Patent · US Expired

Binding wrapper

US7165788B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

34References

24Claims

0Family size

Inventors

Christopher M. Smith · Petaluma, US
Phillip H. Neal · San Rafael, US
Thomas J. Africa · Lebanon, US
Kate O'Hara · Bexley, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 6, 2003
Grant date	Jan 23, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 9, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA45C11/34
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A binding wrapper including a first generally stiff end component, a second generally stiff end component spaced apart from the first end component, and a connecting component extending between the first and second end components. The connecting component includes at least a portion of elastic material, and the first and second end components are releasably attachable together such that the wrapper is formable into a closed loop.

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