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US8955737B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8955737-B2
Application numberUS-85982507-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 24, 2007
Priority dateOct 2, 2006
Publication dateFeb 17, 2015
Grant dateFeb 17, 2015

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Abstract

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A carton. The carton may include a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a first tear line positioned about a middle of the first side wall, and a second tear line positioned about a middle of the second side wall.

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We claim: 1. A carton, comprising: a top wall comprising at least one top tear line positioned about a middle of the top wall; a bottom wall; a first side wall; a second side wall; a first tear line positioned about a middle of the first side wall; and a second tear line positioned about a middle of the second side wall; wherein the first tear line and the second tear line comprise a curvilinear shape; and the bottom wall comprises a fold line intersecting the first…

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  • B65D5/5253Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8955737B2 cover?
A carton. The carton may include a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a first tear line positioned about a middle of the first side wall, and a second tear line positioned about a middle of the second side wall.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Stewart Noel G, Gainey Simon, Coca Cola Co
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B65D5/5253. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).