Reclosable container with automatic closure system
US6913190B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S229/905
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A reclosable container made of a semi-rigid paperboard material or the like has a lower component with a bottom panel and an upstanding side wall and an upper component or lid that is pivotally connected to the lower component along one edge thereof. An opposite edge of the lid component has a tab formed therein which can be punched out and folded inwardly relative to the lid to releasably engage a horizontal extension or catch formed along the corresponding top edge of the lower component of the container.
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