Patents
US 11673725 B1: Carton divider
- Granted
- 2023-06-13
- Filed
- 2021-03-13 application 17200783
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A carton divider, including at least some of an elongate body; one or more adjacent semicylindrical portions, each including a sidewall that extends between opposing terminating sidewall ends to a vertex; an intermediate recurve portion that joins the terminating sidewall ends of adjacent semicylindrical portions; a first outer recurve portion extending along the terminating sidewall end of an outermost one of the semicylindrical portions; a second outer recurve portion extending along the terminating sidewall end of one other outermost one of the semicylindrical portions; at least one semicylinder slot, wherein portions of the first outer recurve portion, the second outer recurve portion, and the intermediate recurve portions proximate the semicylinder slot form recurve hinge portions; and at least one sidewall slot, wherein portions of each of the sidewalls proximate each the vertex forms a sidewall hinge portion. The carton divider can be folded to provide substantially cylindrical cavities.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230613.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rational Packaging LLC 29 patents | US company or organization | Springfield, TN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel C. Voorhees | Louisville, KY | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65D | Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers; accessories, closures, or fittings therefor; packaging elements; packages | B65D5/4804 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-01 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | RATIONAL PACKAGING, LLC signed 2024-10-01 | COMPASS GROUP DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS LLC WESTPORT, CT | 69095/607 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-03-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | VOORHEES, SAMUEL C. signed 2021-03-11 | RATIONAL PACKAGING LLC SPRINGFIELD, TN | 55584/278 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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