Patent · US Expired

Shipping carton with flap holder for preventing spillage of packing material

US5752650A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 10, 1996
Grant dateMay 19, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/149
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Shipping carton and flap holder which prevent the spillage of loose fill materials as an article is removed from the carton. The flap holder includes a strip having first and second end portions with an adhesive on one side thereof for attachment to adjacent flaps of the carton to hold the flaps in an open position as the article is removed. It also has separately removable backings which cover the adhesive on the two end portions of the strip whereby the strip can be affixed to one flap and folded back upon itself for shipment, and thereafter the second backing can be removed and the second end portion can be folded over and affixed to the adjacent flap.

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