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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7607563 | Pizza container A container for use in transporting food, such as pizza, and formed from a foldable blank. The container incorporates therein a cut-out adjacent a top wall thereof which serves as a finger grip for opening the container. ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7438211 | Paper container and paper exhibition box containing the paper containers The present invention is to provide a paper container comprising an inner case and an outer case, wherein the inner case comprises upper and lower trapezoidal blocks and a connecting member formed between three edges of the upper and lower trapezoidal blocks to defi... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431159 | Box-within-box reinforced shipping carton A packaging assembly for protecting a fragile article comprises a fragile article, packaging material around the fragile article, an outer carton containing the packaging material and the fragile article, and at least one cavity within the outer carton. The cavity i... | 10/07/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7261231 | Pizza box A folded food carton is formed from a matable, lay flat blank for retaining, transporting and serving hot food such as pizza. The blank includes an arrangement of end panels, side panels and cover panels foldable relative to a bottom panel such that, in the erected ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7086578 | Secondary beverage carton A secondary beverage carton which has two opposing non-rectangular, preferably triangular, side walls. The carton has at least one coincident acute angle. The side walls are connected by end walls. Preferably one end wall has a can access panel which is severable to... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7066333 | Office paper end-display shipper display A shipping container converts into a display tray, wherein the container has a base and a removable lid, and a single tear line crosses a plurality of side, end and bottom panels of the base, dividing the base into two sections of unequal size. The smaller section o... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7007799 | Box for payout of a filamentary product A box for payout of a filamentary product such as cable or wire that is wound in a coil inside of the box. The box is constructed to retain the coil securely and utilize material in an efficient manner. Particularly, the box is adapted to retain a figure-eight coil ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6976588 | Easy-open display shipping container An easy-open display shipping container formed from a tray and a cover secured to the tray. A portion of the tray may be covered with a material having a releasing property. An adhesive strip secures the cover to the tray. The material having a releasing property al... | 12/20/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6922976 | Method of packaging and transporting pizza for improved efficiency and crush-resistance A method of packaging and transporting pizza for improved efficiency and crush-resistance, this method involving the steps of (a) providing a box blank erectable into a non-wall-engaged carton comprising a substantially rectangular bottom panel, a rear wall, a pair ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6889891 | Multi-featured box and blank A box and/or blank comprising one or more of the following features: (1) a unique configuration of wall panels comprising a first wall panel, second and third wall panels disposed adjacent the first wall panel, and a fourth wall panel disposed at an acute angle to o... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6612483 | Display box A display including a box having a top wall, a first side wall joined to the bottom wall along a first edge, a second side wall joined to the bottom wall along a second edge, a third side wall joined to the bottom wall along a third edge and straddled by ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6547125 | Material-saving food carton A non-fastened food carton embodying one or more of the following structural features: (1) a slanting-wall-enabling cover side flap structure, (2) a bottom panel that has a front-to-rear length that's longer than a left-to-right width of the bottom panel ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6464131 | Packing box design The present invention presents an innovative packing box for food-stuffs which may serve as both a shipping carton and as a display box. The carton is constructed from a single, continuous blank of corrugated cardboard or other suitable material. The cart... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6253993 | Self-erecting container apparatus The present invention is directed to a self-erecting container formed from the rapid deployment of flattened, partially articulated and/or pre-glued blanks into an articulated orientation, for the facilitated containment and dispensing of fluid articles. ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6241147 | Pouch for a wedge-shaped cosmetic foundation sponge A pouch for a wedge-shaped cosmetic foundation sponge that includes a back panel, a pair of side panels that extend from the back panel, a front panel that extends across the pair of side panels, a bottom panel that extends across the pair of side panels,... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6196452 | Beverage container A container including an outer shell, a flexible bag within the outer shell, a mouth and a handle. The outer shell has a top, a bottom and sidewalls. The outer shell also defines an opening. The flexible bag within the outer shell defines an aperture. The... | 03/06/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6065669 | Slanting-wall pizza box A slanting-wall, one-piece, four-wall, rear-wall-reclinable pizza box comprising a tray member and a cover member hingedly attached thereto. The tray member comprises a bottom panel, a reclinable rear wall, a front wall, and opposing left and right slanti... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5996795 | Package for holding goods A set of tiered trapezoidal cartons bundled together for holding goods. Each carton has a generally trapezoidal profile and the set of cartons stacks together to have a generally trapezoidal combined profile.... | 12/07/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5909841 | Beverage container A container including an outer shell, a flexible bag within the outer shell, a mouth and a handle. The outer shell has a top, a bottom and sidewalls. The outer shell also defines an opening. The flexible bag within the outer shell defines an aperture. The... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5897050 | Container comprising a base and an upstanding peripheral wall extending upwardly from said base to an apex A container for solids or liquids is formed to have two walls which converge and meet at the apex thereof. A container opening is formed at the apex. Each of the walls converging at the apex is extended beyond the apex to form a flap or spout hingedly con... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5836509 | Storage and display box A storage box formed from a single folded sheet, comprising a bottom panel, and two side panels. Each side panel is integrally formed with a side edge of the bottom panel and has a sloped front edge and a straight back edge so that the free end of each si... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5715992 | Beverage container A container including an outer shell, a flexible bag within the outer shell, a mouth and a handle. The outer shell has a top, a bottom and sidewalls. The outer shell also defines an opening. The flexible bag within the outer shell defines an aperture. The... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5605279 | Carton for carry-out type food A disposable carton accommodates food and drinks of a type commonly associated with fast food restaurants and spectator events. The carton includes a bottom and sidewalls which cooperate to form an upwardly opening box configuration. Overlapping top panel... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5522538 | Carton and blank with locking top A carton for a food product or the like is prepared from a pre-cut and scored single blank of paperboard with a provision for a locking top closure and self-erecting rhombic shaped end panels. The rhombic shaped end panels include integral connector panel... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5503324 | Shipping and display box A shipping and display box is provided that has stacking holes in a bottom wall and stacking tabs protruding above a top wall for being received in stacking holes of a second shipping and display box stacked on top of the shipping and display box to preve... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5462220 | Shipping and display box A shipping and display box is provided that has stacking holes in a bottom wall and stacking tabs protruding above a top wall for being received in stacking holes of a second shipping and display box stacked on top of the shipping and display box to preve... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5427808 | Method for preserving and displaying fresh mushrooms A method for preserving and displaying fresh mushrooms is provided which minimizes air flow, moisture penetration and mushroom shrink. The container method includes disposing fresh mushrooms in a container which has a plurality of ventilation openings and... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5375762 | Container tray A container tray is provided with a tray member and an insert member that are able to be assembled in conjunction with each other. The tray member is shaped to provide a series of extension members, tabs and notches that form end portions of the tray memb... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5263612 | Fibreboard container for fresh produce A container in the form of a six-sided enclosure having opposing top and bottom walls, opposing side wall inner panels which are hingedly connected to opposing edges of the bottom wall, and opposing end walls formed from a corrugated or solid fibreboard b... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5178396 | Enclosure system A folding game board system is provided for use with game pieces. The system includes a flat game board. The game board has a plurality of side wall panels and a plurality of end panels. Each of the side wall panels is hinged to an adjacent side wall pane... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5130152 | Fresh produce packing assembly and method A fresh produce packing assembly and method for storing and transporting fresh produce. The produce packing assembly includes a hollow container having a liquid collection volume therein defined by a liquid impervious device and a passageway providing for... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5115935 | Disposable bag box for trash receptacle A disposable bag box is trapezoidal in shape to permit easy and releaseable engagement in a cavity at the bottom of a trash receptacle. The trapezoidal box is adapted to be low in height, thus providing more easily accessible trash receiving receptacle vo... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5100151 | Fold and store game board system A folding game board system is provided for use with game pieces. The system includes a flat game board. The game board has a plurality of side wall panels and a plurality of end panels. Each of the side wall panels is hinged to an adjacent side wall pane... | 03/31/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5038998 | Tote container for perishable produce particularly asparagus A tote container for perishable produce such as asparagus comprising a pair of identical molded end shells which form the side walls of the tote container, with an intermediate blank cut and scored from a sheet material such as double-faced corrugated pla... | 08/13/1991 |
