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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 1977
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eberhard H Thyen, Middlesex, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206 633 ; 206491 ; 229 84 ; 229 / ;
Abstract
Folders of paper or similar foldable material which comprise at least three panels adapted to be folded in an overlapping relationship are provided with integral means for interlocking two of the panels to maintain the folder in the folded construction. The locking means comprise a tab extending from the edge of the outer end panel and a cooperating locking slot in the adjacent underlying panel adapted to receive the tab by forced bypass interlocking. The non-locking panels are provided with relief slots in the locking area to facilitate the forced bypass interlocking of the tab and lock-slot in the locking panels. Such folders are useful for packaging sutures.