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US 4,205,748 AGranted
Two-piece foldable basket carrier and blank for forming the same
AssigneeJohns Manville
InventorJerry F. Wilson
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Abstract
A foldable basket carrier has front and rear panel assemblies hinged about common edges of center panels wherein one of the cutter panels has transverse dividers cut therefrom for one of the front and rear compartments and the other compartment is divided by transverse divider panels on a separate piece.
Claims9
A foldable basket carrier comprising first and second pieces wherein said first piece includes
- front and rear first center panels hinged together at top edges thereof,
- front and rear second center panels hinged together at top edges thereof,
- one of said rear center panels having a plurality of transverse partitions hinged at inner edges of the transverse partitions on the one center panel,
- another of said center panels being secured to said one center panel to form therewith a center member extending substantially the full length and height of the carrier to form a full center divider for the carrier,
- all of said center panels having upper portions with finger openings therein and being secured to each other to form a center support and handle,
- front and rear left side panels hingedly joined at inner edges thereof to left edges of the respective front and rear first center panels,
- front and rear right side panels hingedly joined at inner edges thereof to right edges of the respective front and rear second center panels,
- front and rear wall panels hingedly joined at the left and right edges thereof to outer edges of the respective front and rear side panels of the right and left side panels,
- said plurality of transverse partitions of the one center panel each having a tab secured to the inside surface of the rear wall panel,
- front and rear bottom panel means hingedly joined together at inner edges thereof and hingedly joined at outer edges thereof to bottom edges of the respective front and rear wall panels;
- and wherein said second piece includes
- a support portion secured to a front surface of the center support,
- a plurality of transverse partition panels hinged at inner edges thereof to the support portion, and
- a plurality of tabs hinged on the outer edges of the corresponding transverse partition panels and secured to an inside surface of the front wall panel.
11 more elements
A blank for forming a foldable basket carrier comprising first and second pieces wherein said first piece includes
- front and rear first center panels hinged together at inner edges thereof,
- front and rear second center panels hinged together at inner edges thereof,
- one of said rear center panels having a plurality of transverse partitions hinged at one edges of the transverse partitions on the one center panel,
- another of said center panels being securable to said one center panel for forming therewith a center member extending substantially the full length and height of the carrier for forming a full center divider for the carrier,
- all of said center panels being securable to each other and having upper portions with finger openings therein for forming a center support and handle,
- front and rear left side panels hingedly joined at left edges thereof to right edges of the respective front and rear first center panels,
- front and rear side panels hingedly joined at right edges thereof to left edges of the respective front and rear second center panels,
- front and rear wall panels hingedly joined at the left and right edges thereof to right and left edges of the respective front and rear side panels of the right and left side panels,
- said plurality of transverse partitions of the one center panel each having a tab for being secured to the inside surface of the rear wall panel,
- front and rear bottom panels hingedly joined together at inner edges thereof,
- said front bottom panel hingedly joined at an outer edge thereof to an outer edge of the front wall panel,
- a glue flap hinged on an outer edge of the rear wall panel for being secured to an outer edge portion of the rear bottom panel;
- and wherein said second piece includes
- a support portion for being secured to a front surface of the center support,
- a plurality of transverse partition panels hinged at one edges thereof to the support portion, and
- a plurality of tabs hinged on the outer edges of the corresponding transverse partition panels and secured to an inside surface of the front wall panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.