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Class Number: 229
Class Title: ENVELOPES, WRAPPERS, AND PAPERBOARD BOXES
Subclass Subclass
Number Title
100 PAPERBOARD BOX
101 .Variable volume
101.1 ..Plural, parallel tearing means for sequentially reducing
the box volume
101.2 ..Tearing provides a reclosable box having reduced volume
when reclosed
102 .Tamper indicating
103 .Convertible
103.1 .Combined with drinking tube (e.g., straw)
104 .Elevated bottom wall included in a one-piece box construction
105 .Edges of rectangular bottom wall are at 45 degrees to edges of
rectangular stock material
106 .Including a plygonal bottom wall and a curved side wall
107 .Including a sector-shaped wall (e.g., pie-shaped, semicircular,
etc.)
108 .Including a polygonal, nonrectangular wall
108.1 ..Collapsible along supplemental fold line
109 ..Octagonal
110 ..Hexagonal
111 ..Trapezium-shape
112 ..Trapezoidal
113 ...Three or more trapezoidal walls (e.g., truncated
pyramid-shaped box)
114 ....Including a side wall which slants upwardly and outwardly
115 ..Triangular
116 ...Three or more triangular walls (e.g., pyramid-shaped box)
117 .Automatic bottom (i.e., multipart bottom wall forms
automatically during erection of collapsed box)
117.01 .Collapsible along supplemental fold line
117.02 ..Separate end cap contains the side walls in collapsed
configuration
117.03 ..Including anti-collapse feature
117.04 ...Flat anti-collapse element overlies supplemental fold
line
117.05 ..Two opposed side walls and the bottom wall fold upon
themselves
117.06 ...Bottom wall collapses outwardly
117.07 ..Tow opposed side walls fold inwardly and downwardly
117.08 ...Two other opposed side walls fold outwardly and
downwardly
117.09 .Lifting or suspending element (e.g., handle)
117.11 ..Element portion or extension crosses all or part of the
box bottom
117.12 ..One-piece with the box
117.13 ...Box includes hand-receiving aperture
117.14 ....Handle elements or portions located above the box top
include aligned, hand receiving apertures
117.15 .....A handle element or portion extends through a hole or
gap in the box
117.16 ....Hand-receiving aperture extends through a box side
wall
117.17 .....Apertured side wall includes a downwardly foldedd
extension of itself
117.18 ...Box includes aperture for rod-like support
117.19 ..Detachable
117.21 ..Wire
117.22 ..With provision for positioning element in a nonuse
location
117.23 ..Single lifting or suspending element
117.24 ...Element extends through a hole or gap in the box
117.25 ....Element extends through hole in the each of two opposed
side walls
117.26 ...Element secured to opposed side walls
118 .With detachable product-information band
119 .With drainage feature
120 .With venting or ventilation means
120.1 ..Live animal shipping box (e.g., chick box, etc.)
120.01 .Plural
120.011 ..Severably attached boxes (i.e., the boxes include means
which facilitate severing a connecting element or box material
uniting them)
120.012 ...Including means which facilitate severing by a
sharp-edged cutting implement
120.02 .Compartmented
120.03 ..Including independently operable closures for at least
two compartments
120.04 ...A closure includes a folded flange which forms a
partition when the box is closed
120.05 ..Partition includes securing means for a closure
120.06 ..Partition detached from box blank
120.07 ..Partition made of plastic
120.08 ..Partition unitary (i.e., of one-piece construction) with
and folded from a box wall
120.09 ...Relatively movable compartments
120.11 ...Partition includes adjoining walls of tubular box
sections
120.12 ...Oblique partition
120.13 ...Partition folded from a downwardly extending side wall
extension
120.14 ...Partition cut and folded from a box wall
120.15 ....Side wall
120.16 ....Bottom wall
120.17 ...Partition folded from bottom wall
120.18 ...Partition folded from a side wall
120.19 ....Including a nonunitary, horizontal partition (i.e., in
addition to the unitary partition)
120.21 ....Unitary partition is horizontal
120.22 ..Curved partition
120.23 ..Oblique partitions folded from a single sheet of
material
120.24 ..Parallel partitions folded from a single sheet of
material
120.25 ...Including a nonunitary transverse partition (i.e., not
of one-piece construction with the parallel partitions)
120.26 ...Including a transverse partition which is part of the
single sheet of material
120.27 ....The parallel partitions are cut and folded from the
transverse partition
120.28 ....The transverse partition is horizontal
120.29 ..Perpendicular partitions are part of a single sheet off
material
120.31 ..Collapsible compartments formed by partitions permanently
attached to each other
120.32 ..Horizontal partition
120.33 ..Including partition retaining means which is not unitary
with the partition
120.34 ...Retaining means includes channels or grooves for ends of
the partition
120.35 ..Oblique partition
120.36 ..Nonunitary, intersecting partitions
120.37 ..Self-sustaining container-like compartment-forming
structure
120.38 ..Partition folded from an entire sheet of material
separate from the box
121 .Including two or more separate access openings
122 .Including an access opening in a side wall intended to permit
lateral insertion or removal of content
122.1 ..Contents gravity fed to access opening
122.2 .Including an access opening in the box bottom
123 .Tiltable side wall provides enlarged access opening in box top
123.1 .Nonunitary peelable closure or securing element (i.e., not
of one-piece construction with the box)
123.2 .Including tearing or breaking means for opening a
nonunitary closure or releasing a nonunitary securing element
(i.e., the closure or securing element is not of one-piece
construction with the box)
123.3 ..Tearing or breaking provides hinged reclosure element
200 .Having means to facilitate opening the box by severing (e.g.,
tearing, cutting, piercing, etc.) box material or outer
wrapper
201 ..Box includes a curved sidewall (e.g., cylindrical, conical,
etc.)
202 ...Helical severing path
203 ..Box includes flexible outer wrapper
204 ..Combined with, or modified for opening by, a sharp-edged
cutting implement or a piercing implement
205 ..Tearing facilitated by specified fiber or molecular
orientation
206 ..Including a coating or lamination (e.g., adhesive tape)
covering a line of weakness
207 ..Tearing means includes offset score lines in opposite faces of
a layer of box material
208 ..Surface portion of box material stripped away during opening
(e.g., delaminating, tearing surface fibers, etc.)
209 ...Coating of adhesive-repelling material adjacent the surface
portion
210 ..Tearing provides reusable closure
211 ...Reusable closure includes an initially separate box closure
212 ...Including a releasable or frangible bond (e.g., peel seal)
for securing the reusable closure in position prior to
tearing
213 ...Gable-top box (e.g., milk carton)
214 ....Pour spout
215 ...Pour spout
216 ....Pour spout formed by tearing a sealing fin
217 ....Pour spout includes at least part of the top wall
218 .....Pour spout located in top wall at the intersection of only
two sidewallss
219 .....Pour spout includes joined parts of two or more overlapped
closure flaps
220 ...Reusable slide closure
221 ...Reusable hinged closure
222 ....Reusable hinged closure includes interlocking closure flaps
hingedly attached to opposite box walls
223 ....Reusable hinged closure provides an access opening which is
coextensive with the entire top wall of the box
224 .....Reusable hinged closure includes three depending flanges or
tabs
225 ......Each flange or tab is detachably secured to a sidewall
prior to tearing
226 .......Including a segment of box material bonded to a sidewall
and severably attached to a flange or tab prior to
tearing
227 ........Segment severably attached via a removable strip of box
material (i.e., tear strip)
228 ......Only one of the flanges or tabs is detachably secured to a
sidewall prior to tearing
229 ....Reusable hinged closure provides an access opening which is
coextensive with only a portion of the top wall
230 .....Hinge line located in a sidewall and spaced from the top
wall
231 .....Reusable hinged closure includes two or more downwardly
depending tabs or flanges
232 .....Reusable hinged closure includes only one depending tab or
flange
233 ......Reusable hinged closure includes bonded segments of two
overlapped flaps which are attached to the sidewalls by
fold lines prior to tearing (e.g., plug-type)
234 .....Reusable hinged closure includes bonded segments of two
overlapped flaps which are attached to the sidewalls by
fold lines prior to tearing (e.g., plug-type)
235 ..Tearing means completely encompasses the box (i.e., the box is
in two parts after it is torn open)
236 ..Tearing allows box to unfold to generally planar form
237 ..Specified detail of a score or perforation (e.g., size,
spacing, etc.)
238 ..Box includes a separate tearing element which is gripped and
pulled to open the box
239 ...Thread, string, cord, or wire
240 ..Nonreclosable box having a section of box material which is
completely separated from the box during tearing (e.g., tear
strip)
241 ...Separated section includes bonded segments of two overlapped
closure flaps
242 ...Tearing forms an access opening bounded by entire torn edge
243 ..Nonreclosable box includes means for tearing it open without
completely removing box material
244 ...Including a line of weakness in a closure flap
245 .Releasable or frangible bond between box parts provides means
for opening the box (e.g., peel seal)
246 ..Including means for reducing the effectiveness of the bonding
material (e.g., adhesive repellent, "resist" material, etc.)
247 ..Reusable closure
248 ...Pour spout
249 ....Gable-top box (e.g., milk carton)
124 .With closure for an access openingg
125 ..With means for securing closure element in an open
configuration
125.01 ..Nonunitary closure (i.e., not of one-piece construction
with the box)
125.02 ...With means to bias closure into closed position
125.03 ...Closure has secondary use (e.g., as an eating utensil)
125.04 ....Pour spout
125.05 ...Separately operable, superposed closures for one access
opening
125.06 ...Closure adjustable for different size access openings
125.07 ...Closure mounted for compound movement
125.08 ...Closure mounted for swinging movement (e.g., hinged)
125.09 ....Plug-type closure
125.11 ....Including a nonunitary hinge (i.e., not of one-piece
construction with the box or closure)
125.12 ...Laterally slidable closure element (i.e., slides across
access opening)
125.13 ...Closure secured to open box end by frame or ring
125.14 ...For an access opening extending through a nonunitary box
end-closing element (i.e., the element is not of one-piece
construction with the box)
125.15 ...For an access opening formed by a cut-out in a box wall
125.16 ...Including a gasket
125.17 ...Plug-type closure
125.18 ...Tethered closure
125.19 ...Closure includes a depending flange or tab which extends
along an adjacent box wall
125.21 ....With a nonunitary securing element (i.e., not of
one-piece construction with the box)
125.22 .....String, cord, or ribbon
125.23 .....Nonunitary securing element on closure engages
nonunitary securing element on box (i.e., securing elements
not of one-piece construction with the box)
125.24 ....Threaded
125.25 ....Flange or tab overlaps rolled container rim or bead
125.26 ....Flange or tab interlocks with downwardly extending
flange or tab on box
125.27 ....Flange or tab interlocks with horizontal flange or tab
on box
125.28 ....Flange or tab extends through opening in box material
125.29 ....Closure includes slit or aperture to receive a
projection from a box wall
125.31 ....Flange or tab extends between two layers of box
material
125.32 ....Flange or tab extends into box interior
125.33 ...Closure bonded to box
125.34 ....Including a flexible sheet bonded to one or more
closure flaps
125.35 ....Bonded to box rim or adjacent flange
125.36 ...Closure interlocks with horizontal flange on box
125.37 ..Including a nonunitary securing element for a closure
(i.e., element is not of one-piece construction with the box)
125.38 ...String, cord, or ribbon
125.39 ...For securing two or more closure flaps in place
125.41 ....Securing element extends through the outer of two
overlapping closure flaps
125.42 ..One-piece box construction includes a closure useable as
a pour spout (e.g., gable-top carton))
126 ..Foldable wall extension (e.g., closure flap)
127 ...Two opposed extensions have folded confronting flanges
128 ...Including means for biasing extension into closed position
129 ...Telescoping closure formed from plural extensions
130 ...Including stop to limit opening movement of closure
131 ...Closed extension includes fixed and movable portions joined
at a hinge line.
131.1 ...Access opening cut out of a foldable wall extension
132 ...Overlapping extensions bonded together
133 ....Including a sealing web formed by partial delamination of a
wall extension
134 ....Including embossing or scoring to enhance the bond
135 ....Including means to restrain inward movement of inner
extension during bonding
136 ....Extensions bonded by means of a cohesive or pressure
sensitive type adhesive
137 ....Extensions of adjacent box walls hingedly attached together
138 ...Extensions of adjacent box walls hingedly attached together
139 ....Three extensions form a pocket to receive fourth extension
140 ....One extension extends along an adjacent box wall
141 ...Extension includes a depending flange or tab which extends
along an adjacent box wall
142 ....Two or more extensions include a depending flange or tab
143 .....Each of two opposed extensions includes flanges or tabs
depending from two opposite edges
144 ....Flange connected to two box walls by a foldable web
145 ....Plural flanges interconnected to form a skirt
146 .....Box wall or portion thereof pivots with extension during
opening of the box
147 ....Flange or tab folded to extend along two or more box walls
148 ....Flange or tab includes slit or aperture to recieve a
projection from a box wall
149 ....Flange or tab extends through opening in box material
150 .....Opening extends through a wall extension
151 ....Flange or tab extends between two layers of box material
152 ....Flange or tab extends into box interior
153 .....Including means for securing flange or tab in closed
position
154 ....Extension includes two or more depending flanges or tabs
155 ...Plural extensions mechanically interlocked with each other
156 ....One extension interlocks with at least two others
157 .....The one extension projects through an opening in each of
the others
158 ....One extension projects through two separate openings in
another extension
159 ...Extension formed of two or more thickness of box material
160 ...Access opening includes a rim for supporting a wall
extension
160.1 ..Hinged closure includes material cut from a box side wall
(e.g., cigarette box)
160.2 ..Including means to facilitate the application of an
opening force to the closure (e.g., pulltab, thumb notch,
etc.)
161 .A box wall includes box material cut from another box wall
162 .Window or transparent portion
163 .Horizontal, outwardly extending bottom flange
164 .Different height side walls
165 .A side wall includes a horizontally or downwardly extendingg
panel attached along a horizontal fold line which is spaced
above the box bottom
166 ..Separate reinforcing member located within fold
167 ..Panel forms a hollow side wall or side wall portion
168 ...Hollow side wall has a nonrectangular cross section
169 ..Panel forms planar, horizontal flange or flap spaced from box
bottom
170 ...Flange or flap includes a portion of a folded corner
connector (i.e., "corner fold" or "corner flap")
171 ..Panel is located outside the box
172 ..Panel include a folded flap or tab which overlaps an adjacent
box wall (e.g., side wall or bottom wall)
173 ...One or more flaps combine to cover entire bottom wall
174 ...Flap or tab overlaps an adjacent side wall
175 ....Flap or tab is coplanar with a downwardly extending panel of
the adjacent side wall
176 ....Flap or tab underlies a downwardly extending panel of the
adjacent side wall
177 ..Panel has opening or notch to receive a portion of a folded
corner connector (i.e., "corner fold" or "corner flap")
178 ..Panel or panel portion projects into an opening or notch in
the box material
179 ...Opening or notch located in folded corner connector (i.e.,
"corner fold" or "corner flap")
180 ..Panel or panel portion is located between two layers of box
material
181 ..Panel secured in folded position by a separate fastening
device (e.g., adhesive tape, staple, etc.)
182 ..Panel secured in folded position by a heat weld or adhesive,
per se
182.1 .Box includes straight side walls and rounded corners
183 .Bottom wall includes a folded extension of a side wall
184 ..Extensions of adjacent side walls foldably attached together
185 ..Plural extensions mechanically interlocked with each other
186 .Adjacent side walls connected by a folded web unitary with both
(i.e., "corner fold")
187 ..And by a laterally folded extension which is unitary with only
one of the side walls (i.e., "corner flap")
188 ..Tab-like member on web extends through opening in box
material
189 ..Web secured in folded position by a separate fastening device
(e.g., adhesive tape, staple, etc.)
190 .A side wall includes a folded lateral extension of an adjacent
side wall (e.g., "corner flap")
191 ..Extension forms hollow, upstanding corner element
192 ..Each of two adjacent side walls has a folded lateral extension
where they join
193 ..Folded extensions of opposed side walls overlap one another
194 ...And are mechanically interlocked with each other
195 ..Extension projects into an opening in the box material
196 ...Extension projects into two or more separate openings
197 ...Extension includes a downwardly opening slit or notch
198 ..Extension secured in folded position by a separate fastening
device (e.g., adhesive tape, staple, etc.)
198.1 .Adjacent side walls connected only by a separate securing
element
198.2 .Miscellaneous joint construction
198.3 ..Including separate securing elementt
199 .Separate reinforcing element
40 .Wrappers
19 .Slide
20 ..Dispensing
23 R .Multiple
23 A ..Multiple bottom
23 AB ..Crossed blanks
23 BT ..Telescoping
23 C ..Wood reinforced
8.5 .Savings
9 .Slide
10 ..Compartment
11 ..Dispensing
8 .Ornamental
68 R ENVELOPES
69 .Series
300 .Including remailing means (e.g., envelope, postcard, address
label, etc.)
301 ..Remailable envelope
302 ...Having original and remail closure flaps attached to opposite
walls of the original envelope
303 ...Including an address window
304 ....Including means for removing the window-containing portion
of an envelope
305 ...Including means for removing at least part of the original
mailing address from the original envelope
306 ...Including means for concealing at least part of the original
mailing address when remailed (e.g., reversible envelope)
307 .Having means to facilitate opening the envelope by severing it
(e.g., tearing, cutting, piercing, etc.)
308 ..Combined with, or modified for opening by, a sharp-edged
cutting implement or a piercing implement
309 ..Envelope includes a separate tearing element which is gripped
and pulled to open the envelope
310 ...Gripped portion of tearing element secured to envelope
exterior
311 ...Cord, string, wire, or thread
312 ....Extends along envelope side edge
313 ..Line of weakness
314 ...Lines of weakness in opposed walls form removable envelope
portion
315 ....Including means to prevent contents from extending into the
removable portion
316 ...Line of weakness extends along or adjacent envelope side
edge
70 .Coupon
71 .Display
72 .Compartment
74 .Tag
75 .Blanks
76 .Closures
77 ..Fasteners
78 R ...Metallic
78 A ....Detachable fastener
78 B ....Inseparable fastener
79 ...Seal
80 ..Sealing
80.5 ...Releasable or frangible bond (e.g., peel seal))
81 ...Perforated
82 ...Tongues
83 ...Soluble dye
84 ..Tongue
68 C .Carrying handles
87.01 WRAPPER
87.02 .Shock protection
87.03 .Expansible (e.g., pleated, stretchable, etc.)
87.04 .With handle
87.05 .Including means to facilitate severing the wrapper (e.g.,
cutting, tearing, etc.)
87.06 .Including transparent portion or window
87.07 .For chewing gum
87.08 .For food
87.09 ..Bread wrapper
87.11 ..Meat wrapper
87.12 .For a single cigar or cigarette
87.13 .For a pack of cigarettes or cigars
87.14 .For tobacco
87.15 .For apparel
87.16 ..Glove or mitten
87.17 ..Shirt or blouse
87.18 .For a paperboard box (e.g., cardboard)
87.19 ..Gift wrap
87.2 .Coin type
87.5 .Pocketed
89 .Bottle
90 ..Corrugated
91 ..Padded
92 .Mailing sheets
92.1 .Letter sheets
92.3 ..Window
92.5 ..Closures
92.5 ..Fastener
92.7 ..Closure flap
92.8 POSTAL CARDS OR PACKETS
92.9 COIN CARDS
93 TUBES, CYLINDRICAL
67 BARRELS
1.5 R MISCELLANEOUS
1.5 B .Cups
1.5 C ..Spoon attached
1.5 H .Cup holders
2.5 R PRESSED
2.5 EC .Egg carton
3.1 LIQUID PROOFED
3.5 R MATERIAL
3.5 MF .Metal foil
4.5 CYLINDRICAL OR CONICAL BODY, OR WALL STRUCTURE
5.5 END STRUCTURE
5.6 .Crimped seam
5.7 .Separate fastener
5.8 .Pressed bottoms and tops
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900 INCLUDING MEANS TO FACILITATE HANDLING BY A MECHANICAL APPARATUS
DURING MANUFACTURING OR FILLINGG
901 BOX STRUCTURE ALTERNATIVELY USEABLE AS A CONTAINER OR A LID
902 BOX FOR PREPARED OR PROCESSED FOOD
903 .Ovenable (i.e., disclosed to be placed in an oven)
904 .Compartmented fast food holder or lap tray
904.1 .Candy
905 .Frozen food
906 .Baked goods
906.1 CUP LID WITH MEANS FOR FORMING A DRINKING OPENING
907 TRASH BOX
908 PAINT TRAY
909 CIGAR BOX
910 BUCKET OR PAIL TYPE (I.E., LIQUID PROOF CONTAINER WITH HANDLE)
911 .With closure
912 ..Separate element
913 DRAWER-TYPE
914 BASKET-TYPE WITH HANDLE
915 STACKING FEATURE
915.1 .Gable-top box
916 .Means for ventilating while stacked
917 .Stacking of collapsed container or blank
918 .Corner construction
919 .Reinforced wall
920 STRESS RELIEF
921 WITH MAILING INDICIA
922 WITH DECORATIVE FEATURE
923 .Gift wrapped
924 MEANS TO FACILITATE GRIPPING A TEAR STRIP
925 .Finger opening (e.g., slit, aperture, etc.)
926 .Pull tab located in a seam
927 MEANS FOR TEARING OR BREAKING RIGID OR SEMI-RIGID THERMOPLASTIC
CONTAINER
928 EXPANDABLE ENVELOPE
929 VENTED ENVELOPE
930 FOLD DETAIL
931 .Fold includes slit or aperture
932 ICE CREAM CONE CARRIER
933 MATING CONTAINER BLANKS
934 .Compartmented bottle carrier
935 .No waste (i.e., edge-to-edge blanks)
936 .Three or more blanks with alternating orientations
937 .Plural blanks for making a single container
938 SANDWICH HOLDER
939 CONTAINER MADE OF CORRUGATED PAPER OR CORRUGATED PAPERBOARD
940 CONTAINER MATERIAL WITH SPECIFIED GRAIN DIRECTION