Abstract: A cardboard container having a dispensing opening formed in the lower portion of its front wall through which articles can be withdrawn. The container has a bottom wall that is elevated from its lower end. The front portions of the lower edges of the side walls and the lower edge of the front wall overhanging the front edge of the bottom wall, whereby the bottom wall has an area less than the cross-sectional area container space above the bottom wall. When a stack of articles are housed in the container with the lowermost article resting on the bottom wall it will overhang the bottom wall in the area of the dispensing opening and can be manipulated from the underside of its overhanging portion and removed from the container through the dispensing opening from the container.

Abstract: The invention is a paperboard container having a base, a cover, and a divider in the base, the divider having four panels that each radiate from a common center and terminate in a corner of the base. The dividers extend above the height of the base to form a guide for the cover as it is telescoped thereover and form a rigid container structure strengthened by the dividers.

Abstract: A divider blank comprising four hinged strips serially arranged with their longitudinal axes parallel, said strips being an end strip, two middle strips and an end strip; divider flaps cut from and hingedly connected to each of the strips; the ends of the divider flaps of the end strips being adhesively connectable to the ends of the divider flaps of their respective hinged middle strip when they are caused to be moved to overlying relation whereby to form a divider between their respective strips; the outer strips being adhesively connectable to form a composite strip upon first folding the end strips over their respective adjacent strips and then folding the outside strips to overlie each other; the hinged connection between the middle strips being severable when they are caused to overlie each other as aforesaid; said divider panels when adhesively connected as aforesaid to form dividers interconnecting said composite strip and said middle strips and being adapted to space the strips as the divider panels

Abstract: The invention is a container having a sealed top closure that can be reclosed after opening. It is made from cardboard so that it can be automatically loaded with contents and has a top closure formed from panels on the side and end walls that can be articulated to a closed position to locate lips on the panels in a juxtaposed position wherein they can be heat sealed. Removal of a tie tab from one closure lip opens the container. Operation of a tucked under reclosure tab on another closure lip is used to reclose the opening of the initial opening.

Abstract: The invention relates to a paperboard container with small ventilation holes in the order of less than 3/32 of an inch in diameter. The holes are not punched but rather are formed by making small U-shaped cuts at a corner fold of the container blank and by making the corner fold in the reverse direction.

Abstract: A tearing edge is formed at an edge of a paperboard blank according to the present invention by arranging a plurality of paperboard blanks in a stack with the edges which are to be reinforced disposed in a common plane and applying a clamping force to the stack of blanks and applying to the edges which are to be reinforced a coating fluid of a type which is at least semi-rigid when set and allowing the coating to set to form a rigidifying edge and thereafter releasing the clamping force to permit separation of the blanks from the stack.

Abstract: A method of making a folded lined paperboard container having an automatic bottom which locks in a set-up position when the container is manually manipulated from a flat knock-down condition to a set-up position and having a liquid proof liner made of a plastics material is disclosed. Two lined containers are made from each lined blank by cutting the folded blank transversely of side panels between the edges of a band of adhesive extending transversely of the side panels.

Abstract: A battery vent cap provided with a portion having sufficient length and having a venting passageway with a small cross-section to arrest or retard the passage of flame.