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US3071271A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Safety cap

Assignee: Bristol Myers Co
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Filing: 1961-05-01
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Granted: 1963-01-01
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Expires: 1981-05-01
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ralph H Thomas

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 22:50
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D50/00; B65D50/02; B65D50/06; B65D50/061

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 195 words
IN COMBINATION A BOTTLE HAVING A MOUTH-DEFINING NECK RISING THEREFROM, SAID NECK FORMED WITH A CIRCULAR CLOSURE CAP RETAINING BEAD SPACED FROM THE MOUTH END, A CIRCUMFERENTIALLY EXTENDING RADIAL FLANGE EXTERNALLY OF THE NECK SPACED SLIGHTLY BELOW SAID BEAD AND OF GREATER RADIAL EXTENT THAN THE LATTER, THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF SAID FLANGE BEING FLATTENED ON ONE SIDE; A RESILIENT SLIP-TYPE CLOSURE CAP TELESCOPED OVER THE NECK AND INCLUDING A TOP PORTION, A DEPENDING ATTACHING SKIRT AND A RADIALLY INWARDLY DIRECTED ANNULAR PROJECTION FORMED WITHIN THE SKIRT FOR HOLDING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID NECK BEAD AND PROJECTING INTO THE SPACE BETWEEN THE LATTER AND THE NECK FLANGE, SAID CAP HAVING A FLATTENED CIRCUMFERENCE ON ONE SIDE THEREOF AND BEING ROTATABLE ABOUT THE NECK TO AT LEAST TWO POSITIONS WHEREIN IN ONE POSITION EACH PORTION OF THE NECK FLANGE CIRCUMFERENCE EXTENDS RADIALLY TO A DISTANCE AT LEAST AS GREAT AS THAT OF THE CAP CIRCUMFERENCE AND WHEREIN IN A SECOND POSITION A PORTION OF THE CAP CIRCUMFERENCE EXTENDS BEYOND THE NECK FLANGE, WHEREBY AN UPWARD PRESSURE MAY BE APPLIED TO THE UNDERSURFACE OF SAID PORTION OF THE CAP TO DISENGAGE SAID ANNULAR PROJECTION FROM SAID CIRCULAR RETAINING BEAD.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 195 words
IN COMBINATION A BOTTLE HAVING A MOUTH-DEFINING NECK RISING THEREFROM, SAID NECK FORMED WITH A CIRCULAR CLOSURE CAP RETAINING BEAD SPACED FROM THE MOUTH END, A CIRCUMFERENTIALLY EXTENDING RADIAL FLANGE EXTERNALLY OF THE NECK SPACED SLIGHTLY BELOW SAID BEAD AND OF GREATER RADIAL EXTENT THAN THE LATTER, THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF SAID FLANGE BEING FLATTENED ON ONE SIDE; A RESILIENT SLIP-TYPE CLOSURE CAP TELESCOPED OVER THE NECK AND INCLUDING A TOP PORTION, A DEPENDING ATTACHING SKIRT AND A RADIALLY INWARDLY DIRECTED ANNULAR PROJECTION FORMED WITHIN THE SKIRT FOR HOLDING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID NECK BEAD AND PROJECTING INTO THE SPACE BETWEEN THE LATTER AND THE NECK FLANGE, SAID CAP HAVING A FLATTENED CIRCUMFERENCE ON ONE SIDE THEREOF AND BEING ROTATABLE ABOUT THE NECK TO AT LEAST TWO POSITIONS WHEREIN IN ONE POSITION EACH PORTION OF THE NECK FLANGE CIRCUMFERENCE EXTENDS RADIALLY TO A DISTANCE AT LEAST AS GREAT AS THAT OF THE CAP CIRCUMFERENCE AND WHEREIN IN A SECOND POSITION A PORTION OF THE CAP CIRCUMFERENCE EXTENDS BEYOND THE NECK FLANGE, WHEREBY AN UPWARD PRESSURE MAY BE APPLIED TO THE UNDERSURFACE OF SAID PORTION OF THE CAP TO DISENGAGE SAID ANNULAR PROJECTION FROM SAID CIRCULAR RETAINING BEAD.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

GB518960A Cited
US2953271A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1965-12-31 1966-07-02 1967-01-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1969-12-31 1970-07-02 1971-01-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1973-12-31 1974-07-02 1975-01-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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