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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Tekni-plex, Inc., Wayne, PA (US);
Inventors:
Babu Kuruvilla, Griffin, GA (US);
Mark A. Bergeron, Monroe, GA (US);
Assignee:
Tekni-Plex, Inc., Wayne, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/26 (2006.01); B65D 43/16 (2006.01); B65D 85/32 (2006.01); B29C 51/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29K 67/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/04 (2006.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01); B29C 51/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/266 (2013.01); B29C 51/002 (2013.01); B65D 43/162 (2013.01); B65D 85/32 (2013.01); B65D 85/324 (2013.01); B29C 51/445 (2013.01); B29C 2793/009 (2013.01); B29C 2793/0009 (2013.01); B29K 2067/00 (2013.01); B29K 2105/04 (2013.01); B29K 2105/256 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7168 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00194 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00296 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00361 (2013.01);
Abstract
To guard against injury to persons engaging the trim edges of a hinged container, a protective flap extends from the lid on either end of the axial hinge. The flaps extend from the corners of the lid adjacent respective trim edges of the hinge. The flaps have a rounded bottom portion which is extended past the axial hinge line. The curved structure of the protective flaps helps to gently deflect objects, such as fingers, away from any sharply angled trim edges of the hinge, thereby guarding handlers from accidental injury.