Newspaper container and bundler
CA 2074228 A1 · Owner: Rubbermaid Incorporated · Inventors: Craft, Charles W. Jr.; Lewellen, Richard R.
Overview
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A container (10) for stacking and bundling newspapers (P) or the like includes a rear wall (13) and side walls (11, 12) defining an open front around which is a rim (14). The rear wall (13) and the side walls (11 12), extend upwardly from a bottom surface (31) and are provided with windows (26, 27, 28) therein. Front pedestals (29 30) and rear pedestals (32, 33) are positioned at the front and rear of the side walls (11, 12) and have inclined upper newspaper supporting surfaces (34, 35, 36 37) all lying in, the same plane. The bottom surface (31) is provided with raised stop surfaces (39, 40, 41) and inclined ramp surfaces (43, 44, 45, 46) to locate a ball of twine used to bundle the …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed July 20, 1992. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 20, 2012.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by July 20, 2014.
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