Patent · US Expired

Quick collapse paperboard container

US5671883A · kind A · utility

14Cited by
8References
3Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateJun 28, 1996
Grant dateSep 30, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 28, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D2565/385
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A paperboard container has opposed or weakened lines extending from top to bottom in a pair of end walls. The weakened lines are spaced inwardly from the corners of the container. To collapse the container for retrieval and recycling the tops of the end walls are grasped and sufficient force exerted causing the weakened lines to tear from top to bottom.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.