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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441693 | Handle structure for cartons A handle structure for cartons has a handle body and two symmetrical fastening pairs disposed at two ends of the handle body. Each fastening pair includes an inside L frame, an outside L frame, and a flexible ligament connecting the inside L frame and the outside L ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7380702 | Serving box The invention is directed to a box, namely a pizza box having a bottom wall; a peripheral side wall attached to a periphery of the bottom wall; a top cover including a rear edge hingedly attached to the side wall, a front edge, and two side edges between the front e... | 06/03/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7331506 | Carton handle A carton handle comprising a first base portion; a second base portion; a pair of retaining flanges which are extended outwardly on each side of the first and the second base portions; a connecting portion connecting the first and second base portions and a ring str... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7044305 | Toy carrying package A toy carrying package having an appearance of a toolbox, and having a handle for convenient transport and a window for viewing an interior of a compartment of the toy carrying package. The compartment is formed from a single sheet of foldable stock material having ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6986456 | Packing box The packing box includes a bottom containment box comprising a containment space and a bottom base, the bottom base comprising two first length-wise flaps and two first width-wise flaps; a loop clamped between the length-wise flap and the width-wise flap of the bott... | 01/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6926192 | Collapsible movie film box with automatic locking bottom A collapsible, automatically locking box is appropriately sized for transporting the typically five to seven reels of film of a complete movie, and includes the reinforced bottom and top necessary to support the weight of the complete movie. ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918533 | Handled container A container of the gable top variety having a handle which resides within the bounds of the footprint of the container while further providing for the placement of a pouring spout on the top end of the container. In accordance with a further aspect of the invention,... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6808105 | Box for transportation A box for transportation that has a bottom, which is composed of just one panel of paper, can be assembled without any particular fixing method in order to prevent loss of the contents inside of the box. After the two panels of one side of the box are overlapped, th... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6736309 | Quick erecting foldable portable cooler A quick erecting, disposable cooler which is transformable from a flat blank of corrugated sheet material may be non-destructively “knocked down” or collapsed after being semi-erected. The deployed cooler is moisture-proof and lacks leak paths, so it reliably st... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6619540 | Snap lock tote box handle and tote box construction A tote box is comprised of a box structure having a bottom and upstanding side walls, each of the side walls having upper edges which form a top edge of the box structure. A top rail extends around the top edge of the box structure, the top rail having an... | 09/16/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6508357 | Fold package with pressure-sensitive hanging tab A fold package formed of a shell has closing members connected to the shell. One of the closing members and the shell have a slot cut in a portion between the one closing member and the shell. A pressure-sensitive hanging element adapted to be adhesively ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6427906 | Collapsible box A box made from sheet materials such as corrugated cardboard has two sides, two ends connected to the sides at foldable corners and each with a central fold line and a bottom connected to the sides at foldable corners but not connected to the ends. A cent... | 08/06/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6182887 | Package with extended top panel and a blank therefor A package with an extended top panel has a front wall, a rear wall and a pair of parallel side walls. The package includes at least one top panel that seals to the package at a sealing region. A plane through the sealing region is spaced from a central ve... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6045036 | Composite container A composite package including a thin-walled plastic bottle mounted within an outer paperboard box. The plastic bottle has a pouring spout adjacent its front wall and an L-shaped hollow handle including a horizontal leg extending rearwardly to a downwardly... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6016911 | Package for a reel of wire The invention relates to a package for a reel of wire. The package has a cover, a connecting plate foldably connected with the cover and a bottom foldably connected with the connecting plate. The cover, the connecting plate and the bottom are able to be a... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5984755 | Combination play station and container The present invention relates to a combination play station and container. In its broadest context, the invention includes a receptacle with a number of flaps secured thereto. Additionally, the receptacle includes a number of smaller containers which are ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5860587 | Packaging for a food item Packaging for accommodating a food item comprising a lower panel (12) and an upper panel (14) which are supported to be in spaced apart relationship to provide a space which is intended to accommodate the food item, a wall element (13) provided between th... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5765711 | Composite package A composite package comprising a paperboard container and a preformed receptacle positioned within the container. The receptacle includes vertical front, rear, first and second side walls, and a top wall extending across the vertical walls. A pouring spou... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5713510 | Containers A collapsible container (C) primarily for transporting liquid, powdered or granular material is of polygonal transverse section and includes a plurality of rigid sidewalls (2, 4, 6, 8) interconnected by flexible hinges (16), each sidewall (2, 4, 6, 8) hav... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5704540 | Carton or carton cover of rigid sheet material with handle A carton has a bottom, side walls and top. A strap handle is attached to both sidewalls and extends over the top. The handle fits into slots that extend from the side wall into the top. The handles are attached to the side wall below these slots. The ends... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5501335 | Banded basket-style carrier A basket-style carrier which exposes major portions of packaged articles to view. Short inwardly tapered side panels are connected by integral flexible bands which encircle the end articles in the carrier. A handle may connect opposite flexible bands or m... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5492270 | Shipping container A container mainly intended for the containment and transport of liquids, free flowing materials, and the like. The container includes a fiberboard container body, a top fiberboard pad, a lifting sling, and a liner bag. The container body includes top and... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5467915 | Lift-up handle A flexible handle for a container having unitary construction which has a substantially flat profile with a strap attached to flexible hinges and which can be secured flush with a surface of a container.... | 11/21/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5398871 | Container for bulk material A container for bulk material such as pet litter is defined by four walls and a bottom wall. The top of the container is provided with a carrying handle and a pour spout. During shipping and storage the pour spout is closed to prevent spillage of material... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5364018 | Disposable package A disposable package for fast food has two bowl-shaped sections which are interconnected along the common edge of a pair of adjacent end walls. The opposite end walls have tabs defining male and female connectors whereby the sections can be joined when fo... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5144914 | Disposable kitty litter box A kitty litter box is made of cardboard, plastic or other disposable material and can be folded outwardly to an open position for use as a tray to hold kitty litter or other absorbent material for use by cats, and folded inwardly to a closed box after bei... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5106015 | Container A container having four vertical sides, a top side and a bottom side, the six sides being connected to form a cube. The six sides are joined at the edges of the cube, and the juncture of one vertical edge with two upper edges forms a slanted surface. A po... | 04/21/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5031824 | Packing box, in particular for pastries or cakes, prepared from a cut-out and grooved blank A packing box, in particular for pastries or cakes, is prepared from a cut-out and grooved blank. The box is characterized in that: each flap (201-206; 401-404) is formed from a lower part (201A-206A; 401A-404A) and a tab (201B-206B; 401B-404B) and each l... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4978028 | Disposable biohazardous waste material container A disposable container for the handling of biohazardous waste material includes a substantially rectangular six-sided exterior box, a polyethylene liner receivable within the exterior box, a substantially rectangular four-sided interior insert positioned ... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4913292 | Flip-top dispensing container A flip-top dispensing container for flowable solid materials includes an improved pour spout and a handle element for automatically lifting the flip-top when the container is dispensed. The container is prepared from two cut and scored paperboard blanks t... | 04/03/1990 |
