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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. 24, 1981
Filed:
Jan. 07, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edward L Osborne, Kansas City, KS (US);
Assignee:
Westvaco Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ; B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
229 33 ; 229 36 ; 229 / ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a self locking container comprising an integral tray and cover. Both the tray and cover are assembled without adhesive by tab and slot combinations provided in the walls thereof. In addition, the tab and slot combination for securing and locking the cover portion also serves as an automatic locking device for locking the cover to the tray when the container is closed.