Patents by Inventor Harold J. Griffith

Harold J. Griffith 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: 4193535
    Abstract: In a container for holding bulk materials or the like, and formed from a blank of paperboard stock, it incorporates front, side, and rear walls of substantially equal size, a bottom wall formed of various bottom flaps providing closure at its lower segment, and a cover for the container formed from a series of top flaps that foldably connect to the upper edges of the aforementioned walls. The cover is provided with an upstanding handle to facilitate the conveyance of the container, and this handle is formed from a pair of hand panels that foldably connect with certain of the top flaps, with each hand panel formed from a pair of handle flaps, one flap of which foldably connects with the top flaps securing with the front and rear walls, while the second handle flap foldably connects along a side edge with the side edge of the first mentioned handle flap, and when these handle flaps are folded over into adjacency, they are formed having aligned slots to facilitate the entrance of the hand during container usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1980
    Assignee: Alton Box Board Company
    Inventor: Harold J. Griffith
  • Patent number: 4066205
    Abstract: In a bin box formed of corrugated board and shaped having upper, bottom and a pair of side walls, being folded into the tubular form, with a series of flaps provided at the back end to provide closure thereat, and a pivotal panel foldably connected to the bottom wall at the opposite or front end of the box, with said panel having lateral flaps foldably connected to either side, with said flaps being arranged interiorly of the box and adjacent its side walls, with protruding portions provided upon the upper end of each lateral flap so as to limit the extent of the outward pivotal disposition of the pivotal panel. Another flap connects with the upper wall at this front of the box, with said flap normally providing for full closure across this end of the box, but also includes a line of separation so that a portion of said flap can be removed, leaving a marginal flap that functions as a display panel for the box when used for marketing of granular or bulk materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1978
    Assignee: Alton Box Board Company
    Inventor: Harold J. Griffith