| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 229126000 |
Foldable wall extension (e.g., closure flap)
| 94 |
| 229125010 |
Nonunitary closure (i.e., not of one-piece construction with the box)
| 32 |
| 229160100 |
Hinged closure includes material cut from a box sidewall (e.g., cigarette box) | 5 |
| 20090184158 | HINGE LID CONTAINER - A hinge lid container for smoking articles having a front wall, a rear wall and opposed side walls extending therebetween comprises: a box portion; and a lid portion hinged to the box portion along a hinge line extending across a rear wall of the container. At each side wall of the container, the angle □ between the front edge of the side wall of the lid portion and the lower edge thereof is greater than the angle □ defined between the rear edge of the side wall and a straight line extending between a first point (A) where the hinge line meets the side wall and a second point (B) where the upper edge of a front wall of the box portion meets the side wall. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100320263 | SWING-OPEN TYPE PACKAGE - A swing-open type package has a box body ( | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110121061 | CARTON, CARTON BLANK AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREFOR - A carton, blank and method for packaging articles the carton comprising a plurality of main panels ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110303740 | FOLDING BOX - The invention relates to a folding box made from a one-piece cardboard blank ( | 12-15-2011 |
| 20150014404 | PACKAGING CONTAINER WITH OPENING AND CLOSING LID - A packaging container with an opening and closing lid, an opening is cut in an edge of the lid-raising member of a rear-side plate on a side of a lid-raising member of the inner case. A stopper is formed on part of the incision opening. An upper end edge of the stopper is an incision edge of the opening arranged at the lowest position of descent of an outer-case locking member and lower than a height position of inner-case locking member. The stopper approaches the outer-case locking member as the inner case moves upward. The outer-case locking member has at least a part of a stopper-corresponding portion in contact against the incision edge being the stopper, so that the outer-case locking member, which moves downward relative to the upward movement of the inner case, is in contact against the part that is the lowest position of descent thereof. | 01-15-2015 |
| 229125420 |
One-piece box construction includes a closure useable as a pour spout (e.g., gable-top carton) | 4 |
| 20090020596 | Pouring Element for Cardboard/Plastic Composite Packagings and Packaging Provided with Said Pouring Element - Shown and described is a pouring element for cardboard/plastic composite packagings, which comprises a base provided with an opening with a pouring edge and a peripheral flange, and an opening element as well as a cardboard/plastic composite packaging provided for said pouring element. In order to improve the opening operation of a cardboard/plastic composite packaging provided with such a pouring element without having to forego the advantage of small overall height and in order to minimize the production costs, it is claimed that the opening element, at its front end, comprises a piercing and ripping element which can be folded downwards approximately about 90°, in that the guide has restricted guidance elements for folding the piercing and ripping element and in that the opening element, at its rear end, projects from the base. In the packaging, a weakened zone is provided in a corner area of the gable top, which is devoid of the support material and in which the opening is merely coated with at least one plastic layer. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20100282829 | DISPENSING CONTAINER - A dispensing container for selectively holding and dispensing products has a resiliently deformable main panel with a centrally disposed pivot emboss extending longitudinally there along. One end of the pivot emboss terminates at a pivot panel located on the main panel. The container includes a spout panel positioned distally from the pivot panel with spout panel being at least partially selectively opened by deformation of the main panel along the pivot emboss. Deformation of the main panel may be imparted by inward squeezing motion to the sides of the container, which in turn causes the main panel to outwardly deform along the pivot emboss, resulting in opening of the spout. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20120145774 | Carton With Expandable Panel - A carton for containing a plurality of containers. The carton comprises a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises a bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a top panel foldably connected to the first side panel, a second side panel foldably connected to the top panel, and an expansion panel foldably connected to the bottom panel. Opposite ends of the expansion panel are respectively foldably connected to expansion flaps, and the expansion flaps are at least partially in face-to-face contact with, and mounted to, the second side panel. A dispenser is positioned in at least the second side panel. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20150102095 | PACKAGING CONTAINER AND BLANK FOR A PACKAGING CONTAINER - A gable top packaging container has a plurality of upstanding side walls including a first side wall, a front wall, a rear wall and a second side wall, wherein the front wall connects to a front gable panel and the back wall connects to a back gable panel, both extending up to a sealed top fin, the first side wall connects to a first side gable panel, and the second side wall connects to a second side gable panel, wherein the walls are separated by crease lines extending in a longitudinal direction of the packaging container, characterized in that the front wall is continuous with the front gable panel, and the back wall is continuous with the back gable panel. | 04-16-2015 |
| 229125370 |
Including a nonunitary securing element for a closure (i.e., element is not of one-piece construction with the box) | 3 |
| 20110290869 | Reusable box closure for holding box flaps - A box closure device engages and holds the flaps of a box in their downward closed position. The device is constructed in a general “I” shape such that the top member is parallel and connected to a bottom member by a vertical member. It slides inward between the opposing flaps of a box from one (or either) side of the box with the “I-beam” connecting member of the device fitting in the space between the flaps. The top and bottom members are of sufficient length, width and depth to hold the box closed. The device gains further operative value when promotional or box content labels, business cards, displays, signage, décor, pictures or the like are applied to the surface of the top and/or bottom members of the said device. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20140346218 | Three-Pronged Box Flap Closure Device - A three-pronged box flap closure device is provided for securing together three box flaps of a moving box or carton without the use of adhesive tape or overlapping the box flaps to secure the same together. One or more closure devices are contemplated for each box end, wherein each closure device comprises a first and second upper prong member forming a substantial V-shape with a common apex. A third prong member extends from the apex and between the first and second prong members, wherein the third prong member is disposed below the plane created by the first and second prong members. The first and second prong members are adapted to be positioned over a pair of aligned box flaps, while the lower prong member extends beneath a third, undermost box flap below the aligned box flaps, thereby sandwiching the three box flaps together along one side of the box end. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20080283583 | Reusable container - A reusable container comprises a base provided with a plurality of cut-outs, a lid provided with a plurality of cut-outs, and at least one wall panel comprising a plurality of tabs formed as unitary extensions of the wall panel, wherein the plurality of tabs engage the plurality of cuts-outs, securing the at least one wall panel to the base and to the lid. A back wall, a front wall brace, and at least one side wall brace provide support for the product. A method for electro-mechanically loading the container is also provided. | 11-20-2008 |
| 229160200 |
Including means to facilitate the application of an opening force to the closure (e.g., pulltab, thumb notch, etc.) | 3 |
| 20080308618 | Space saving,fast erecting,disposable pizza container - An embodiment of the present invention is a pizza pie container that is in a defined distribution mode. The pizza container comprises a bottom with four sidewalls and a lid. Each sidewall is elongated with two outer ends. Each outer end of at least one sidewall is non-detachably connected to an outer end of another sidewall thereby non-detachably connecting at least three of the sidewalls to each other. The lid connects to at least one of the sidewalls and comprises at least one flap to facilitate lid closure. The container is formed from a material having a predetermined means to enhance rigidity of the container to resist distortion of the container when held or transported. The material also has a predetermined means of insulation to resist heat transfer from a pizza through the container. The container is further formed wherein the at least three connecting sidewalls are positioned lying down for space reduction of the container prior to usage thereof yet may be erectable upright, simultaneously, in quick preparation of container usage thereof. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20100206944 | PACKAGE WITH MODULES - A package ( | 08-19-2010 |
| 20160114931 | Closure Clasped Gable-Topped Food Carton - A gable topped food carton is provided having a closure device. The carton has a pour spout with a pair of folded ridge portions. The carton includes a male stud attached to a first of the folded ridge portions and a female socket attached to a second of the folded ridge portions. The male stud is constructed to couple with the female socket to close the pour spout. | 04-28-2016 |
| 229125000 |
With means for securing closure element in an open configuration | 2 |
| 20120228369 | OPENABLE PRODUCT PACKET FOR SLIDABLE ACCOMMODATION WITHIN A SLEEVE - A package assembly ( | 09-13-2012 |
| 20130126593 | Convertible Food Transporting Box and Method - A convertible food transporting box consists of a single blank which, when appropriately folded, serves the dual purposes of transporting food, i.e. pizza, and elevating the box for displaying and serving the pizza. The lid section of the box has a plurality of perforated inserts as part of the lid section itself. When used to transport pizza or like food, the box is a standard pizza box type container. To convert the box to an elevated food display and serving tray, the perforated inserts are pushed out of and locked to the lid section, such that they extend outwardly from the lid section. The lid section is then rotated to a position beneath the container section, such that the extended inserts act as legs to support the box, now converted to a food tray. | 05-23-2013 |
| Entries |
| Document | Title | Date |
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| 20090152336 | CONTAINER - A container ( | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100059581 | PACKET SERVING TO CONTAIN LOOSE ITEMS, AND A BLANK FROM WHICH TO FASHION SUCH A PACKET - A rigid packet for loose pastilles, sweets or similar items is composed of an outer casing ( | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100059582 | BOX SEALING BELT - A box sealing belt includes two sealing bands, a gap band and two fastening ears. The two sealing bands are substantially in parallel with each other. The gap band is interconnected between the two sealing bands to form two opposing concave slots therebetween. The two fastening ears are respectively disposed at two opposite ends of either one of the two sealing bands. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100147936 | PACKAGE FOR HOLDINMG ARTICLES - A package holds and stores articles such as drug delivery devices. An inner slide card ( | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100176188 | Bottle box package - A package for shipping and displaying bottles of beverage vertically upright. A rectangular box is provided for receiving and holding a bottle therein. The box is formed from a top and bottom panels connecting to side panels and front and back support members at the top and bottom of the box. An additional longitudinal member extending along the top at the rear of the box supports the bottle neck with a moveable bar or rod extending across the body of the bottle through a hole in the side panel abutting and engaging a slot or depression formed in the opposing side panel. A retaining means such as a peg or lock secures the rod from moving. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20110017813 | PACKAGING AND DISPLAY BOX - A packaging and display box ( | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110017814 | Combined box and resealable bag - A combined box and resealable bag includes a paperboard box having a front wall, a rear wall, a pair of opposed side walls and a plurality of flaps capable of forming a bottom wall. The box walls have upper ends and lower ends, inside surfaces and outside surfaces. The upper end of each of the box walls is folded outwardly and downwardly so that the inside surface of each of the upper ends forms a strip that faces outwardly. The inside surfaces of the box walls, including the outwardly facing strips, have a thermal plastic coating thereon. The combination also includes a bag made of flexible plastic material having a zippered top and downwardly extending front and rear bag walls. While the box is still in its flat blank condition, the lower edge portion of the bag walls are heat sealed to the outwardly facing strips on the box blank. Thereafter. the front, rear and side walls of the box blank are expanded to form a box. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110057022 | Box/Carton for Shipping Filter Cartridges - A shipping and display carton is provided that may be used for panel filters. The carton preferably has three display positions including horizontally flat, vertically upright, and side filter display positions to provide a retailer with display options. The box has several features such as releasable interlocked retainer flaps to retain filters in one display position, perforated removal portions including a removable card carrying a cover lid, a single glue seam with interlocking bottom panels so as to provide break down without a cut knife, and other features. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110315753 | Flexible hinge clamshell food service package - There is herein described a disposable clamshell food service package which includes a novel flex-hinge panel between the lid and bottom of the package. This construction permits the package to open easily when the lid is pushed upwardly resulting in a flat tray like configuration devoid of the typical upstanding wall or divider and which may be used as a serving plate by the consumer. The container may be easily snapped closed and locked to allow later consumption of any uneaten food products. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120298733 | Hermetically Sealed Paperboard Container - A hermetically-sealed paperboard container is disclosed that may be produced using a conventional converting machine but at a converting temperature of at least 93° C. lower than a conventional converting temperature. The formation of pin holes or rupture on the barrier structure during the converting process can be significantly reduced, resulting in the hermetically-sealed paperboard container with enhanced barrier performances. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130087607 | BLANK AND CONTAINER HAVING AN ANTI-BUCKLING MECHANISM - A blank of sheet material for forming a container is provided. The blank includes a tray panel assembly, a cover panel assembly, a fold line connecting the tray panel assembly and the cover panel assembly, and an anti-buckling mechanism interrupting the fold line. The anti-buckling mechanism includes a series of cuts positioned at least partially below the fold line in the tray panel assembly. The series of cuts extends more than half a length of the fold line. Each cut of the series of cuts is substantially straight. The anti-buckling mechanism further includes an upper cut line defined in the cover panel assembly. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130161379 | LUNCH BOX - A lunch box includes a main body having a bottom portion, two side portions, a front portion and a back portion to define a receiving space, and a cover that covers upper portion of the main body extending from the back portion. Two side portions extend from bottom part of the junction of the front portion and back portion to form first shaping lines, and a retracting portion is formed between two side portions and two first shaping lines, and an expanding portion is formed at the junction of first shaping lines and the front portion. When the cover is bended down to cover the main body, the front portion is restored when the retracting portion rebounds, and the expanding portion is outwardly against the junction of the front cover and side covers to form a restricting position, so the box can be closed securely without external securing components. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20140339294 | ICE CREAM CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - Embodiments of the present invention provide cartons that they are designed and shaped to hold product, such as ice cream, that are made from a single, one-piece blank. The one-piece blank can be folded by the food product manufacturer on-site to create a container or carton, without having to be shipped in a pre-glued configuration. The cartons generally do not require polyethylene in order to maintain their shape. Some embodiments are designed so as to have a slight outward taper of the left and right side walls and the back wall, which provides a pleasing shape to consumers, potentially increasing marketing opportunities and sales. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20160039560 | FOLDABLE BOX TEMPLATE WITH INTERNAL GLUE FLAP - A foldable box template includes first, second, third, fourth, and fifth segments. Each of the segments has a length, a width, and one or more flaps. The first segment is positioned at a first end of the template and the fifth segment is positioned at a second, opposing end of the template. The first and third segments are each divided into two subsections by an intermediate crease. The intermediate creases facilitate folding of the foldable box template during the creation of a manufacturer's joint. | 02-11-2016 |
