Patents by Inventor Ancil A. Jones

Ancil A. Jones has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4170301
    Abstract: A potted plant shipper which incorporates elongated plant holders within an outer fiberboard container. Each of the holders is formed from an integral blank which is foldable into three walls, plus a pair of partial cover panels. Locking flaps close the respective ends and secure the elongated holders in tubular form. The outer container locates the elongated holders in side-by-side relationship on its bottom panel with the foliage extending upward into an open region. The end flaps of the containers cooperate to provide a pair of inward-extending hold-down flanges which overlie the ends of the holders to prevent upward displacement during shipping. The end flaps interlock with one another to secure the closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1979
    Assignee: Inland Container Corporation
    Inventors: Ancil A. Jones, Dwight C. Schmidt
  • Patent number: 3989181
    Abstract: A partitioned container and method and blank for making the same are disclosed wherein a partition panel is formed integral with one end of the blank and is foldable with and selectively adhesively secured to side wall panels to form a partitioned container having top and bottom forming flaps which are self-locking when in folded positions so that conventional stapling, stitching or taping of the top and bottom flaps is eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1976
    Assignee: Inland Container Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas L. Wilcox, Ancil A. Jones