reinforced handle structure A handle structure for a carton is formed within a panel having a opposing side edges and opposing end edges that intersect to form corners of the handle panel, the handle structure. A strap member is integrally conjoined with the handle panel and extends... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6237839 | Paperboard beverage carrier An improved paperboard beverage carrier is disclosed having an improved lift handle. The improved lift handle comprises a laterally extending elongated handle opening within the top panel of the carrier. At least one continuous score line encircles the ha... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6131803 | Carton with reinforced handle structure A handle structure for a carton 12 is formed within a panel 20, 28 having a strap member 14, 44, 46 extending between end edges of the panel. An elongated web 54 extends diagonally from an intersection of side and end edges of the panel. The elongated web... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6129266 | Carton with reinforced handle structure A handle structure for a carton 12 is formed within a panel 20, 28 having a strap member 14, 44, 46 extending between end edges of the panel. An elongated web 54 extends diagonally from an intersection of side and end edges of the panel. The elongated web... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6126066 | Tear-stop score encircling single opening carrier handles An elongate generally-rectangular single handle opening is disposed transversely across the top panel of a sleeve-type carrier. Optionally, a generally-rectangular stress-relief score line arrangement extends transversely completely across the top panel a... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6105853 | Exterior packaging with integrated lateral handle A parallelepiped cardboard package for a group of containers with a precut lateral handle integrated into one of the end surfaces of the package. The cardboard package is either pre-glued or wrapped around the contents formed from a flat sheet. The packag... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5996883 | Carton and a handle therefor A carton formed from sheet material for containers such as cans or bottles includes a top wall, a pair of side walls, and a bottom wall interconnected to complete a tubular structure. A notional strip defined along the top wall extends between the end edg... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5964488 | Foldable device for manually picking up samples or substances A foldable device for manually picking up samples or substances, which may or may not be foul-smelling, and, more particularly, domestic animal feces. The device is formed by a laminar element including a rectangular principal body having three fold lines... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5699957 | Multiple compartment separable container A multi-compartment container for packaging a plurality of articles such as bottles, comprises two or more compartment units and a frangible connecting portion. Each compartment unit comprises a base panel, opposed side panels, opposed end panels and a to... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5586689 | Squeezable receptacle having a cut-out portion in an end section thereof The present invention refers to a squeezable receptacle (1), especially for ice cream, comprising a body (3) which tapers downwards from a receptacle opening (2) and the wall (4) of which is defined by a circumferential surface (9) held together in an ove... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5472136 | Carton with handle and deflection regions A carton which, as constructed, includes an integral, single-thickness carrying handle. The carton also includes deflection regions at the ends of the handle to effectively manage the forces generated when the carton is carried using the handle.... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5460324 | Open container or drinking cup, compact prefolded A cup is made from sheet material. The cup has two opposite side sections for forming a cylinder with one of a gutter-like and spout-like shape in an open state of the cup, a rectangular including square bottom for serving as a base for the cup in the ope... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5427307 | Carton and blank therefor having an improved top panel There is provided a carton 11 for holding a number of articles 34. There is a bottom panel 12, two side walls 13, 14, end panels 17 and overlapping top panels 26, 28. The overlapping portions of panels 26, 28 are glued together and there is a cut-out port... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5328081 | Multi-unit carton with integral handle A carton for accommodating a plurality of articles, such as bottles, in a group, comprises a first wall panel, a pair of substantially opposing second wall panels interconnected with the first panel, and a handle structure overlying the first wall panel. ... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5314113 | Support for consumption of elongated foods A support for consumption of an elongated food such as hot dogs is a simple structure starting with fold lines and cuts in a sheet of flexible and impermeable material such as paper, plastic coated paper or plastic sheet. It comprises a substantially rect... | 05/24/1994 |
