Patent · US Expired

Transformable carton

US5358172A · kind A · utility

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2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 25, 1992
Grant dateOct 25, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 25, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D81/368
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Collapsible box-like cartons of the type constructed to fold flat for storage and to be unfolded to form a rigid carton for shipping purposes are provided with secondary hinge and removable sections which thereby enable such cartons to be transformed from their first substantially rectangular geometric shape in which they are used as shipping cartons to a second useable shape so that they can be recycled for other purposes.

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