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This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter comprising a receptacle made from material similar in composition to paper but thicker and stiffer in character, the receptacle having a bottom portion for supporting content, peripheral wall structure for at least partially surrounding the content, and an access opening for the insertion or removal of content.

(1) Note. A box of cellulosic or resinous material (e.g., plastic) which and is similar in character to paperboard which is manipulated in the same manner as paperboard (e.g., folded from a blank) is included here. Class 220, Receptacles, takes receptacles not provided for elsewhere.

(2) Note. The bottom portion of the box may consist of a planar wall, or may have any shape (e.g., flat, curved, inverted pyramid, etc.) or construction (e.g., reinforced, hollow wall, etc.).

(3) Note. The peripheral wall structure may be formed from a series of planar side walls (e.g., a cylindrical box), or any combination of planar and curved side walls.

(4) Note. The box may or may not have a top wall.

(5) Note. An access opening is an opening which is used for the insertion or removal of contents and may be either open or closed. Normally, the access opening is at the top of the box or located in the wall (if the box has one), but it may be located in the peripheral side wall or the bottom wall.

(6) Note. The paperboard may vary in thickness and rigidity according to the purpose for which it is to be used. In any event, it must be rigid enough that a box made from it is self-sustaining, i.e., it is capable of maintaining its content-holding configuration without the use of external props or supports.

(7) Note. The paperboard may be combined with one or more layers of other materials.

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101	. Variable volume:

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein means are provided for changing the capacity of the box.

(1) Note. A box which is adjustable only between a collapsed position and a set-up position is not proper for this subclass.

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101.1

.. Plural, parallel tearing means for sequentially reducing the box volume:

This subclass is indented under subclass 101. Subject matter wherein the box includes two or more spaced-apart severing means, each of which extends completely around the box, has the same orientation as each of the others, and is used in turn to remove box material to make the box progressively smaller.

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101.2,	for a reclosable box having a reduced volume when reclosed.
235,	for a box having a tearing means which completely encompasses the box.

101.2

.. Tearing provides a reclosable box having reduced volume when reclosed:

This subclass is indented under subclass 101. Subject matter wherein tearing the box material forms a box which has a reclosing means and which is smaller than the original unopened box after it is reclosed.

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101.1,	for a box having plural, parallel tearing means for sequentially reducing the box volume.
210,	for a box which has a reusable closure but that remains its original size after it is reclosed.

102	. Tamper indicating:

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein the box includes means which reveals when unauthorized entry has been attempted.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclass 807 for a cross-reference art collection of tamper resistant or tamper indicating receptacles.
383,	Flexible Bags, subclass 5 for a tamper indicating bag.

102.5

. Having fixed upwardly extending display card:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 100. A container including substantially immobile panel for exhibiting indicia.

103	. Convertible:

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein the box is disclosed as being transformable into a nonbox device.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 736+ for a paperboard box convertible to or from a display device.
446,	Amusement Devices: Toys, subclasses 71+ for boxes convertible into toys.

103.1

. Combined with drinking tube (e.g., straw):

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein the box includes a hollow element used for imbibing its contents.

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215,	Bottles and Jars, subclasses 388+ and 229 for a bottle or jar combined with a straw.
239,	Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing, subclass 33 for a portable drinking tube or straw.
426,	Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products, subclass 85 for a box having food content and a drinking tube.

103.11

. Thermally Insulated:

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein the box includes means for impeding the flow of heat between the inside and outside of the box.

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403,	for an insulated cup.

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220,	Receptacles, subclass 592.2 for a thermally insulated receptacle of that class type (i.e., a receptacle not classified elsewhere), subclass 739 for an insulated container holder, and subclass 903 for an art collection of insulating jackets for beverage containers.

103.2

. Wrapper type (i.e., box formed around content):

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein the box is folded and secured in its containing configuration only after the contents are in position.

(1) Note. The box may be partially formed prior to positioning the contents as long as the box is not in its containing configuration.

(2) Note. Merely closing a preformed box after the contents have been inserted does not constitute forming the box around the contents and is classified elsewhere.

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87.01+,

for a flexible wrapper, per se.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclass 155 for a sleeve-type container with end walls for beverage receptacles, subclass 424 for a book wrapper, subclass 434 for a four-sided wrapper for plural beverage-type receptacles, and subclass 485.1 for a wrapper for a cuplike article.
220,	Receptacles, subclasses 23.91 and 592.24 for a receptacle having a jacket.

103.3

.. Top or bottom wall includes four folded flaps or panels:

This subclass is indented under subclass 103.2. Subject matter wherein the uppermost or lowermost wall of the completed wrapper is formed from four segments of box material which are hingedly attached to the rest of the wrapper and which overlie the contents when closed.

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126+,	for a box having folded closure flaps.
183+,	for a box bottom having folded flaps.

104	. Elevated bottom wall included in a one-piece box construction:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein the box includes a bottom wall which is held above an external support surface by structure which is part of the same piece of material as the box bottom and remainder of the box.

105	. Edges of rectangular bottom wall are at 45 degrees to edges of rectangular stock material:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein a piece of rectangular stock material is disclosed as having fold lines connecting the side walls to the bottom rectangular wall of a box to be formed, and the fold line are oriented at 45° to the edges of the stock material.

106	. Including a polygonal bottom wall and a curved sidewall:

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein the bottom wall is a closed planar figure bounded by straight edges; and a cross section through the peripheral wall structure comprises a curved cross section, usually circular or oval, spaced from the bottom wall.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclass 822 for a cross-reference art collection of receptacles of that class type having a special shape.

107	. Including a sector-shaped wall (e.g., pie-shaped, semicircular, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein the box has a wall which has the shape of a geometrical figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.

(1) Note. The sector-shape must be the overall shape of an entire wall, not the shape of a mere portion of a wall.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclass 551 for a box for a pastry wedge, per se, and subclass 822 for a cross-reference art collection of receptacle of that class type having a special shape.

108	. Including a polygonal, nonrectangular wall:

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein a wall of the box (bottom, top or a side wall) is a planar figure bounded by straight edges.

(1) Note. The wall may include two or more parts glued together or mechanically interlocked.

(2) Note. The polygonal shape must be the overall shape of an entire wall, not the shape of a mere portion of a wall.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclass 822 for a cross-reference art collection of receptacles of that class type having a special shape.

108.1

.. Collapsible along supplemental fold line:

This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Subject matter wherein the box includes one or more fold lines which are in addition to the usual fold lines (which give the box its in-use form or shape, e.g., those which form corners, etc.) and which additional fold line or lines facilitate folding the box to a nonuse configuration without damaging it.

(1) Note. A box which is described as "collapsible" but which has no supplemental fold lines is classified elsewhere on other features.

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101,	for a variable volume box which may include supplemental fold lines for reducing the size of the box.
117,	for a box having an automatic bottom which may include supplemental fold lines.
117.01+,	for other boxes collapsible along one or more supplemental fold lines.

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190,	Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage, subclass 107 for a collapsible item of hand carried luggage.
206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 170+ for a collapsible bottle carrier, and subclass 577 for a knock-down type assemblage or kit.
217,	Wooden Receptacles, subclasses 12+ and 43+ for a knock-down type wooden receptacle.
312,	Supports: Cabinet Structure, subclass 108 for a knock-down sectional unit, and subclasses 259+ for a knock-down or set-up type cabinet structure having cardboard walls.

109	.. Octagonal:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Subject matter wherein the wall has exactly eight edges.

110	.. Hexagonal:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Subject matter wherein the wall has exactly six edges.

111	.. Trapezium-shaped:

This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Subject matter wherein the edges of the wall form a quadrilateral having only two parallel sides.

(1) Note. A quadrilateral is a polygon having exactly four sides.

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112	.. Trapezoidal:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Subject matter wherein the edges of the wall form a quadrilateral having only two parallel sides.

113	... Three or more trapezoidal walls (e.g., truncated pyramid-shaped box):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 112. Subject matter wherein the box includes at least three walls which are of trapezoidal shape.

114	.... Including a sidewall which slants upwardly and outwardly:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 113. Subject matter wherein one of the side walls flares outwardly from the bottom wall toward the top of the box.

115	.. Triangular:

This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Subject matter wherein the wall has exactly three edges.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclass 436 for a box for holding plural tetrahedron-shaped receptacles, and subclass 551 for a box pastry wedge.

116	... Three or more triangular walls (e.g., pyramid-shaped box):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 115. Subject matter wherein the box includes at least three triangular walls.

116.1

. Decoration or novelty feature:

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein the box includes either a) means for enhancing its appearance or b) means for providing it with an unusual appearance.

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87.19,	for gift wrapping.
922+,	for an art collection of boxes with a decorative feature.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 457+ for a box of that class type including ornamentation or simulation and subclass 822 for an art collection of containers having an unusual configuration related to the shape of the content.
220,	Receptacles, digest 13 for an art collection for containers having an odd shape and subclass 376 for an ornamental closure.
428,	Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, subclasses 4+ for a bow, per se, and subclasses 7+ for an special occasion ornament, per se.
446,	Amusement Devices: Toys, appropriate subclasses for a toy and particularly subclass 488 for a foldable or collapsible toy formed from sheet material.

116.2

.. Heart-shaped box:

This subclass is indented under subclass 116.1. Subject matter wherein the box is configured to resemble a conventional representation of a heart (i.e., has rounded sidewalls which meet in a point at one location and curve inward to a cusp at a location opposite the point).

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclass 822 for an art collection of containers of that class type having an unusual configuration related to the shape of the content.
220,	Receptacles, digest 13 for a digest for containers having an odd shape.

116.3

.. Including a representation of an animate being:

This subclass is indented under subclass 116.1. Subject matter wherein at least a portion of the box has the appearance of a person or animal.

(1) Note. The representation may be a drawing or photograph on the box or it may be the shape of the box itself.

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206,

Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 457+ for a box of that class type including simulation.

446,

Amusement Devices: Toys, subclasses 71+ for a toy which is convertible from, or which serves as, a diverse article, in particular subclasses: 73+, for a figure toy (i.e., a simulation of an animate being) which is convertible from, or serves as, a container; subclass 75, for a toy which is convertible from, or which serves as, a container; subclass 76, for a toy which is convertible from, or which serves as, a container having the shape of a specific article; and subclass 80, for a toy which includes a fold line to facilitate conversion to or from a toy.

116.4

.. Including a representation of a vehicle or building:

This subclass is indented under subclass 116.1. Subject matter wherein at least a portion of the box has the appearance of a a) means of transportation or b) static structure, including walls and roof, used for dwelling, working, etc.

(1) Note. The representation may be a drawing or photograph on the box or it may be the shape of the box itself.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 457+ for a box of that class type including simulation.
446,	Amusement Devices: Toys, subclasses 93+ for a toy vehicle and subclasses 476+ for a toy building.

116.5

.. Decorative wrapping or lamination (e.g., gift wrap):

Subject matter under subclasses 116.1+ wherein the box includes a covering which enhances the appearance of the box.

(1) Note. The covering may be inside the box.

(2) Note. The covering may be permanently attached or separable.

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87.18+,	for a wrapper, per se, for a paperboard box.
923,	for a cross-reference art collection of gift-wrapped boxes.

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150,	Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers, subclass 105 for a cover for a purse, and subclasses 154+ for a flaccid protective cover not provided for elsewhere.

117	. Automatic bottom (i.e., multipart bottom wall forms automatically during erection of collapsed box):

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein the bottom wall includes two or more relatively movable sections which are forced into their wall forming positions by the movement of other box parts, and without manipulation by a person or machine, when the box is changed from its collapsed or flattened configuration to its set-up, receptacle configuration.

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183,	for similar subject matter in a box bottom wall which is not automatically erected.

117.01

. Collapsible along supplemental fold line:

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein the box includes one or more fold lines which are in addition to the usual fold lines (which give the box its in-use form or shape, e.g., those which form corners, etc.) and which additional fold line or lines facilitate folding the box to a nonuse configuration without damaging it.

(1) Note. A box which is described as "collapsible" but which has no supplemental fold lines is classified elsewhere on other feathers.

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101,	for a variable volume box which may include supplemental fold lines for reducing the size of the box.
108.1,	for a box having a polygonal, nonrectangular wall and which is collapsible along one or more supplemental fold lines.
117,	for a box having an automatic bottom which may include supplemental fold lines.

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190,	Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage, subclass 107 for a collapsible item of hand carried luggage.
206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 170+ for a collapsible bottle carrier, and subclass 577 for a knock-down type assemblage or kit.
217,	Wooden Receptacles, subclasses 12+ and 43+ for a knock-down type wooden receptacle.
312,	Supports: Cabinet Structure, subclass 108 for a knock-down sectional unit, and subclasses 259+ for a knock-down or set-up type cabinet structure having cardboard wall.

117.02

.. Separate end cap contains the sidewalls in collapsed configuration:

This subclass is indented under subclass 117.01. Subject matter wherein the box includes a separate top and/or separate bottom element that has an end wall with a vertically extending peripheral lip, which top or bottom element is dimensioned to contain the side walls of the box when they are folded into a nonuse shape.

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125.19+,

for a separate closure having a de- pending flange.

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117.03

.. Including anticollapse feature:

This subclass is indented under subclass 117.01. Subject matter wherein the box includes structure which prevents it from collapsing unintentionally.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 171+ for a collapsible beverage receptacle carrier having an anti-collapse feature.

117.04

... Flat anticollapse element overlies supplemental fold line:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 117.03. Subject matter wherein the structure which prevents the box from collapsing unintentionally is planar and overlaps a supplemental fold line in a box wall.

117.05

.. Two opposed sidewalls and the bottom wall fold upon themselves:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 117.01. Subject matter wherein the box has supplemental fold lines which permit two upwardly extending box walls, which are on opposite sides of the box, and the bottom wall to be doubled-over upon themselves.

117.06

... Bottom wall collapses outwardly:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 117.05. Subject matter wherein the bottom wall, when doubled-over upon itself, extends downwardly from the box.

117.07

.. Two opposed sidewalls fold inwardly and downwardly:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 117.01. Subject matter having supplemental fold lines, wherein each of two upwardly extending box walls, which are on opposite sides of the box, can be folded into the box toward the bottom wall.

117.08

... Two other opposed sidewalls fold outwardly and downwardly:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 117.07. Subject matter wherein the box has two additional upwardly extending box walls, which are on opposite sides of the box, which can be folded out of the box toward its bottom plane.

117.09

. Lifting or suspending element (e.g., handle):

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein the box includes structure designed to cooperate directly with an unclaimed extraneous support for the purpose of pendently supporting the box on said support.

(1) Note. "Pendently supporting" is defined as either hanging or lifting against the pull of gravity.

(2) Note. An "extraneous support" may be a peg, a hook, a human hand, etc.

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16,	Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, etc.), subclasses 110.1+ for a handle, per se, not classified elsewhere.
53,	Package Making, subclass 413 for a method of applying a handle to a package.
206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 139+ for a compartmented beverage receptacle carrier having a handle, subclass 806 for a cross reference art collection of suspended containers, and subclasses 427+ for a non-compartmented beverage receptacle carrier having a strap-type handle.
220,	Receptacles, subclasses 94+ for the combination of a handle with a container not classified elsewhere.
294,	Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements, for a handle-like implement which includes elements which engage an article.
383,	Flexible Bags, subclasses 6+ for a flexible bag having a lifting or suspending element.
493,	Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web, subclass 88 for a method of attaching a handle or suspending means to a rigid container, and subclass 909 for a Cross-Reference Art Collection of rigid containers having a handle or suspending means

117.11

.. Element portion or extension crosses all or part of the box bottom:

This subclass is indented under subclass 117.09. Subject matter wherein either (1) part of the lifting or suspending element or (2) a member secured to the lifting or suspending element, extends across at least some of the box bottom.

(1) Note. This type of structure frequently functions as reinforcement.

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383,	Flexible Bags, subclasses 17+ for a lifting or suspending element which includes reinforcing or stress distributing means attached to or adjacent it.

117.12

.. One-piece with the box:

This subclass is indented under subclass 117.09. Subject matter wherein the lifting or suspending element is of one-piece construction with the box.

(1) Note. A unitary lifting or suspending element that is reinforced by a separate reinforcing element is included here.

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383,	Flexible Bags, subclasses 7+ for a lifting or suspending element that is one-piece with a bag.

117.13

... Box includes hand-receiving aperture:

This subclass is indented under subclass 117.12. Subject matter wherein the box includes an opening in the box material which is intended to receive a hand.

(1) Note. A box having an opening which is sized to receive more than one finger but not a whole hand is classified here.

(2) Note. A box having a slit which defines the perimeter of a flap which can be folded out of the plane of the box material to form an aperture is proper for this subclass.

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117.18,

for a box which includes an opening sized to receive a single finger or other rod-like support.

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383,	Flexible Bags, subclass 10 for a flexible bag having a hand-receiving aperture.

117.14

.... Handle elements or portions located above the box top include aligned, hand-receiving apertures:

This subclass is indented under subclass 117.13. Subject matter wherein there are a plurality of handles or portions of handles having holes which are, or can be, relatively positioned such that all handles may be gripped simultaneously with one hand, and which are all located above the top of the box when they are being gripped.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclass 163 for similar handle structure in a beverage receptacle carrier.

117.15

..... A handle element or portion extends through a hole or gap in the box:

This subclass is indented under subclass 117.14. Subject matter wherein the handle or a portion of the handle extends through an opening or break in the box material.

(1) Note. A flap extending through the hand receiving opening does not constitute, by itself, proper subject matter for this subclass.

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117.24,

for a single handle element which is not one-piece with the box and which extends through an opening in the box material.

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117.16

.... Hand-receiving aperture extends through a box sidewall:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 117.13. Subject matter wherein the box material which extends upwardly from the box bottom has a hole therethrough intended to receive a hand.

117.17

..... Apertured sidewall includes a downwardly folded extension of itself:

This subclass is indented under subclass 117.16. Subject matter wherein the apertured side wall includes a portion which has been doubled-over so as to extend toward the bottom of the box.

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165+,

for other boxes having downwardly folded extensions of sidewalls.

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117.18

... Box includes aperture for rodlike support:

This subclass is indented under subclass 117.12. Subject matter wherein the box material has an opening therethrough which is intended to receive a slender, elongated, cylindrically-shaped support or similar element.

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117.13+,

for a box which includes an opening sized to receive more than one finger.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclass 161 for a bottle carrier having finger holes and subclass 806 for a cross reference art collection of suspended containers.
383,	Flexible Bags, subclass 9 for a bag having an aperture for a rod-like support.

117.19

.. Detachable:

This subclass is indented under subclass 117.09. Subject matter including means permitting the lifting or suspending element to be separated from the box without damaging the box.

(1) Note. A handle detachable by tearing along a tear line is included here.

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190,	Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage, subclass 116 for an item of hand carried luggage having a detachable handle.
383,	Flexible Bags, subclass 13 for a bag having a detachable handle.

This subclass is indented under subclass 117.09. Subject matter wherein the lifting or suspending element is made of metal in the form of a usually flexible, slender rod.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclass 510 for a similar element used to secure boxes in a stacked relationship.
220,	Receptacles, subclass 19 for a wire receptacle.

117.22

.. With provision for positioning element in a nonuse location:

This subclass is indented under subclass 117.09. Subject matter wherein the box or the lifting or suspending element is provided with specified means which can function to maintain the lifting or suspending element in a given position or configuration from which (or out of which) it must be at least partially moved or removed before it can function as a handle.

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117.21,

for a box having a wire handle rotatable to different positions.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 163+ for a beverage container carrier having a shiftable handle.
383,	Flexible Bags, subclass 14 for a flexible bag having a shiftable handle.

117.23

.. Single lifting or suspending element:

This subclass is indented under subclass 117.09. Subject matter wherein the box includes only one lifting or suspending element.

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383,	Flexible Bags, subclasses 25+ for a bag having a single lifting or suspending element.

117.24

... Element extends through a hole or gap in the box:

This subclass is indented under subclass 117.23. Subject matter wherein the lifting or suspending element or portion thereof extends through an opening or break in the box material.

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117.15,

for a box having a handle element which is one-piece with the box and which extends through an opening in the box material.

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383,	Flexible Bags, subclasses 26+ for a bag having a handle element which extends through an opening in the bag material.

117.25

.... Element extends through a hole in each of two opposed sidewalls:

This subclass is indented under subclass 117.24. Subject matter wherein the lifting or suspending element, or a portion thereof extends through an opening in each of two upwardly extending box walls which are on opposite sides of the box.

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383,	Flexible Bags, subclass 29 for a bag having a single lifting or suspending element that straddles the bag mouth.

117.26

... Element secured to opposed sidewalls:

This subclass is indented under subclass 117.23. Subject matter wherein the lifting or suspending element is attached to two upwardly extending box walls which are on opposite sides of the box.

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383,	Flexible Bags, subclass 29 for a bag having a single lifting or suspending element that straddles the bag mouth.

117.27

. With inner flexible or flaccid bag liner:

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein a receptacle formed from pliant material is located inside the box and serves as a substitute inner surface for the box.

(1) Note. To be a bag lining the pliant material, when taken alone, must form a complete container. If a box seam structure includes a layer of box material between two layers of pliant material, the pliant material does not form a complete container. For example, if the pliant material is secured to each of a plurality of bottom-forming flaps prior to folding, and the flaps are later folded and secured in overlapped condition, the pliant material does not form a complete container.

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164.2,

for a box having a flexible or flaccid, internal, nonbag lining formed from an initially separate sheet of material.

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215,	Bottles and Jars, subclass 11.3 for a bag-type liner for a nursing bottle.
220,	Receptacles, subclasses 495.01+ for a receptacle of that class type (i.e., a container not classified elsewhere) having a flexible, removable inner liner or container.

117.28

.. Including a paperboard liner:

This subclass is indented under subclass 117.27. Subject matter wherein the box includes an interior layer of paperboard in addition to the bag liner.

(1) Note. The paperboard liner may be either inside the bag liner or between the bag liner and the box.

117.29

.. Means for venting air trapped between the liner and the box:

This subclass is indented under subclass 117.27. Subject matter including means which facilitates exhausting air which is located between the liner exterior and the box interior.

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220,	Receptacles, subclass 495.04 for means for venting air trapped between a liner and a container of that class type (i.e., a container not classified elsewhere).

117.3

.. Bag interior accessible through aperture in box material:

This subclass is indented under subclass 117.27. Subject matter wherein the material from which the box is made has an opening through which contents can be inserted into, or removed from, the liner.

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220,	Receptacles, subclass 495.05 for a lined container of that class type (i.e., a container not classified elsewhere) wherein the liner interior is accessible through an aperture in a container wall or closure.

117.31

... Means for tearing or cutting box and bag material simultaneously to form aperture:

This subclass is indented under subclass 117.3. Subject matter wherein structure is provided for either rupturing or severing both the box material and the bag material at the same time in order to form an access opening.

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123.2+,	for a box having tearing or breaking means for opening a nonunitary closure or releasing a nonunitary securing element for a closure.
200+,	for a box having means to facilitate opening it by tearing, cutting, or piercing the box material or an outer wrapper

117.32

.. Movable box and bag portions secured together for simultaneous movement (e.g., bag opens automatically when flattened box is squared up):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 117.27. Subject matter wherein part of the box and part of the bag are attached to each other such that movement of one causes movement of the other.

117.33

.. Including means for securing the bag walls together in closed configuration:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 117.27. Subject matter including means for fastening the bag walls in face-to-face contact at or near the bag mouth in order to close the bag.

117.34

... Bag securing means is part of, or attached to, the box:

This subclass is indented under subclass 117.33. Subject matter wherein the structure which is used to secure the bag in its closed condition is either secured to or is of unitary construction with the box.

(1) Note. The securing means may be nothing more than a slit in the box material for receiving the gathered end of a bag, or it may be a separate closure element secured to the box.

117.35

.. Removable bag:

This subclass is indented under subclass 117.27. Subject matter wherein the bag liner can be taken out of the box.

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215,	Bottles and Jars, subclass 11.1 for a bag-type liner for a nursing bottle.
220,	Receptacles, subclasses 495.01+ for a receptacle of that class type (i.e., a container not classified elsewhere) having a flexible, removable inner liner or container.

118	. With detachable product-information band:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein the box includes an elongated, relatively narrow piece of material removably secured to it, which piece of material carries markings which identify or otherwise relate to the intended contents of the box.

119	. With drainage feature:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein the box includes means for facilitating the gravitational escape of fluent material.

120	. With venting or ventilation means:

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein the box comprises either (a) means for relieving positive or negative pressure inside the box or (b) means which allows circulation of fluid (e.g., air) into and out of the box.

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55,	Gas Separation, subclass 385 for an apparatus for separating a gas from a mixture of gas and solid particles which is combined with a vented box.
217,	Wooden Receptacles, subclass 42 and 74 for ventilation of receptacles of that class type.

120.1

.. Live animal shipping box (e.g., chick box, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 120. Subject matter wherein the box is disclosed for holding living animals while being transported from one location to another.

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119,	Animal Husbandry, subclasses 15+ for a box including means specialized to an animal (e.g., perch, support for food or food container, etc.). A vent, divider or closure structure is not considered to be a means specialized to an animal.

120.01

. Plural:

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter comprising two or more independently usable boxes.

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120.11,	for a box, walls of which are formed by two or more separate tubular elements which also form compartments.
120.37,	for a box, the interior of which is divided into compartments by box-like elements which remain with the box.

120.011

.. Severably attached boxes (i.e., the boxes include means which facilitate severing a connecting element or box material uniting them):

This subclass is indented under subclass 120.01. Subject matter wherein two or more boxes which are secured to one another include means which enable parting of box material or securing means for the purpose of separating the boxes.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclass 521.15 for a divisible container for eggs, fruit, or vegetables.

120.012

... Including means which facilitate severing by a sharp-edged cutting implement:

This subclass is indented under subclass 120.011. Subject matter wherein the boxes include structure which expedites their separation by a keen-edged instrument.

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204,	for a box combined with, or modified for opening by, a cutting implement.
308,	for an envelope combined with, or modified for opening by, a cutting implement.

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383,	Flexible Bags, subclass 202 for a bag combined with, or modified for opening by, a cutting implement.

120.02

. Compartmented:

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein the box includes one or more elements (e.g., "partitions") which provide two or more separate content holding sections.

(1) Note. A patent for a partition, per se, which is disclosed as being for use with a paperboard box, is classified in this or indented subclasses.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 180+ , 193+, 256+, and 561 for a special receptacle having one or more partitions.
217,	Wooden Receptacles, subclasses 18+ for a wooden box having one or more partitions.

120.03

.. Including independently operable closures for at least two compartments:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 120.02. Subject matter wherein the box includes plural content-holding sections, and at least two of said sections have a closure capable of opening or closing its respective section without opening or closing the other.

120.04

... A closure includes a folded flange which forms a partition when the box is closed:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 120.03. Subject matter wherein a portion of one closure is folded so that it will extend into the box and function as a partition when the closure is in its closed position.

120.05

.. Partition includes securing means for a closure:

This subclass is indented under subclass 120.02. Subject matter wherein the partition includes structure which maintains a box closure in closed position.

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125.21+,	for a nonunitary securing element for a closure having a depending flange or tab.
125.37+,	for other nonunitary securing ele ments for closures.

120.06

.. Partition detached from box blank:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 120.02. Subject matter wherein the partition is initially of one-piece construction with the box blank and subsequently is severed from the blank and utilized to divide the erected box into compartments.

120.07

.. Partition made of plastic:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 120.02. Subject matter wherein the partition is made from a synthetic resin (i.e. plastic).

120.08

.. Partition unitary (i.e., of one-piece construction) with and folded from a box wall:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 120.02. Subject matter wherein the box includes a partition which is of one-piece construction with the box and is attached to it along a fold line.

120.09

... Relatively movable compartments:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 120.08. Subject matter wherein the relative orientation of two content-holding sections of the box can be changed while they remain in set-up configuration.

120.11

... Partition includes adjoining walls of tubular box sections:

This subclass is indented under subclass 120.08. Subject matter wherein the box is formed of at least two adjacent, hollow, elongated elements, adjacent walls of which combine to form a partition.

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120.01,	for a plurality of separately usable boxes.
120.37,	for similar structure in which hollow elongated elements are located inside an outer box.

120.12

... Oblique partition:

This subclass is indented under subclass 120.08. Subject matter wherein the partition defines either an acute or an obtuse angle with a box wall or with another partition.

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120.23,

and 120.35, for other oblique.

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120.13

... Partition folded from a downwardly extending sidewall extension:

This subclass is indented under subclass 120.08. Subject matter wherein the partition is of one-piece construction with the box, and attached along a fold line to an elongation of an upwardly extending box wall, which elongation has been folded into side-by-side relationship with the box wall.

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165+,

for other boxes having a downwardly extending side wall extension.

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120.14

... Partition cut and folded from a box wall:

This subclass is indented under subclass 120.08. Subject matter wherein the partition is formed by severing part of the box wall material and folding that part out of the plane of the box wall.

(1) Note. In the completed box, the absence of the severed material leaves a gap in the box wall or in a layer of material forming the box wall.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 521.3+ for similar structure in an egg carton.

120.15

.... Sidewall:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 120.14. Subject matter wherein the partition has been severed from a generally upwardly extending box wall.

120.16

.... Bottom wall:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 120.14. Subject matter wherein the partition has been severed from the lowermost wall of the box.

120.17

... Partition folded from bottom wall:

This subclass is indented under subclass 120.08. Subject matter wherein the partition is attached to the lowermost wall of the box along a fold line.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclass 521.4 for similar partition structure in an egg carton.

120.18

... Partition folded from a sidewall:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 120.08. Subject matter wherein the partition is attached to an upwardly extending wall of the box along a fold line.

120.19

.... Including a nonunitary horizontal partition (i.e., in addition to the unitary partition):

This subclass is indented under subclass 120.18. Subject matter wherein the box includes an additional partition which is not of one-piece construction with the box and which extends parallel to the box bottom and divides the box into upper and lower compartments.

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120.28,

and 120.32, for other boxes which include a horizontal partition.

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120.21

.... Unitary partition is horizontal:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 120.18. Subject matter wherein the partition is parallel to the bottom of the box and divides the box into upper and lower compartments.

120.22

.. Curved partition:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 120.02. Subject matter wherein the box includes a partition which has an arcuate shape.

120.23

.. Oblique partitions folded from a single sheet of material:

This subclass is indented under subclass 120.02. Subject matter wherein the box includes at least two partitions which are formed by folding a unitary sheet of material and which define either an acute or an obtuse angle with a wall of the box.

(1) Note. Two separate partitions which were originally part of the same sheet of material but which have been cut apart are not included here.

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120.12,	for similar oblique partitions unitary with a box wall.
120.35,	for similar oblique partitions but not formed from a single sheet of material.

120.24

.. Parallel partitions folded from a single sheet of material:

(1) Note. Two separate partitions which were originally portions of the same sheet of material but which have been cut apart are not included here.

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120.08,

for similar partition construction wherein the partitions are of one-piece construction with a box wall.

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217,	Wooden Receptacles, subclass 23 for partitions formed by bending a strip of flexible material.

120.25

... Including a nonunitary transverse partition (i.e., not of one-piece construction with the parallel partitions):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 120.24. Subject matter wherein the box includes a partition which defines an angle with the parallel partitions but is part of a different piece of material.

120.26

... Including a transverse partition which is part of the single sheet of material:

This subclass is indented under subclass 120.24. Subject matter wherein the box includes a partition which defines an angle with the parallel partitions and is part of the same piece of material.

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120.08,

for similar partition construction wherein the partitions are of one-piece construction with the box.

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120.27

.... The parallel partitions are cut and folded from the transverse partition:

This subclass is indented under subclass 120.26. Subject matter wherein each parallel partition is formed by severing part of the transverse partition and folding that part out of the plane of the transverse partition.

(1) Note. When the partitions are in erected form, the absence of the severed sections of material leaves visible gaps in that portion of the single sheet which forms the transverse partition.

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120.14,

for similar partition structure cut and folded from a box wall.

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120.28

.... The transverse partition is horizontal:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 120.26. Subject matter wherein the transverse partition is parallel to the bottom of the box.

120.29

.. Perpendicular partitions are part of a single sheet of material:

(1) Note. Two separate partitions which were originally portions of the same sheet of material but have been cut apart are not included here.

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120.08+,

for similar partition construction wherein the partitions are of one-piece construction with a box wall.

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120.31

.. Collapsible compartments formed by partitions permanently attached to each other:

This subclass is indented under subclass 120.02. Subject matter wherein two or more partitions are secured together in such a way that (1) they cannot be separated without tearing or cutting them and (2) they are configured so as to be readily foldable into a relatively compact nonuse arrangement.

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120.36,

for partitions which are not permanently attached to each other but which may form collapsible compartments.

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120.32

.. Horizontal partition:

This subclass is indented under subclass 120.02. Subject matter wherein the box includes a partition which extends parallel to the box bottom and divides the box into upper and lower compartments.

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120.19,

120.21 and 120.28, for other box constructions which include a horizontal partition.

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120.33

.. Including partition retaining means which is not unitary with the partition:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 120.02. Subject matter wherein the box includes means for maintaining the partition in position, which means are part of a different piece of material than the partition.

120.34

... Retaining means includes channels or grooves for ends of the partition:

This subclass is indented under subclass 120.33. Subject matter wherein the box includes structure in the form of a depression, trough, or gap in the box material for receiving the ends of a partition and maintaining them in position.

(1) Note. The "retaining means" may include a gap formed between the edges of two, coplanar box flaps.

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120.35

.. Oblique partition:

This subclass is indented under subclass 120.02. Subject matter wherein the box includes a partition which defines either an acute or an obtuse angle with a box wall or with another partition.

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120.35,

for an oblique partition which is folded from a box wall.

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120.36

.. Nonunitary, intersecting partitions:

This subclass is indented under subclass 120.02. Subject matter wherein the box includes two individual partitions which meet and cross one another.

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217,	Wooden Receptacles, subclasses 22 and 30+ for a wooden receptacle having partitions formed from crossed strips of material.

120.37

.. Self-sustaining container-like compartment-forming structure:

This subclass is indented under subclass 120.02. Subject matter wherein one of the compartments of the box is formed by a separate construction which remains in erected, compartment-forming condition of its own accord, and has a substantially continuous peripheral wall which will surround its contents.

(1) Note. The compartment-forming structure may include additional compartment-forming elements within the confines of the peripheral wall. However, none of these additional elements may extend outwardly of the peripheral wall to form a compartment exteriorly thereof.

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120.01,	for a plurality of separately usable boxes.
120.11,	for tubular box sections having a partition folded from, and one-piece with, a box wall.

120.38

.. Partition folded from an entire sheet of material separate from the box:

This subclass is indented under subclass 120.02. Subject matter wherein the box includes at least one partition which is formed by folding a sheet of material which is used only to form that partition, and which material is not one-piece with the box material.

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120.23,	for two or more oblique partitions folded from a single sheet of material.
120.24,	for two or more parallel partitions folded from a single sheet of material.
120.29,	for perpendicular partitions folded from a single sheet of material.

121	. Including two or more separate access openings:

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein the box includes at least two different access openings usable individually for insertion or removal of content.

(1) Note. The separate access openings may be either in the same box or in different box walls.

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122	. Including an access opening in a sidewall intended to permit lateral insertion or removal of content:

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein the peripheral wall structure of the box includes an opening which is intended to permit insertion or removal of content in a generally horizontal direction.

(1) Note. An access opening may be either open or closed.

(2) Note. An access opening for this subclass must be expressly disclosed as being for lateral insertion or removal of content.

(3) Note. A box having an opening in its side wall for another reason (e.g., for viewing or as thumb notch for gripping the contents) is not proper for this subclass unless it is also disclosed as being for lateral insertion or removal of content.

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122.1

.. Contents gravity-fed to access opening:

This subclass is indented under subclass 122. Subject matter wherein the access opening is constructed to facilitate the flow of content outwardly therethrough due to pull of gravity.

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221,	Article Dispensing, subclasses 33+ and 303+ for a discharge opening of lesser extent than an article which may utilize utilizing gravity feed of articles.

122.2

. Including an access opening in the box bottom:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein the box includes a bottom wall and the bottom wall includes an opening which is used for insertion or removal of contents.

122.21

. Box includes two side walls which are not formed from the same piece of box material:

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein none of the material of one of two upwardly extending box walls is attached to any of the material of the other upwardly extending box wall prior to assembling the box.

(1) Note. A connecting flap, such as a glue flap, which is foldably attached to a first one of the two walls and secured to the second is not considered to be part of the material of the second.

122.22

.. One of the walls is made of wood, metal, or rigid thermoplastic material:

This subclass is indented under subclass 122.21. Subject matter wherein one of the box walls is made substantially entirely from wood, metal, or relatively inflexible material which flows when heated and which is stable when cooled.

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199.1,	for a box having a separate, wooden reinforcing element.
122.25,	for a box having walls framed by lengths of rigid material.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 386+ for a receptacle having a pallet feature and which may include a wall, usually the bottom wall, made from rigid thermoplastic, wood, or metal.
217,	Wooden Receptacles, for a receptacle made of wood.

122.23

.. Each of two pieces of box material folded into a "U" shape to form a pair of opposed box walls connected by an intermediate wall panel (e.g., "crossed blanks"):

This subclass is indented under subclass 122.21. Subject matter wherein each of two pieces of box material, when folded into erected condition, forms a pair of generally parallel box walls which are attached to opposite ends of a wall panel located between the box walls.

(1) Note. The two pieces of material may be related such that the intermediate wall panels overlap to form a double layer bottom wall or such that the intermediate wall panels form opposed box walls (e.g., top and bottom walls).

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220,	Receptacles, Digest 25, for a collection of receptacles of that class type which are formed from U-shaped pieces of material.

122.24

.. First and second opposed side walls and the bottom wall formed from a single piece of material, and third and fourth opposed side walls formed from two other pieces of material (e.g., "Bliss box" type):

This subclass is indented under subclass 122.21. Subject matter wherein the box is formed from at least three separate pieces of material, one of the pieces forming a pair of generally parallel, upstanding box walls which are attached along fold lines to opposite ends of the bottom wall, the other two pieces forming two other upstanding box walls.

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122.23,

for a box formed from two U-shaped pieces of box material.

122.25

... The third and fourth walls framed by lengths of rigid material (e.g., wood, metal, rigid thermoplastic):

This subclass is indented under subclass 122.24. Subject matter wherein the third and fourth walls have attached continuously around their perimeters one or more sections of relatively inflexible material.

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122.22,	for a box wherein one of the box walls is made of wood.
199.1,	for a box having a separate wooden reinforcing element.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 386+ for a receptacle having a pallet feature and which may include a wall, usually the bottom wall, made from rigid thermoplastic, wood, or metal.
217,	Wooden Receptacles, for a receptacle made of wood.

122.26

... Each of the third and fourth walls includes at least one folded flap which is attached to the single piece of material:

This subclass is indented under subclass 122.24. Subject matter wherein each of the two other upstanding box walls is secured to an adjacent upstanding wall or to the bottom wall by means of at least one foldably attached segment of material.

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190+,

for other boxes (e.g., folded blank type) in which two walls are connected by means of a folded flap.

122.27

. Rectangular box having a bottom wall initially separate from all of the side walls:

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein the box is rectangular and none of the material from which the bottom wall is made is attached to any of the material from which the side walls are made prior to assembling the box.

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5.5+,	for a cylindrical box having a separate end wall.
117.02,	for a collapsible box having a separate end cap which is used to hold the side walls when they are in collapsed condition.

122.28

.. Bottom wall hingedly attached to a side wall so that the box can be folded flat along its side wall fold lines:

This subclass is indented under subclass 122.27. Subject matter wherein the bottom wall is secured to a side wall such that it can be folded into a position which will allow the box to be collapsed along hinge lines located between side walls.

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117.01+,

for a box which is collapsible along one or more supplemental fold lines, i.e., fold lines which are in addition to the fold lines needed to form the erected box.

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220,	Receptacles, subclasses 6+ for a box which can be collapsed by folding and is not classified elsewhere.

122.29

.. The bottom wall and a side wall interconnected by means of a portion of one extending through an aperture in the other (e.g., tabs on the bottom wall extend through slots in a side wall):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 122.27. Subject matter wherein the bottom wall and a side wall are held together by at least one part of one projecting through a hole in the other.

122.3

.. The bottom wall includes upwardly extending flanges which overlap the side walls on the outside of the box:

This subclass is indented under subclass 122.27. Subject matter wherein the bottom wall has upwardly projecting elements which are adjacent to exterior portions of the side walls.

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125.19+,

for a box having a separate closure which has a depending flange or tab.

122.31

.. The bottom wall is spaced upwardly from the bottom edges of the side walls:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 122.27. Subject matter wherein the bottom wall is above the bottom of the side walls.

122.32

. Multi-layer side or bottom wall having two or more layers of paperboard which are initially separate from each other and are coextensive with each other throughout substantially the entire extent of the wall:

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein at least one of the side walls or the bottom wall is made from at least two sections of paperboard which are unattached to one another prior to forming the box and wherein the sections of paperboard form layers which are adjacent one another in a face-to-face relationship and which are substantially the same size as the wall.

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125.19+,	for a box with a separate closure having a flange which extends along a box wall.
141+,	for a foldable wall extension (e.g., closure flap) with a flange which extends along a box wall.

122.33

.. Including a vertically extending open-ended tube:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 122.32. Subject matter wherein one of the layers of paperboard is provided by an upright hollow structure having open ends.

122.34

.. Including a multilayer bottom wall:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 122.32. Subject matter wherein at least the bottom wall is made from at least two sections of paperboard arranged in facing relationship which are not attached to one another prior to forming the box.

123	. Tiltable sidewall provides enlarged access opening in box top:

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein a box includes a generally upright wall which is pivotable outwardly and downwardly to increase the size of the access opening to facilitate insertion or removal of content through the top of the box.

(1) Note. The access opening may be either open or closed.

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122,	for a box having a tiltable side wall which provides an access opening intended for lateral insertion or removal of content.

123.1

. Nonunitary, peelable closure or securing element (i.e., not of one-piece construction with the box):

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein the box includes an individual element which is not of one-piece construction with the box and which is either (1) a closing means which is openable by means of a releasable bond or (2) an element which maintains a closing means in closed position and which is removable by means of a releasable bond.

(1) Note. A box having a closure which is unitary with it and having a separate securing element may be proper for this subclass.

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245,	for a releasable or frangible bond between unitary box parts.
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123.2

. Including tearing or breaking means for opening a nonunitary closure or releasing a nonunitary securing element (i.e., the closure or securing element is not of one-piece construction with the box):

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein the box includes either (1) an individual closing means (i.e., not of one-piece construction with the box) which includes means for rupturing it to gain access to the box or (2) an individual element which maintains a closing means in closed position and which has means for rupturing it to facilitate opening the closing means and gaining access to the contents of the box.

(1) Note. A box having both a closure which is of one-piece construction with the box and a nonunitary securing element may be proper for this subclass.

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200+,

for a paperboard box having means for severing unitary box material.

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123.3

.. Tearing or breaking provides hinged reclosure element:

This subclass is indented under subclass 123.2. Subject matter wherein the act of rupturing the closure results in a closure element which pivots about an axis and is usable to reclose the box.

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221+,

for a hinged reclosure element formed by tearing unitary box material.

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200	. Having means to facilitate opening the box by severing (e.g., tearing, cutting, piercing, etc.) box material or outer wrapper:

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Box which includes means that expedite or enable parting of box material or flaccid exterior covering to gain access to the box interior to insert or remove content.

(1) Note. The "means to facilitate opening" may include one or more of the following: (a) an inherent characteristic of the box material (e.g., grain direction), or (b) a weakening of the box material (e.g., a score line), or (c) an additional element (e.g., a tear string).

(2) Note. Tearing is defined as failure of the box material by tension at a line of separation.

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87.05,	for a wrapper, per se, including means to facilitate opening by tearing.
123.2+,	for a separate closure (i.e., not of one-piece construction with the box) having means to facilitate opening by severing (e.g., tearing, cutting, piercing, etc.).
307+,	for an envelope having means to facilitate opening by severing (e.g., tearing, cutting, piercing, etc.).

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30,	Cutlery, subclass 2 for a carton opener.
206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclass 45.12 for a display-type box having a rupturable wall portion, subclass 222 for a mixing container having a tear strip or piercing means, subclass 264 for a tobacco product-containing package having severing means, subclass 469 for a blister pack having a frangible closure, and subclass 532 for an ampule, capsule, pellet, or granule container having rupture means for access to the contents.
215,	Bottles and Jars, for a closure for or combined with a bottle or jar, and in particular, subclasses 247+ for a self-sealing pierceable-type closure and subclasses 250+ for a closure having a frangible member or portion.
220,	Receptacles, subclasses 200 through 380for a closure, per se, or a closure combined with a container not classified elsewhere, in particular, subclass 207 for a closure having a rupturable vent, subclasses 257.1, 257.2 for superposed closures having a destructible outer closure, subclasses 258.1 through 258.5 for superposed closures having a destructible inner closure, and subclasses 265 through 280, for a closure having a frangible member or portion.
221,	Article Dispensing, subclasses 31+ for a dispensing means having a cutter or punch for forming an outlet opening.
222,	Dispensing, subclasses 80+ for a dispensing means having a cutter or punch for forming an outlet opening in a container and subclass 541 for a frangible element for an outlet.
225,	Severing by Tearing or Breaking, subclasses 39+ for a housing (e.g., a box) for a work supply (e.g., aluminum foil, plastic wrap, etc.) and, in particular, subclasses 48+ for a single blank container having a cutting edge.
383,	Flexible Bags, subclasses 200+ for a flexible bag having severing means.
426,	Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products, subclass 76 for frangible food having a score line or weakened portion, subclass 122 for a food package having a scored or perforated line and subclass 123 for a food package having a tearing appendage.
428,	Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, subclass 43 for a sheet, web, or layer which has been weakened to facilitate tearing and subclasses 131+, particularly subclass 136, for sheet material having slits or apertures.

201	.. Box includes a curved sidewall (e.g., cylindrical, conical, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 237. Subject matter wherein the box sidewall is arcuate in shape.

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4.5,	for a box having a cylindrical or conical body or wall structure but no severing means.
93,	for open-ended cylindrical tubes, usually used for mailing.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclass 830 for a cross-reference art collection of biscuit packages, which are usually cylindrical in shape.

202	... Helical severing path:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 201. Subject matter wherein the box is severed along a spiral-shaped path during the opening process.

203	.. Box includes flexible outer wrapper:

This subclass is indented under subclass 200. Subject matter wherein the box is covered by an external sheet of flaccid material.

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87.05,

for a wrapper, per se, having tearing means.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclass 264 for a wrapped package of cigarettes having severing means.

204	.. Combined with, or modified for opening by, a sharp-edged cutting implement or a piercing implement:

This subclass is indented under subclass 200. Subject matter wherein the box is combined with, or modified for opening by, an instrument having a keen edge or a sharp point.

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238+,	for a box having a separate tearing element (e.g., tear string) which is gripped and pulled to open the box.
308,	for an envelope combined with, or modified for opening by, a cutting or piercing implement.

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30,	Cutlery, subclass 2 for a carton opener.
220,	Receptacles, subclasses 277+ for a closure having cutting, punching, or cutter accommodating means.
221,	Article Dispensing, subclasses 31+ for a dispensing means having a cutter or punch for forming an outlet opening.
222,	Dispensing, subclasses 81+ for a dispensing means having a cutter or punch for forming a dispensing opening in a container.
383,	Flexible Bags, subclass 202 for a bag combined with, or modified for opening by a cutting or piercing implement.

205	.. Tearing facilitated by specified fiber or molecular orientation:

This subclass is indented under subclass 200. Subject matter wherein the box material includes either filaments or molecules arranged in a particular way to make it easier to tear open the box.

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940,	for an article made from a material which may have either fibers or molecules aligned in a specified direction.

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383,	Flexible Bags, subclass 201 for a bag made from a material which has either fibers or molecules aligned in a specified direction and subclass 908 for an art collection of bags having specified grain direction or molecular orientation.
428,	Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, subclasses 105+ for grain, strips, or filamentary elements in respective layers, or components in angular relation; subclass 114 for grain, strips, or filamentary elements in different layers or components in parallel relation; and subclass 910 for a cross-reference art collection of products made from a material having molecular orientation.

206	.. Including a coating or lamination (e.g., adhesive tape) covering a line of weakness:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 200. Subject matter wherein the box material includes a line of reduced strength which is overlain by a layer of material.

207	.. Tearing means includes offset score lines in opposite faces of a layer of box material:

This subclass is indented under subclass 200. Subject matter wherein a layer of box material includes a groove or slit extending only partially through it from one side of the material and another generally parallel groove or slit extending only partially through it from the obverse side of the material and wherein the two slits or grooves are spaced from one another in a direction parallel to the surface of the layer.

208	.. Surface portion of box material stripped away during opening (e.g., delaminating, tearing surface fibers, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 200. Subject matter wherein tearing through less than the entire thickness of box material occurs during the opening process.

209	... Coating of adhesive-repelling material adjacent the surface portion:

This subclass is indented under subclass 208. Subject matter wherein the surface of the box material next to the surface portion to be stripped includes a coating or layer of material which diminishes or eliminates the ability of the box material to form a bond.

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246,	for a releasable or frangible bond formed using an adhesive repellent or other "resist" material.

210	.. Tearing provides reusable closure:

This subclass is indented under subclass 200. Subject matter wherein tearing the box material frees a portion of the box, which portion is used to reclose the box.

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101.2,	for a reclosable box having reduced volume when reclosed.
123.3,	for a closure element or a closure securing element which is not of one-piece construction with the box and which provides a hinged reusable closure element when torn.

211	... Reusable closure includes an initially separate box closure:

This subclass is indented under subclass 210. Subject matter wherein the reusable closure includes a closure which was unattached to the box prior to closing it for the first time.

(1) Note. The initially separate closure is not torn during the tearing process.

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123.2+,

for an initially separate box closure which is torn during opening.

212	... Including a releasable or frangible bond (e.g., peel seal) for securing the reusable closure in position prior to tearing:

This subclass is indented under subclass 210. Subject matter wherein a peelable or frangible adhering means (e.g., glue, heat seal, etc.) is provided between two box parts to help retain the reusable closure in position before the box is torn open.

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80.5,	for an envelope having a releasable or frangible bond.
123.1,	for a box having a separate closure or securing element having a releasable or frangible bond.
245+,	for other boxes closed by a releasable or frangible bond but having no tearing means.

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383,	Flexible Bags, subclass 210 for a bag closed by a releasable or frangible bond.

213	... Gable-top box (e.g., milk carton):

This subclass is indented under subclass 210. Subject matter wherein the box has a gabled top (i.e., two opposing sides of the receptacle terminate in upwardly and inwardly extending portions which meet to form triangles which face two other opposing sides of the box).

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249,	for a gable-top box having a pour spout formed by unsecuring a releasable or frangible bond.

214	.... Pour spout:

This subclass is indented under subclass 213. Subject matter wherein the reusable closure is disclosed as being used to guide the flow of contents when they are poured or dumped from the receptacle.

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125.04,	for a separate closure having a secondary use as a pour spout.
215+,	for similar pour spout structure which is not part of a gable-top box.
248,	for a box having a pour spout formed by separating releasably bonded box parts.

215	... Pour spout:

This subclass is indented under subclass 210. Subject matter wherein the reusable closure is disclosed as being used to guide the flow of contents when they are poured or dumped from the receptacle.

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125.04,	for a separate closure having a secondary use as a pour spout.
214,	for a pour spout formed by tearing a gable top box.
248,	for a box having a pour spout formed by separating releasably bonded box parts.

216	.... Pour spout formed by tearing a sealing fin:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 210. Subject matter wherein the pour spout is formed by tearing the material of a seam formed by adhering to one another the inside surfaces of two opposing edge portions of the box.

217	.... Pour spout includes at least part of the top wall:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 215. Subject matter wherein the pour spout includes a portion of the top wall of the box.

218	..... Pour spout located in top wall at the intersection of only two sidewalls:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 217. Subject matter wherein the pour spout is positioned in a corner of the upper-most receptacle wall above a corner formed by two upwardly extending receptacle walls and does not extend laterally past any other corner of the receptacle.

219	..... Pour spout includes joined parts of two or more overlapped closure flaps:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 217. Subject matter wherein the pour spout includes secured portions of two segments of box material which are hingedly attached to two or more upwardly extending box walls before the box is torn open.

220	... Reusable slide closure:

This subclass is indented under subclass 210. Subject matter wherein the reusable closure is an element which, during reclosing and reopening of the box, moves in a plane that is generally parallel to the plane of the access opening.

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9+,	19+, and 125.12, for a box having a slide closure which is not formed by tearing.

221	... Reusable hinged closure:

This subclass is indented under subclass 210. Subject matter wherein the reusable closure rotates between its open and closed positions about an axis (usually a fold line).

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125.08+,

and 126+, for other boxes having hinged closures not formed by tearing.

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220,	Receptacles, subclasses 810+ for a container not classifiable elsewhere having a hinged closure.

222	.... Reusable hinged closure includes interlocking closure flaps hingedly attached to opposite box walls:

This subclass is indented under subclass 221. Subject matter wherein the reusable closure includes two segments of box material which are foldably attached to opposing box walls and which can be physically interconnected in such a manner that movement of each is constrained by the other, even in the absence of a bond or a separate fastener.

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155+,

for a box having interlocking closure flaps not formed by tearing.

223	.... Reusable hinged closure provides an access opening which is coextensive with the entire top wall of the box:

This subclass is indented under subclass 221. Subject matter wherein the reusable closure includes all of the uppermost wall of the box.

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122,	for a reusable closure in a box sidewall wherein the access opening formed by tearing open the box to provide the reusable closure is the same size as the sidewall of the box.

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220,	Receptacles, subclasses 810+ for a container not classifiable elsewhere having a hinged closure.

224	..... Reusable hinged closure includes three depending flanges or tabs:

This subclass is indented under subclass 223. Subject matter wherein the reusable closure includes three downwardly extending segments of box material.

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141+,	for a box with a closure flap having one or more depending flanges or tabs which are not formed by tearing.
125.19,	for a separate closure having one or more depending flanges or tabs which are not formed by tearing.

225	...... Each flange or tab is detachably secured to a sidewall prior to tearing:

This subclass is indented under subclass 224. Subject matter wherein each flange or tab is removably attached to an upwardly extending box wall before the box is torn open.

(1) Note. The flanges or tabs may be unitary parts of the box walls, or they may be separate from the box walls, but adhered to them.

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160.1,

for a hinged closure which includes material cut from a box sidewall.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclass 264 for a cigarette container with tearing means.

226	....... Including a segment of box material bonded to a sidewall and severably attached to a flange or tab prior to tearing:

This subclass is indented under subclass 225. Subject matter wherein an extension of at least one flange or tab secured to a box sidewall and separated from the flange or tab by at least one tear line.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclass 264 for a cigarette container with tearing means.

227	........ Segment severably attached via a removable strip of box material (i.e., tear strip):

This subclass is indented under subclass 226. Subject matter wherein the segment is separated from flange or tab by two spaced-apart lines of weakening which define section of box material which is torn off when the box is opened.

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101.1,	for plural, parallel tear strips removable to sequentially reduce the box volume.
235,	for a tear strip which completely encompasses the box.
240,	for a nonreclosable box which is opened by completely removing a tear strip.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclass 264 for a cigarette container with tearing means.

228	...... Only one of the flanges or tabs is detachably secured to a sidewall prior to tearing:

This subclass is indented under subclass 224. Subject matter wherein only one of the downwardly extending segments of box material is attached to a sidewall before the box is opened.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclass 264 for a cigarette container with tearing means.

229	.... Reusable hinged closure provides an access opening which is coextensive with only a portion of the top wall:

This subclass is indented under subclass 221. Subject matter wherein the access opening formed by tearing open the box to provide the reusable closure is smaller than the top wall of the box.

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131,	for similar closure structure not formed by tearing.

230	..... Hinge line located in a sidewall and spaced from the top wall:

This subclass is indented under subclass 229. Subject matter wherein the axis of rotation of the reusable closure is located in an upwardly extending box wall and below the top wall.

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146,	for similar closure structure without severing means.

231	..... Reusable hinged closure includes two or more downwardly depending tabs or flanges:

This subclass is indented under subclass 229. Subject matter wherein the reusable closure includes at least two downwardly extending segments of box material.

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131,	for similar closure structure not formed by tearing.
160.1,	for similar closure structure formed by cutting material from box sidewalls.

232	..... Reusable hinged closure includes only one depending tab or flange:

This subclass is indented under subclass 229. Subject matter wherein the reusable hinged closure includes only one downwardly extending segment of box material.

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131,	for similar closure structure not formed by tearing.

233	...... Reusable hinged closure includes bonded segments of two overlapped flaps which are attached to the sidewalls by fold lines prior to tearing (e.g., plug-type):

This subclass is indented under subclass 232. Subject matter wherein the reusable hinged closure includes adhered portions of two segments of box material which are hingedly attached to two upwardly extending box walls before the box is torn open.

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241,	for a nonreclosable box having a removable tear strip which includes bonded segments of overlapped closure flaps.

234	..... Reusable hinged closure includes bonded segments of two overlapped flaps which are attached to the sidewalls by fold lines prior to tearing (e.g., plug-type):

This subclass is indented under subclass 229. Subject matter wherein the closure includes adhered portions of box wall extensions which are hingedly attached to two upwardly extending box walls before the box is torn open.

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241,	for a nonreclosable box having a removable tear strip which includes bonded segments of overlapped closure flaps.

235	.. Tearing means completely encompasses the box (i.e., the box is in two parts after it is torn open):

This subclass is indented under subclass 200. Subject matter wherein the means which facilitates or enables severing of box material extends around the entire periphery of the box.

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120.011,

for a plurality of boxes separably attached.

236	.. Tearing allows box to unfold to generally planar form:

This subclass is indented under subclass 200. Subject matter wherein severing of the box material permits the box sidewall to be unfolded to lie in the same plane as the bottom wall.

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117.01+,

for a box collapsible along one or more supplemental fold lines but without tearing.

237	.. Specified detail of a score or perforation (e.g., size, spacing, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 200. Subject matter wherein a claim recites a particular characteristic of a component part of a line of weakness (i.e. a slit or groove which extends only part way through the box material or a slit or aperture which extends completely through the box material).

(1) Note. The "particular characteristic" may be the depth of a score line (i.e., slit or groove); the size of the slit, groove, or aperture; the spacing between them, etc.

238	.. Box includes a separate tearing element which is gripped and pulled to open the box:

This subclass is indented under subclass 200. Subject matter wherein the tearing means includes a member which is not of one-piece construction with the box but is attached to it and is manually grasped and drawn away from the box during tearing.

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309+,

for an envelope which is openable by pulling a separate tearing element.

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215,	Bottles and Jars, subclasses 254+ for a bottle or jar closure which is openable by pulling a separate tearing element.
220,	Receptacles, subclasses 279+ for a closure which is opened by pulling a separate tearing element.
383,	Flexible Bags, subclass 205 for a bag which is openable by pulling a separate tearing element.

239	... Thread, string, cord, or wire:

This subclass is indented under subclass 238. Subject matter wherein the separate tearing element is a slender, flexible, filament-like element.

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311,	for an envelope having a thread, string, cord or wire for tearing it open.

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215,	Bottles and Jars, subclass 257 for a bottle or jar closure having a wire or string rip cord.
220,	Receptacles, subclasses 279+ for a closure having a thread, string, cord, or wire for tearing it open.
383,	Flexible Bags, subclass 206 for a flexible bag having a cord, string, wire, or thread for tearing it open.

240	.. Nonreclosable box having a section of box material which is completely separated from the box during tearing (e.g., tear strip):

This subclass is indented under subclass 200. Subject matter wherein the box is torn open by totally removing a portion of box material and is not intended to be reclosed.

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101.1,	for a box having plural, parallel tear strips for sequentially reducing the box volume.
230,	for a reusable closure formed by removing a tear strip.
243,	for a nonreusable box having means to open it without completely removing box material.

241	... Separated section includes bonded segments of two overlapped closure flaps:

This subclass is indented under subclass 240. Subject matter wherein the separated section includes portions of two box wall extensions which have been secured together in overlying relationship to initially close the box.

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234,	for a box having a reusable closure which includes bonded segments of overlapped closure flaps.

242	... Tearing forms an access opening bounded by entire torn edge:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 240. Subject matter wherein the edge of the access opening includes all of the torn edge of box material.

243	.. Nonreclosable box includes means for tearing it open without completely removing box material:

This subclass is indented under subclass 200. Subject matter wherein the box includes means which facilitates or enables the box to be opened by severing box material but without completely detaching the severed material from the box.

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240,	for a nonreclosable box which is opened by completely removing severed material.

244	... Including a line of weakness in a closure flap:

This subclass is indented under subclass 243. Subject matter wherein the severing means includes a line of reduced strength located in a box wall extension which is used to initially close the box.

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241,	for a removable tear strip which includes bonded segments of two overlapped closure flaps.

245	. Releasable or frangible bond between box parts provides means for opening the box (e.g., peel seal):

This subclass is indented under subclass 100. Subject matter wherein at least two segments of box material are secured together by a peelable or frangible adhering means (e.g., glue, heat seal, etc.) so that the segments may be easily separated, without tearing box material to gain access to the contents of the box.

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80.5,	for an envelope having a releasable or frangible bond.
123.1,	for a box having a separate, peelable closure or securing element.
208,	for a box having means for stripping away a surface portion of a layer of box material by tearing only part way through its thickness.
212,	for a box having tearing means which provides a hinged closure, which closure is releasably or frangibly bonded in place prior to tearing.

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220,	Receptacles, subclass 359 for a removable closure retained by adhesive or fusion means.
383,	Flexible Bags, subclasses 210+ for a bag having a releasable or frangible bond.
428,	Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, subclasses 40.1+ for a composite sheet having one layer removable to expose adhesive, subclass 202 for a structurally defined web or sheet having an outer strippable or release layer, and subclass 352 for a sheet coated with adhesive and having a release or anti-stick coating.