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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8381968 | Convertible food tray A food tray is automatically convertible from a flat position to an erect, elevated position. The food tray is fabricated as a blank, preferably of rigid cardboard, which is appropriately folded and, with interlocking tabs, assembled to lay flat under the food, part... | 02/26/2013 |
| 7328833 | Foldable, knockdown pallet container A heavy-duty pallet box for bulk goods and palletized loads. The knockdown box may be folded for storage. To erect it, a flat board comprising a pair of complementary, die-cut blanks, or a unitary blank comprising complementary halves, is unfolded. A central side pa... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7219871 | Pyramid easel A Pyramid Easel display holder for primarily flat objects includes ten main contiguous, triangular and polygonal (modified triangular) planes with additional contiguous triangular and trapezoid planes as part of optional base(s). On each of two display sides, object... | 05/22/2007 |
| 6906299 | Cooperating paperboard blanks for forming a microwave heating food container A container for microwave heating of a food product, and a method of fabricating such a container, wherein the container includes a tub assembly having a moisture-impervious floor and one or more sidewalls. A quantity of food product, such as popcorn, is placed in a... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6039243 | Collapsible shipping container A collapsible shipping container comprises a lid, a base, and a dolly. The lid includes a top wall and a plurality of lid side walls extending downward from the top wall. The base includes a bottom wall and a plurality of base side walls extending upward ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5921465 | Instant set-up bulk box An octagonal bulk box well suited for use in pallet storage and transportation of large quantities of flowable solids has a construction allowing the box to be instantly manually erected by the end user. A box precursor which is erectable from a substanti... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5775571 | Automatic pop up, bulk bin, multi-sided container apparatus A bulk bin, multi-sided container includes a bottom portion with tabs that automatically pops into position when the container is erected from the flat state. The container preferably includes a sidewall section having six panels which is attached to a bo... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5731021 | Collapsible canteen for producing a beverage A collapsible canteen formed by a collapsible carton having nested therein a collapsible pouch whose open mouth is in alignment with a neck projecting from the carton. The collapsible canteen which has a charge of powder deposited in the pouch is adapted ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5536194 | Collapsible pinata A collapsible pinata having a pair of planar main panels joined by connecting side panels. The side panels are configured to fold inward between the main panels to allow the pinata to be collapsed substantially flat. In an expanded state, the side panels ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5264996 | Collapsible holiday luminary A flat blank of stiff, foldable paper or paperboard is folded to form a multi-sided luminary with a top in the shape of truncated, open top pyramid. One end of each of the sides includes a trapezoidal panel extending therefrom, the longest base of the tra... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5040721 | Wedge carton and insert assembly A packaging carton and insert assembly for use in packaging an article. The assembly has an outer carton and a stiffening insert. The outer carton is collapsible to form a relatively flat profile and has a non-collapsed wedge shaped profile. The insert ha... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4896819 | Foldable gift basket A decorative, foldable cardboard basket for hand carrying and displaying selected items is disclosed. The basket comprises a central receptacle having connected side walls, end walls and a bottom section with linear fold lines in its end walls and bottom ... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4682726 | Pentagonal dodecahedron A collapsible, self-erecting pentagonal dodecahedron hollow structure formed from two integral blanks of paperboard, each of which is cut and scored to form a central pentagonal having integrally formed therewith five other generally pentagonal walls whic... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4641777 | Prismatic container obtained from a flat cardboard blank with a diaphragm end closure device formed by stamping a part of the flat blank A container of prismatic form, in particular for loose sweetmeat products, obtained starting from a unitary flat blank or from two cardboard flat blank parts, in which the opening and closure respectively of the container itself for withdrawal of the prod... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4488659 | Collapsible container An insulated collapsible container suitable for a material handling box, equipment carrying case, food insulator, beverage insulator, trash receptacle, tote pail and the like, which is constructed from two flat blanks of structural material arranged for a... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4453665 | Container for expandable food pouch An expandable food such as popcorn is sealed within a pouch formed of a substantially oxygen-impermeable, flexible, synthetic high polymer film which is dimensioned so as to fit for storage and efficient cooking of the food product in an outer bowl-like p... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4448309 | Container for expandable food pouch An expandable food such as popcorn is sealed within a pouch formed of a substantially oxygen-impermeable, flexible, synthetic high polymer film which is dimensioned so as to fit for storage and efficient cooking of the food product in an outer bowl-like p... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4418861 | Hexagonal container A hexagonal paperboard container, which comprises: (a) a one-piece, upstanding, generally tubular, reinforcing member consisting of six, foldably connected, substantially rectangular, upstanding, reinforcing panels; (b) a one-piece body member having two sets ... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4341337 | Polygonal paperboard drum A polygonal paperboard drum that is formed from: a one-piece, upstanding, generally tubular, reinforcing member having at least six, foldably connected, substantially rectangular, upstanding, reinforcing flaps; and a one-piece body member having two sets ... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4243171 | Carrier for packing and carrying articles A collapsible carrier for articles which is made from a single blank of cardboard folded to provide an automatically positioned bottom with the front and back faces joined by two extendible side gussets, is provided with handle means at the top which incl... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4225078 | Knocked-down polygonal container with set-up contour-forming flaps A container of fiberboard or similar material which is supplied in flat knocked-down condition but when set up will be of multi-sided polygonal tubular form to give it increased stacking strength. A bottom flap arrangement includes at least two hinged fla... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4199098 | Container polygonal in cross-section collapsible to flat condition Container having a tubular main body consisting of a plurality of rectangular panels hinged together to give a polygonal cross-section, which body can be collapsed to a flat condition.... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4166567 | Polygonal paperboard drum A polygonal paperboard drum that is formed from: a one-piece, upstanding, generally tubular, reinforcing member having at least six, foldably connected, substantially rectangular, upstanding, reinforcing flaps; and a one-piece body member having two sets ... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4109985 | Protective cabinet A ready access cabinet is disclosed that is comprised of a plurality of panel sections arranged in hinged and spring-tensioned relationship to each other so that when a locking pin is removed, the front, top, bottom and side panels are "exploded" from the... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4063679 | Carton with triangular sides A knock-down folding carton is disclosed having a top closure and a bottom closure, shown with a top tab type closure and an automatic bottom, in which the sides are a plurality of sets of isosceles triangular members, half of which have their bases defin... | 12/20/1977 |
