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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:
Feb. 13, 1979
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1978
Robert A Bamburg, Hebert, LA (US);
Farris N Duncan, West Monroe, LA (US);
Roger M Floyd, Monroe, LA (US);
Olinkraft, Inc., West Monroe, LA (US);
Abstract
An improved shipping container having novel locking features in the end panel and corner flaps. The novel locking features improved bulge resistance at the end panels from sideward bulge of the product. The improved container comprises a pair of corner flaps being hinged from the side panels and folded inwardly against an end panel with the two corner flaps and end panel on each side of the container having a quadruple lock. The lock is formed by providing a locking tab on each corner flap as well as a pair of locking tabs on the end panel with the end panel and corner flaps locking tabs being designed to be swung and locked in the opening formed by the aligned mating locking tab.