Legal Opinion
Custom Paper Products Co. v. Atlantic Paper Box Co., Custom Paper Products Co. v. Atlantic Paper Box Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 9, 1972No. 72-1165, 72-1171PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.
These appeals raise the issues of validity and infringement of claim 3 of Hincher Patent No. 2,841,056. The patent claims a machine which flares one edge of a cardboard strip that is to be used as the .vertical component, or side, of a box — -notably an inexpensive heart-shaped candy box — whose design makes stability difficult. Flaring what is to be the lower edge increases the surface area of contact, allowing the strip to be more securely glued to the base. The patentee does not claim to have invented the concept of a flared edge, or the process of box…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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