US3232659A - Package device - Google Patents

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Feb. 1, 1966 o. J. POUPITCH PACKAGE DEVICE 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 20, 1964 His A/ly m T N E V m Oug/jeso Jules Poup/fch BY Feb. 1, 1966 o. POUPITCH PACKAGE DEVICE 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 20, 1964 m T N E V m Oug/jesa Jules Poupi/ch BY Feb. 1, 1966 o. J. POUPITCH 3,232,659

PACKAGE DEVICE Filed March 20, 1964 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 A v,IIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIII/lfi 'I/IIIlII/IIIA muuum! I N VE N TOR. Oug/jesa u/es Poupfich BY I United States Patent Ofiice 3,232,659 Patented Feb. 1, 1966 3,232,659 PACKAGE DEVICE Ougljesa Jules Poupitch, Itasca, IlL, assignor to Illinois Tool Works, Inc., Chicago, 111., a corporation of Delaware Filed Mar. 20, 1964, Ser. No. 353,369 16 Claims. (Cl. 294-8726) The present invention relates to a container carrier or pack-age device for holding and carrying containers or articles in groups or clusters, and more particularly relates to a container carrier or package device which releasably maintains and secures the containers or articles thereto.

The recent trend in container packaging is to provide a container carrier which engages only a relatively small area of the articles to be held and supported. Paper and pasteboard carriers which completely encase the containers have been relatively difiicult to apply and remove from the containers, removal of the containers from the carrier being required to provide efiicient refrigeration. One additional disadvantage of the paper and pasteboard carriers is that a manufacturer having a relatively distinct and attractively configured article is not given the opportunity to display his articles to the consuming public.

As a result, carriers have been devised which take the form of various resilient clips and sheet material shapes, and which are adapted to engage each chime or bead of a plurality of containers for retaining the containers together as a unit. These carriers have been quite successful from the commercial standpoint, and have overcome the above mentioned disadvantages of paper or pasteboard carriers.

With container carriers of the last mentioned type, consideration has to be given to the gripping strength which is necessary to secure the containers to the carrier Without unduly restricting the removal of containers therefrom. It is, of course, important that the containers be rigidly assembled together as a group because they are subjected to rough treatment during shipping, storage and display of the containers. At the same time, it is necessary that removal of the container from the carrier be as easy as possible for the ultimate consumer. The present invention advantageously provides a desirable balance between the gripping strength and the ability to remove containers from a carrier or package device while overcoming the problems inherent in paper or pasteboard containers.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a container carrier or package device for rigidly securing a plurality of containers together as a unit while also facilitating fast and efiicient container disassem-bly.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a container carrier or package device which facilitates refrigeration and display of the container.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a container carrier or package device, which in addition to the aforementioned objects is reusable if desired.

While it is desirable from a consumer standpoint that the containers be quickly disassembled from the carrier or package device, it is also important to the manufacturer that carriers be designed to accommodate his demands of high volume manufacture and quick assembly of the containers to the carriers.

Therefore, it is a further object of the present invention to provide a carrier which can be economically manufactured in large numbers by mass manufacturing tech niques.

Still another object of the present invention is the provision of a container carrier or package device which can also be quickly and effi-ciently assembled to the car riers with a modicum of ease.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a container carrier which can 'be manufactured from either plastic or metal or a combination of both as desired.

Other objects and advantages will become more apparent from the following description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the container carrier or package device incorporating the principles of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of the container carrier or package device shown in the FIG. 1 embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view, partially in section, of the container carrier in assembled position with a plurality of containers or the like;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary front elevational view of a plurality of containers assembled by the carrier device of FIG. 1 as viewed along line 44 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view, partially in section, of the carrier as assembled to a plurality of containers and taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary front elevational view of the carrier device shown in FIGS. 1-5 and incorporating a modified form of carrying handle;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view showing another embodiment of the container carrier constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is .a perspective view of the container carrier of FIG. 7 as it is being mounted on a plurality of containers or the like;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the carrier shown in FIGS. 7-8 in mounted position on a plurality of cont-ainers;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of a further modified form of container carrier;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view, partly in section, of the container carrier shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a sectional view of the container carrier shown in FIGS. 10l1, and taken along line 12-12 of FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a sectional view of the FIGS. 10-11 container carrier, and taken along line 13-.13 of FIG. 10;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of still another modified form of container carrier; and

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing yet still another modified form of container carrier within the purview of the lresent invent-ion.

Referring now more specifically to the drawing wherein like parts are designated by the same numerals throughout the various figures, a package 10 incorporating the features of the present invention is shown in FIG. 1. The package is shown as comprising six containers 20 disposed in side-by-side substantially abutting and parallel relationship which are secured together by the container carrier or package device 30. The containers shown throughout the drawing figures are of the beverage variety and have an annular shape; however, it is to be understood that other types of containers and articles having various shapes and configurations are equally suited to the present invention. The illustrated containers 20 have a chime or annular head 22 at each end thereof, the inner and outer surfaces of which are designated by the numeral-s 24 and 26 respectively. Sidewalls 28 of each container are formed intermediate the oppositely positioned chimes.

' The container carrier 30 of the present invention is illustrated in the drawings as a two-piece device, a substantially planar body 3-2 formed from sheet material, and an elongated pin 38 for association therewith. The term sheet material, as employed with respect to the carrier of FIG. 1, means sheet metal such as spring steel or the like; however, this term is also used to encompass sheet plastic, and it is within the purview of this invention to form the carrier of FIG. 1 or of any of the other embodiments from either sheet metal or plastic.

As best seen in FIGS. 1 and 5, a plurality of curvilinear projections or tabs 34 are struck or deflected from the plane of the sheet material body 32 for engagement with the inner surfaces 24 of the container chimes. The outer free extremities of the tabs 34 have an arcuate shape to conform to the generally circular shape of the container chimes. As will be evident, other forms and shapes of the outer tab surfaces may be employed as necessitated by the shape of the inner surfaces 24. The curvilinear tabs 34 are formed on each side of the sheet material body so as to position outer peripheral surfaces thereof in mirror image relationship. In this manner, a pair of aligned tabs 34 will engage the-inner surfaces of the chimes on a pair of oppositely positioned containers. The relative space between the arcuate surfaces of tabs which are in mirror image relationship is such that the inner surfaces 24 of the chimes on a pair of oppositely positioned containers will be substantially simultaneously engaged to force the outer surfaces 26 of the container chimes in abutting engagement. Also, pairs of aligned tabs are positioned close to each other in a longitudinal sense to provide a compact array or cluster of containers.

In order to secure the containers 20 together as a unit, an elongated pin 38 is provided for cooperation with the curvilinear tabs 34. This elongated pin or shoulder element is adapted to be received by the U-shaped constraining means 36 which are formed intermediate each of the pairs of aligned curvilinear tabs, and also outwardly of the outermost pair of tabs at each end of the sheet material body 32. Each of the U-shaped constraining means 36 has spaced side walls which converge toward a closed end bight portion. The distance between the plane of the sheet material body '32 and the bight end portion of the constraining means 36 permits the elongated pin 38 to be received below the chimes of the containers. Preferably, this distance is only slightly larger than the cross sectional dimension of the elongated pin so that the pin will be received within the constraining means 36, but maintained in underlying engagement with the container chimes. It is also possible to restrict the dimension of each U-shaped extension sidewalls to substantially that of the elongated pin for accomplishing the sam purpose.

In applying the container carrier '30, the containers 20 are first positioned in substantially abutting and parallel relationship. This may be done either by hand or by the use of a suitable guiding and aligning mechanism. Then, the sheet material body 32 is positioned in close proximity to the chimes 22 at the top of the containers so that each pair of aligned curvilinear tabs 34 will engage the inner surfaces 24 of the chimes. Due to the complementary configuration of the arcuate tab surfaces and the inner surfaces of the chimes together with the relative spacing of the arcuate surfaces on aligned pairs of curvilinear tabs 34, the outer surfaces 26 of the chi-mes on oppositely positioned containers will be forced or positioned in abutting engagement. Once the sheet material body 32 has thus been positioned between oppositely positioned containers, the elongated pin 38 will be inserted into the constraining means 36 for securing the containers together as a unit.

As will be evident from an inspection of FIGS. 3-5, the elongated pin 38 will not only underlie the chimes 22 of oppositely positioned containers, but it will also engage the sidewall surfaces 28, thereof. It will also be noted that while each chime is contacted only by the elongated pin 38 and one of the curvilinear tabs 34 of the carrier, the abutting contact between the container chimes will be sufiicient to secure oppositely positioned containers together for shipping, storage and the ultimate carrying of the containers. The result of this is that pairs of aligned tabs 34 will cooperate with the elongated pin means 38 to provide a restricted throat for accommodating the chimes of oppositely positioned containers, and secure the containers together.

T o facilitate the carrying of the containers, holes are punched or formed at opposite ends of the sheet material body 32 for receiving the outer free extremities of handle 44) as shown in FIG. 1. Once the free extremities of the handle 40 have been inserted within these holes, it is a relatively easy matter to simply bend and fold back these free ends to secure the handle to the carrier '30. The containers can thus easily be carried in a relatively compact array or cluster.

When it is desired to remove the containers from the carrier, the elongated pin 38 may be Withdrawn from the sheet material body 3 2 by simply grasping the downturned end of the pin and exerting a longitudinal force along the pin axis. Since there will be no harm to the carrier after the removal of the elongated pin 38, it is possible that the carrier will be used again for carrying another set of containers.

Another type of handle which may be associated with the carrier 30 of the present device is designated by the numeral 42 in FIG. 6. An inspection of this figure will reveal that the pin 38 may have an integral handle 42 formed as an extension thereof. In such a case, it will be necessary that the pin portion be subdivided into two elements, one element for insertion at one end of the body 32 land for underlying one or more pairs of contamer chimes, and a second element for insertion at the other'end of the body 32 and adapted to underlie the remainder of container chimes. In FIG. 6, this is illustrated by elements 39' and 39". lie the chimes on one pair of containers, and element 39" will underlie the chimes of the remainder, which in this case 18 two pairs of oppositely positioned containers. Elernents 39 and 39" have been subdivided in the drawings nto parts of one-third and two-thirds respectively for illustrative purposes only, it being understood that other types of subdivision may be appropriate.

In FIGS. 7-9 of the drawings, another modified form of container carrier 30a is shown which is similar to the above described structures as indicated by the application of identical reference numerals with the suflix a added to corresponding elements. This embodiment differs, in the first instance, from the one shown in FIGS. 1-6 by the fact that the sheet material body 32a is shown as bemg made of sheet plastic rather than sheet metal. The tabs 34a are molded integral with the sheet material body 32a and are provided With upstanding shoulders 35 along the inner peripheral surface of the tabs to provide backup strength therefor. constraining means 36a are located 111' the same manner as the FIGS. 16 embodiment, but additionally include channel guides 37 on opposite sides of the innermost constraining means. Since these guides 37 are preferably extended to just short of a point of engagement with the curvilinear tabs 34a, they will provide a corridor for the elongated pin means for a substantial portion of the sheet material body length.

The assembly of the carrier 36a to a plurality of oppositely positioned containers is shown in FIGS. 8-9. It will be observed that the outer peripheral surfaces of aligned tabs 34a will be in engagement with the inner surfaces 24 of the chimes instead of the outermost arcuate surfaces at the free extremities of the tabs as shown in the FIGS. 1-6 embodiment. This is due to the fact that the curvilinear tabs 34a: extend substantially normal to the plane of the sheet material body 32a. After the carrier body 32w has been positioned on the containers in the manner shown in FIG. 9, the elongated pin element, which may be either plastic or metal, will first be inserted into the constraining means 36a at one end of the body 32a, and then between the guide means 37 and remaining constraining means 36a for retaining the containers together as a unit.

Element 39' will under- In FIGS. -13, there is shown a further embodiment of the present invention which is similar to the above described structures as indicated by the application of identical reference numerals with the sufiix b added to the corresponding elements. The only difference between this embodiment and the one just described is in the fact that the ends of the constraining means 361) diverge away from the plane of the sheet material body 32b to provide curved end portions 39 for facilitating the entry of the elongated pin means. Also, the relative length of the constraining means 36b and its curved end portions 39 is just short of an engagement with the tabs 34b to provide a corridor for the elongated pin throughout a substantial portion of the sheet material body. This is best seen in FIGS. 10 and 12. While it is only necessary to provide a curved end portion at one end of the constraining means 36b, it will be apparent that by providing such curved end portions 39 at each end of the constraining means, care need not be taken in determining which end of the constraining means contains a curved end portion 39, and thus the elongated pin can be inserted at either end of the carrier body.

In FIG. 14, a still further modified form of the present invention is shown which is similar to the above described structures as indicated by the application of identical reference numerals with the suflix c" added to corresponding elements. In this embodiment, the constraining means 360 essentially comprises a bifurcated element having a first and second section. These sections are positioned opposite from one another so that the inner fiat surfaces 44 thereof are in mirror image relationship. Flat surfaces 44 converge toward the sheet material body 320 to define a V-shaped channel for receiving the elongated pin. At the innermost end of these flat surfaces, a passageway 46 is formed which lies substantially normal to the plane containing the bifurcated elements. The sheet material body 32c is adapted to be mounted upon the containers in the manner previously mentioned, and when this is accomplished, the elongated pin is adapted to be positioned in the V-shaped channel of each of the bifurcated elements and then snapped into position within the passageway 46. The flexing of the first and second sections for each bifurcated element is permitted by the fact that the distance between the tapered surfaces 44 in the vicinity of the passageway 46 is less than the cross sectional dimension of the elongated pin means. As a result, the pin will be received and releasably maintained by the bifurcated constraining elements, and can be removed either by withdrawing the pin along the passageways of each of the bifurcated elements, or by removing the pin in a direction substantially normal to the sheet material body.

The carrier shown in FIG. is a further embodiment of the present invention which is similar to the other embodiments as indicated by the application of identical reference numerals with the sufiix d added to corresponding elements. In this form, the curvilinear tabs 34d are formed by merely bending them out of the plane of the sheet material body 32d into the shape substantially as shown. constraining means 36d in this form are reversely bent prongs which are adapted to receive and accommodate the elongated pin in substantially the same manner as the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1-6, 7-9, and l0-l3.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that the present invention provides a simple, yet extremely functional container carrier or package device which releasably secures a plurality of containers together as a unit for shipping, storage and carrying purposes, but which permits disassembly of the containers from the carrier in a fast and efficient manner without harm to the carrier itself. It will be further observed that the carrier device has been illustrated in a number of novel forms, all of which are suitable for carrying out the objects of the present invention in an advantageous manner.

While the preferred embodiments of the present inven tion have been shown and described herein, it is obvious that many structural details may be changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A multiple package device for interconnecting at least a pair of containers or the like having chimes on at least one end thereof comprising, a sheet material body including first locking means formed from said body for engaging inner surfaces of each of the chimes on oppositely positioned containers and retaining complementary outer surfaces of said chimes in abutting engagement, constraining means also formed from said sheet material body between said first locking means, and second independent locking means received by said constraining means and cooperating with said first locking means to provide a restricted throat in which the abutting chimes of the containers are positioned and trapped, said second independent locking means being of sufi'icient size to engage sidewall surfaces of said containers adjacent said chimes and completely underlie said chimes to prevent inadvertent removal of the containers from the package device after its association therewith.

2. A carrier device for interconnecting at least a pair' of containers or the like having chimes on at least one ment relative to said locking means for cooperation there-- with, said independent elongated element being of suifi-- cient size to engage sidewall surfaces of said containers adjacent said chimes and completely underlie the same to retain said containers together as a unit.

3. A carrier device for engaging an end of a plurality of containers or the like having annular end rims comprising, a sheet material body having a plurality of pairs of first locking means integral with and depending from said body each adapted to engage inner surfaces associated with the annular end rims on a pair of containers, constraining means integrally attached to and projecting from the sheet material body in the same direction as said first locking means, said constraining means being intermediate pairs of said first locking means, and a second locking means adapted to be received and retained by said c'onstraining means for underlying said container annular end rims and cooperating with said first locking means to retain said containers together as a unit, the transverse measurement of said second locking means being of sufficient size to engage sidewall surfaces adjacent the annular end rims of said containers and completely underlie said annular end rims to enable said containers to be transported by said carrier device when associated therewith.

4. A carrier device for interconnecting at least a pair of containers or the like having chimes located on at least one end thereof, comprising a sheet material body having at least a pair of cooperating curvilinear projections radiating from one face thereof, each pair of said cooperating, curvilinear projections having outer surfaces facing each other in mirror image relationship, said sheet material body adapted to be positioned in close proximity to the chime end of said containers whereby the outer surfaces of each pair of cooperating curvilinear project-ions are adapted to engage inner chime surfaces on a pair of oppositely positioned containers to present port-ions of the outer surfaces of said chimes in abutting engagement with each other, constraining means integral with and projecting from the same face of said sheet ma terial body as said cooperating curvilinear projections, and independent elongated pin means of suificient size to engage sidewall surfaces of said containers adjacent said chimes and underlie said chimes in the vicinity of the abutting outer surface portion thereof, said constraining means cooperating with said elongated pin'means andsaid pair of cooperating curvilinear projections to provide a throat for receiving and trapping portions of said chimes so as to retain said containers together as a unit and prevent inadvertent removal from the carrier device.

5. A carrier device for interconnecting at least a pair of containers or the like having chimes on at least one end comprising, a substantially planar sheet material body having curvilinear tab means radiating from one face thereof, each of said curvilinear tab means having an arcuately extending surface at its outer free extremity with outer peripheral portions of said oppositely positioned tab means aligned in mirror image relationship, said oppositely positioned curvilinear tab means cooperating with each other to permit the arcuately extending surfaces thereof to engage inner chime surfaces on a pair of containers when said sheet material body is positioned in close proximity to said container chimes, the distance between said cooperating arcuately extending surfaces when in contact with the inner surfaces of said chimes being such as to position outer surfaces of said chimes in abutting engagement constraining means formed integral with and projecting from the same face of said material body as said curvilinear projections, said constraining means located on opposite sides of each pair of cooperating curvilinear tab means and adapted to receive and releasably maintain an elongated pin means therein, said curvilinear tab means and said constraining means in conjunction with said elongated pin means cooperating to provide a throat for receiving and trapping portions of said chimes to retain said containers together as a unit and prevent inadvertent removal from said carrier device, said elongated pin means having a diametr-ical measurement of a size to engage sidewall surface portions of said containers adjacent the chimes thereof and completely underlie said chimes in the vicinity of the abutting outer surface portions thereof. v I v V 6. The carrier device as defined in claim including a handle means operatively associated with said sheet material body.

7. The carrier device as defined in claim 5 wherein said elongated pin means includes a handle means for carrying said containers as a unit. 7

8. The carrier device as defined in claim 5 wherein each pair of aligned tab means is struck from said planar body means on opposite sides of a central section thereof.

9. The carrier device as defined in claim 5 wherein said constraining means comprises U-shaped extensions having sidewalls and a closed end bight portion.

10. The carrier device as defined in claim 9 wherein said closed end bight portion is spaced from the planar body means by a distance not materially greater than the cross sectional dimension of said elongated pin means whereby to maintain said elongated pin means in engagement with said container chimes.

11. The carrier device as defined in claim 9 wherein the dimension of at least a portion of the sidewalls of each U-shaped extension is not materially greater than the cross sectional dimension of said elongated pin means whereby to maintain said elongated pin means in engagement with said container chimes.

12. The carrier device as defined in claim 9 wherein at least one end of said U-shaped extensions diverges away from said planar body means to facilitate insertion of the elongated pin means.

13. The carrier device as defined in claim 5 wherein said constraining means comprises a plurality of spaced prongs having reversely bent free extremities extending substantially to said planar body means for accommodating said elongated pin means therein.

14. The carrier device as defined in claim 5 wherein arcuate supporting shoulder means are formed integral with each of said tab means and extend along the inner peripheral surface thereof, said arcuate supporting shoulders being of a height less than said tab means and providing back-up strength therefor.

15. The carrier device as defined in claim 5 wherein said constraining means includes guide means extending between pairs of said tab means whereby to provide a corridor for said elongated pin means throughout a substantial portion of the length of said planar body means.

16. The carrier device as defined in claim 5 wherein said constraining means comprises a plurality of bifurcated elements each having a first and second section, said first and second sections having tapered surfaces arranged in mirror image relationship which converge toward said planar body means to define a V-shaped channel, a passageway formed in each bifurcated element at the converging end of said tapered surfaces and extending substantially normal thereto, said passageway having a dimension not materially greater than said elongated pin means and adapted to maintain said elongated pin means in contact with said chimes, the distance between said tapered surfaces in the'vicinity of said channel being less than the dimension of said elongated pin means, and said elongated pin means adapted to be positioned between the tapered surfaces of each bifurcated element first and second section and thereafter snapped into said passageway to maintain the same in underlying engage ment with said container chimes.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,034,440 3/ 1936 Maurel' 2l7-l9 2,320,440 6/1943 Kruea et al. 294-87.26 3,022,888 2/1962 Brunsing 206 THERON E. CONDON, Primary Examiner.

W. T. DlXSON, Assistant Examiner.

Claims (1)

1. 5. A CARRIER DEVICE FOR INTERCONNECTING AT LEAST A PAIR OF CONTAINERS OR THE LIKE HAVING CHIMES ON AT LEAST ONE END COMPRISING, A SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR SHEET MATERIAL BODY HAVING CURVILINEAR TAB MEANS RADIATING FROM ONE FACE THEREOF, EACH OF SAID CURVILINEAR TAB MEANS HAVING AN ARCUATELY EXTENDING SURFACE AT ITS OUTER FREE EXTREMITY WITH OUTER PERIPHERAL PORTIONS OF SAID OPPOSITELY POSITIONED TAB MEANS ALIGNED IN MIRROR IMAGE RELATIONSHIP, SAID OPPOSITELY POSITIONED CURVILINEAR TAB MEANS COOPERATING WITH EACH OTHER TO PERMIT THE ARCUATELY EXTENDING SURFACES THEREOF TO ENGAGE INNER CHIME SURFACES ON A PAIR OF CONTAINERS WHEN SAID SHEET MATERIAL BODY IS POSITIONED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SAID CONTAINER CHIMES, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID COOPERATING ARCUATELY EXTENDING SURFACES WHEN IN CONTACT WITH THE INNER SURFACES OF SAID CHIMES BEING SUCH AS TO POSITION OUTER SURFACES OF SAID CHIMES IN ABUTTING ENGAGEMENT CONSTRAINING MEANS FORMED INTEGRAL WITH AND PROJECTING FROM THE SAME FACE OF SAID MATERIAL BODY AS SAID CURVILINEAR PROJECTIONS, SAID CONSTRAINING MEANS LOCATED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF EACH PAIR OF COOPERATING CURVILINEAR TAB MEANS AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AND RELEASABLY MAINTAIN AN ELONGATED PIN MEANS THEREIN, SAID CURVILINEAR TAB MEANS AND SAID CONSTRAINING MEANS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SAID ELONGATED PIN MEANS COOPERATING TO PROVIDE A THROAT FOR RECEIVING AND TRAPPING PORTIONS OF SAID CHIMES TO RETAIN SAID CONTAINERS TOGETHER AS A UNIT AND PREVENT INADVERTENT REMOVAL FROM SAID CARRIER DEVICE, SAID ELONGATED PIN MEANS HAVING A DIAMETRICAL MEASUREMENT OF A SIZE TO ENGAGE SIDEWALL SURFACE PORTIONS OF SAID CONTAINERS ADJACENT THE CHIMES THEREOF AND COMPLETELY UNDERLIE SAID CHIMES IN THE VICINITY OF THE ABUTTING OUTER SURFACE PORTIONS THEREOF.

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