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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087569 | Polygonal tray having reinforced corners A tray includes a bottom panel having first, second, third and fourth edge portions. The tray further includes at least one end wall that extends perpendicularly outward from one of the first, second, third and fourth edge portions of the bottom panel, and at least ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7523853 | Carton and blank for carton with corner indent wall A package having a corner indent wall includes a plurality of upstanding side walls including a first side wall, a front wall, a rear wall, a second side wall and an indent wall. The first side wall is contiguous with the front wall, the front wall is contiguous wit... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7270332 | Activity sets A play activity set including a target at which objects may be directed, a plurality of objects for throwing at the target, the plurality of objects including at least a first object with a first opening therethrough and a second object with a second opening thereth... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7158712 | Optical fiber coupler and manufacturing apparatus and method thereof An optical fiber coupler and manufacturing apparatus and method thereof aim to provide a loading fixture and a clamping device to fabricate 1×4, 2×4 and 4×4 optical fiber couplers, and also improve driving mechanisms and operation of the packaging station and the... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7037471 | Disposable paper weighing dishes A disposable paper weighing dish that is configured and arranged to hold a substance during weighing. The weighing dish includes at least one sheet of paper with at least one surface that is lubricious and substantially impermeable to finely powdered dry chemicals. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021526 | Packaging case A packaging case 1 is formed of a unitary blank 1a of paper material. The unitary blank 1a has at least two fold lines 2a, 2b between which a back side wall 6a is formed and both sides of w... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004378 | Small-article container A container that holds small bulk articles observable through mesh-covered openings while restricting access for substituting articles among containers formed by folding a blank on scores to define a top wall with two opposing end walls and two opposing side walls. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6948625 | Sheet dispenser and carton for making a sheet dispenser A sheet dispenser and a method of making a sheet dispenser is disclosed. A carton may be adapted for storing and displaying stacked sheet materials, such as napkins, paper towels, facial tissues, and other absorbent products that may be used in home or a commercial ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6935503 | Self-telescoping storage enclosure A self-telescoping storage enclosure comprises a first tray that includes a bottom wall, and a major wall, a minor wall, a right wall, a left wall extending up from the bottom wall. The major wall and the minor wall each having an outer surface. The left wall and th... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929171 | Stackable folding containers with pouring devices A reclosable container is illustrated and described, having a rectangular base, four lateral surfaces positioned essentially perpendicularly to one another (body surfaces (1, 3)), a head region, sealed using a rib seam (5) after the container is filled... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6895898 | Prefabricated pet house and method for the assembly thereof A pet house substantially formed from a unitary blank of material, foldable from a collapsed state for shipping and storage to an erect state for use. The house includes a bottom having four edges. The house also includes first and second side walls and first and se... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6786394 | Unitary bulk container for use with internal bag A unitary bulk container is described having an inner sleeve (10) and an outer sleeve (12). The inner sleeve (10) has opposed side panels (22), (24) and two sets of opposed end panels. The outer sleeve (12) has opposed side ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6749107 | Container with improved stacking strength and resistance to lateral distortion A container made from corrugated paperboard has more than four sides and is constructed to resist distortion when force is applied to the ends or sides of the container, and also to resist crushing when containers are stacked on top of one another. In one embodiment... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6651873 | Container with bag cuff grab means A container made from corrugated paperboard has at least one mitered corner, with an extended edge portion of one of the container walls extending beyond the mitered corner. A bag cuff grab is formed on the extended edge portion to engage and at least tem... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6598737 | Angled dispenser box for sutures A suture dispenser box is provided that has an angled design such that the suture dispenser box may be received in at least two differently formatted storage racks. The suture dispenser box has a plurality of panels including at least two panels that have... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6598785 | Container with improved stacking strength and resistance to lateral distortion A container made from corrugated paperboard has more than four sides and is constructed to resist distortion when force is applied to the ends or sides of the container, and also to resist crushing when containers are stacked on top of one another. In one... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6595409 | Paper container and method of manufacturing it A method is provided of calculating a development plan of a paper container of deep bottom integrally formed from a single-sheet blank. An annular rule line 6 constituting a regular polygonal shape is formed at the center of a single-sheet blank to consti... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6481617 | Barrel A barrel has a sector-shaped main board and a polygonal base board. A plurality of periphery plates are disposed on a periphery of the polygonal base board. Each periphery plate has a periphery folding line and a round hole. The sector-shaped main board h... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6412686 | Thermal insulating sleeve for a container The present invention is directed to a thermal insulating sleeve for a container that is easily converted from a generally planar configuration during periods of nonuse and into an expanded or open configuration for receiving a container during periods of... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6305533 | Convertible shoe box and display platform A convertible shoe box and display platform has assembled and disassembled configurations for storing and displaying a pair of shoes. Such box assembly includes a first, container portion, a second, lid portion adapted to cover the container portion, and ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6230917 | Lockable two-piece container A two-piece, lockable, wedge-shaped container is disclosed which includes a tray portion having upstanding peripheral walls, the front wall of which is higher than the other side walls, and a sleeve portion having a top wall for covering the tray, a small... | 05/15/2001 |
| 5984168 | One piece trio of diamond shaped cartons The present invention is directed to a one piece blank of foldable sheet material cut and scored so that it is divided into a series of connected wall forming panels which when assembled provides a trio of diamond shaped cartons for packaging articles, ea... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5950831 | Holder for a bottled beverage The present invention is a holder for a bottled beverage which is constructed from a cardboard blank. The blank defines a plurality of panels which are folded and locked together to form an interior for receiving a bottled beverage. The holder may be deco... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5918797 | Blank for improved pizza box A pizza box blank having a special double-panel wall structure and a non-centrally-positioned interlock receptor means that allows the inner panel of the double-panel wall structure to be formed into a special shape that, in turn, allows the box blank to ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5833130 | Multi-function pizza carton A versatile multi-function pizza carton capable of assuming a variety of configurations and of providing various features and functions. Specific disclosed structure includes double-panel V-walls, convertible side walls, convertible cover flaps, fall-back... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5791554 | Gable lid clamshell container A clamshell type paperboard container formed from a unitary blank of paperboard. Two embodiments are described. In the first, the container is square and the lid includes four triangular panels meeting at an elevated and central common point. In the secon... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5531373 | Food carton and folding blank therefor A blank and carton formed therefrom including a pentagon-shaped bottom panel, first, second and third side wall panels integral with three edges of the bottom panel with fold lines defined therealong, fourth and fifth side wall panels integral with oppose... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5476215 | Paperboard food holder A paperboard blank is provided which can be assembled into a self-supporting food holder for a pita bread sandwich or the like. The paperboard blank has a generally pentagonal main panel defined by score lines. Rear left-side and right-side rip-away exten... | 12/19/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5253799 | Hidden locking tab and slotted flap system for multi-sided packages A system for construction of a multi-sided solid shaped carton, package, or similar multi-sided structure including a flat blank having multiple polygon shaped faces, each face hingably connected to at least one other face, having free edges of the faces ... | 10/19/1993 |
| 4962859 | Literature display box and foldable blank for forming same A fold-up blank die cut from a planar sheet of thin plastic material is readily assembled into a literature display box having rectangular bottom, front and rear walls with the rear wall being substantially higher. The side edges of the bottom wall includ... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4940200 | Support for a non-self supporting container A support is provided for supporting a container, such as a plastic trashbag, which is generally incapable of supporting itself in an open, upright position. The support is formed from a unitary, sheet-like blank, which is scored in at least five places t... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4910913 | Paper vase and blank for forming same A blank, stored in a flat condition including fold lines and cuts to form a paper vase having a flat triangular bottom, tapered sides and an irregular sculptured upper edge.... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4891869 | Cardboard coffin and method for forming the same A cardboard coffin for use at parties or similar occasions which is formed from a plurality of corrugated cardboard blanks having appropriate score lines formed therein to facilitate folding comprising a bottom having a central body portion having a perim... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4871080 | Three Dimensional objects and methods of making same The invention relates to the creation of three dimensional objects from elements or blanks produced by inscribing inwardly and outwardly extending circles about a plurality of polygons, such as isoceles triangles, rectangles, or trapezoids of four, six or... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4863015 | Flower package apparatus Flower package apparatus includes a blank with a plurality of fold lines, cut lines, and scored lines from which a flower package may be made. The flower package, when appropriately folded together includes three embodiments, all generally triangular in c... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4850528 | Self-locking container closure A container with integral self-closing and self-locking foldable closure material above the container rim which is pleated with alternating internal and external folds. The geometry of the folds creates a spring action to the pleated folds as the top is f... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4796802 | Fluid pack with a tapered upper portion The invention relates to a pack for filling materials which are capable of flow, comprising a tube which is formed by at least one longitudinal sealing seam and which has a bottom and a top mounted to the ends thereof, of which the top has a pouring openi... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4768701 | Multidimensional decorative element A decorative element typically constructed of paperboard coated with metallic foil and including a base of geometric form and a number of side panels extending away from the base at an angle so that a reflection of the base is apparent on the side panels ... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4756408 | Sloped display carton A display carton for use with articles which cannot independently support themselves in an upright position. The carton is formed so that the back panel forms an angle greater than 90° with the bottom panel to allow such articles to lean back against the... | 07/12/1988 |
