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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:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
John M. Grigsby, Jr., Woodstock, GA (US);
Jeffrey C. Banks, Austell, GA (US);
Assignee:
North American Container Corp., Mableton, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 8/550 ; B26F 1/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 8/550 ; B26F 1/24 ;
Abstract
A container for leaf product and other bulk pack materials wherein a blank of corrugated paperboard is scored to define side walls of the container, and a field of passageways are defined in at least one side wall of the container by a conical pin punch-pressed from opposing sides of the blank to define a passageway for communication of moisture from the container to the atmosphere for drying and long term storage of the leaf products. A method of defining passageways in the blank of paperboard is disclosed.