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Mailing and shipping carton

CA 1237404 A · Owner: Professional Packaging Limited · Inventors: Holmes, Gordon W.

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A mailing and shipping container is described which is of rigid construction and simple design and which, once closed, resists opening without destroying the integrity of the structure. The container comprises a tubular sleeve generally of rectangular cross section and end closures at the ends. The end closures comprise overlying panels which have interacting tabs and slots and means for preventing the tabs from being withdrawn from the respective slots after insertion therein.

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  • Granted May 31, 1988. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 31, 2005.
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FiledApril 30, 1984
GrantedMay 31, 1988
Term endedMay 31, 2005
Patent numberCA 1237404 A
Classification (IPC)B65D5/42 +1 more

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1985198819911994199720002003Application filedApril 30, 1984Patent grantedMay 31, 1988Term endedMay 31, 2005

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