US PATENT SUBCLASS 229 / 117.13
.~.~.~ Box includes hand-receiving aperture

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229 /   HD   ENVELOPES, WRAPPERS, AND PAPERBOARD BOXES

100  DF  PAPERBOARD BOX {54}
117.09  DF  .~ Lifting or suspending element (e.g., handle) {6}
117.12  DF  .~.~ One-piece with the box {2}
117.13.~.~.~ Box includes hand-receiving aperture {2}
117.14  DF  .~.~.~.~> Handle elements or portions located above the box top include aligned, hand-receiving apertures {1}
117.16  DF  .~.~.~.~> Hand-receiving aperture extends through a box sidewall {1}

DEFINITION

Classification: 229/117.13

Box includes hand-receiving aperture:

(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.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

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

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

383, Flexible Bags,

10, for a flexible bag having a hand-receiving aperture. [figure]