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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7967186 | Package with reconfigurable handle The present invention relates to a reconfigurable carrying device. The device includes a container and a handle. The handle is movably coupled to the container and reconfigurable between a collapsed or stored position and an extended or deployed position. In one pos... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7367490 | Container for shipping and storing paper A container for shipping and/or storing a stack of paper is disclosed. The container, according to a disclosed embodiment, comprises a bottom wall and first and second upright, opposing side walls extending from respective edges of the bottom wall. First and second ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7316343 | Folding box with fold-down attachment flap A sealable folding box in the shape of a parallelepiped or cube with attached bottom and cover flaps and an attachment flap—is provided with an attachment recess—is that is arranged on an edge of the folding box body that extends between these flaps. To this end... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314158 | Handled container A container blank comprising a bottom wall having two opposed pairs of sides. One dimension of the bottom wall is the distance between one pair of the sides. Walls are attached to each of the sides. The heights of the walls are substantially equal. A closure member ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7303114 | Handled container A three part container having a bottom wall and two walls in one part, and a wall in each of the other parts. The heights of the walls are substantially equal. A closure member and a handle member are attached to the walls in each of the other parts. There is a hand... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7073548 | Pop-up purse A hand-bag is assembled by folding a single piece of material. The single piece of material is folded to form the walls, bottom portion and locking portions. The locking portions are engaged to hold the walls in position. The assembled hand-bag can be collapsed for ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6994246 | Packaging case A packaging case which can store a plurality of stored items, enables the stored items to be individually removed, and prevents the occurrence of formation failures. First broken cut lines (perforations) extend from a first flat plate (a side plate) over one flat pl... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6976579 | Compact disc case with display window A CD case in the form of a hinged clamshell is provided with a transparent display window central to one surface of the case, with the case being provided with CD holders within the case mounted in such a way that the central portion of the CD is exposed through the... | 12/20/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6840436 | Folding collapsible box A folding collapsible box is constructed to include a box body, the box body having two cardboard reinforced upright sidewalls symmetrically disposed at two sides, each cardboard reinforced upright sidewall having a vertical folding line on the middle, and two locat... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6598784 | Beverage carton with strap type carrying handle A carton and a carton blank each includes a first wall, a second wall hingedly connected to the first wall, a handle strap attached at an end thereof to an inwardly displaceable portion of the second wall. The strap is arranged in a stored position to be ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6540133 | Foldable carrying handle for a portable lunchbox The present invention relates to a foldable carrying handle for a portable lunch-box which is made of plastic and consists of seven pieces which are hingedly interconnected into one-part bar-shaped body. The one-part bar-shaped body includes a cross bar, ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6305597 | One-piece folding carton with integrally formed sliding display hang tab A folding carton is described that includes a hang tab that is slidable between a first position in which the hang tab is tucked behind a first carton panel, and a second position in which the hang tab extends out of the carton for hanging the carton on a... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6220506 | Beverage drinking box A new beverage drinking box for PURPOSE. The inventive device includes a beverage carton for holding a fluid beverage therein. A pair of handles are coupled to opposite sides of the beverage carton.... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6209782 | Packaging box with a foldable handle member A packaging box includes at least two opposite side walls and a foldable handle member. The side walls have upper edges, and inner and outer cover plates connected hingeably and respectively to the upper edges. The outer cover plate overlies the inner cov... | 04/03/2001 |
| 5878946 | Carton or carton cover of rigid sheet material with reinforced handle, blank and process for manufacturing such a carton or such a cover The invention pertains to a carton, a blank and a process for manufacturing a carton of sheet material. The carton includes a cover formed by inner and outer flaps, and two sinkable corner regions situated respectively on either side of the carton or of t... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5826782 | 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 form a tubular structure. A notional strip is defined along the top wall, having notional side edges, ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5738273 | Carton for beverage containers with strap type carrying handle A carton for beverage containers includes a series of hinged panels forming a sleeve and end closure panels hinged at least to one of the hinged panels for closing, at least in part, the opposite ends of the sleeve. The one panel includes a handle strap b... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5568863 | Cassette album box with spine window A box for storing cassettes includes a base, a cover, and a plurality of side walls. One of the side walls is a spine side wall which has a window formed as an opening that permits viewing a label on the cassette. A transparent external pocket wraps aroun... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5489063 | Food container A plastic container has four trapezoidal walls that slant upward and outward to create a top that is larger than its bottom. Each sidewall has a closure flap that is connected to it by a living hinge. There are projections on two opposed sidewalls that ar... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5441199 | Sonically welded handle A rotatable handle for a container is provided by sonic welding an inner disk to an outer strip of a handle, the disk permitting the rotation of the handle and providing a seal for the container openings through which the handle is connected.... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5439168 | Paper box having strip-shaped inlet A paper box for packing detergent which is provided at its inner surface with a strip-shaped inlet so that the inlet closes a tear tape portion to be cut off when the box is opened and which is designed to reduce manufacturing cost, improve productivity a... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5437407 | Detergent packing paper box A paper box for packing detergent which is provided at a side with a tear tape so as to be partially opened so that the paper box can be carried stably and opened easily. The paper box has four vertical wall members, top members extended from the vertical... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5431334 | Slide weld handle A sliding and rotatable handle assembly for a container is provided by sonic welding an inner disk to an outer strip of a handle, the disk providing a flexible tongue which permits the rotation and sliding of the handle with respect to container openings ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5419009 | Packaging handle An improved packaging handle is provided which consists of a strap member with a structure for adhering the strap member to a top surface of a package. A component for grasping is located at the center of the strap member, so that a person can carry the p... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5417365 | Strap handle and package containing same A strap handle for a package and being capable of attachment to the sidewall of the package comprises a longitudinal slit sufficiently long to divide the strap handle into a lower attachment portion which is secured to the package and an upper free ribbon... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5344066 | Carton with reclosable corner pour openings A carton constructed to permit the contents to be poured out over an upper corner. The top panel includes a fold line about which a corner closure flap pivots. The corner flap includes a flange formed by tear lines in portions of the adjacent side and end... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5320279 | Carton for concentrated detergent An improved carton for superconcentrated detergent products. The carton includes front, rear and side panels and a cover. In one embodiment, the carton includes a liner which may be separate from the carton or integrated with the carton. The carton walls ... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5299732 | Package and a handle for the package both of which are made from paperboard to facilitate easy recycling A package and a handle for the package both of which are made from paperboard for easy recycling. The package is generally rectangular and has apertures on opposing sides. The handle has an elongated body section extending between two ends, and two anchor... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5277359 | Strap handle and package containing same A strap handle for a package and being capable of attachment to the sidewall of the package comprises a longitudinal slit sufficiently long to divide the strap handle into a lower attachment portion which is secured to the package and an upper free ribbon... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5265795 | Food container for microwave oven heating A food container of the type made of cardboard has a handle connected to the container, the handle being of plastic whereby the container can be safely heated in a microwave oven. The handle is flexible and has spaced fasteners, whereby the handle may sec... | 11/30/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5209394 | Carton for detergent A carton having two broad sides, two narrow sides and a tear tape spaced from the top and functionally extending through part or all of three of the sides but not extending completely through the fourth side. The fourth side is one of the narrow sides and... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5103969 | Portable tray having a movable handle The present invention is an apparatus comprising a portable object, a longitudinally disposed carrying handle for the portable object having first and second ends, and first and second handle retaining means. More particularly, the apparatus can be a pain... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5080281 | Flexible handle for an object and method for construction therefor A handle for use with an object. The handle is attached to the object in a generally flush manner, but may be expanded to a position for manual engagement to manipulate the object.... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5058748 | Detergent carton An improved carton, particularly for concentrated or superconcentrated powdered products, cartons containing such products and carton blanks for making such cartons. The carton includes two side panels, a front panel, a rear panel, bottom closure flaps, t... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5048691 | Container with an inner pouch A container with an inner pouch includes an outer cardboard shell with interconnected bottom and top flaps and a leakproof inner pouch with a closeable spout. The outer shell in its front side wall has an inwardly inclined upper portion provided with an o... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5020718 | Severable connection between a handle and a divider panel of a carton A divider panel assembly for a carton which has a handle panel and an anchor panel which are interconnected by tear bars is cut to form the tear bars in a manner which will maintain the strength of the handle panel while facilitating the separation of the... | 06/04/1991 |