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US3091367A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Two-part dispensing cap with registerable openings

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-05-25
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Granted: 1963-05-28
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Expires: 1980-05-25
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Leslie B Fredrickson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 11:34
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D83/00; B65D83/14; B65D83/16; B65D83/20; B65D83/206; B65D2215/00; B65D2215/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 219 words
A DISPENSING CAP ADAPTED TO FIT OVER AN OPENING OF A CONTAINER COMPRISING CONCENTRIC AND RELATIVELY CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SLIDABLY DISPOSED INNER AND OUTER TUBULAR MEMBERS, AN APERTURED TOP ON A SINGLE ONE OF THE MEMBERS, AN UPWARDLY SPRING BIASED PLUNGER SLIDABLY DISPOSED THROUGH THE TOP APERTURE AND HAVING A VALVE ENGAGING AND RADIALLY ENLARGED PORTION INSIDE THE CAP WITH A DEPENDING AND OUTER PERIPHERAL FLANGE, EACH MEMBER HAVING AN APERTURE WHICH EXTENDS CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SLIGHTLY LESS THAN NINETY DEGREES AND AXIALLY EXTENDS A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF EACH MEMBER''S AXIAL LENGTH SUCH THAT A SPRAY MAY BE PASSED THERETHROUGH, THE INNER MEMBER HAVING A RADIALLY OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE ON ITS AXIAL END OPPOSITE SAID TOP AND ADAPTED TO CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SLIDABLY AND AXIALLY SUPPORT THE OUTER MEMBER, A FIRST ONE OF THE MEMBERS HAVING A CIRCUMFERENTIALLY CONTINUOUS GROOVE OPENING TOWARD A SECOND ONE OF THE MEMBERS AND WITH A NOTCH AXIALLY EXTENDING FROM THE GROOVE TOWARD THE FIRST ONE MEMBER AXIAL END ADJACENT SAID TOP, THE NOTCH BEING DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE THE FIRST ONE MEMBER APERTURE, THE SECOND ONE MEMBER HAVING A RADIALLY INWARDLY EXTENDING PIN ADAPTED TO SLIDE IN THE GROOVE AND NOTCH, AND EACH MEMBER HAVING SEPARATE INDICATOR MEANS VISIBLE FROM THE TOP SIDE OF THE CAP AND EACH HAVING A PREDETERMINED CIRCUMFERENTIAL RELATION TO THE MEMBER APERTURES FOR INDICATING ALIGNMENT THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 219 words
A DISPENSING CAP ADAPTED TO FIT OVER AN OPENING OF A CONTAINER COMPRISING CONCENTRIC AND RELATIVELY CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SLIDABLY DISPOSED INNER AND OUTER TUBULAR MEMBERS, AN APERTURED TOP ON A SINGLE ONE OF THE MEMBERS, AN UPWARDLY SPRING BIASED PLUNGER SLIDABLY DISPOSED THROUGH THE TOP APERTURE AND HAVING A VALVE ENGAGING AND RADIALLY ENLARGED PORTION INSIDE THE CAP WITH A DEPENDING AND OUTER PERIPHERAL FLANGE, EACH MEMBER HAVING AN APERTURE WHICH EXTENDS CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SLIGHTLY LESS THAN NINETY DEGREES AND AXIALLY EXTENDS A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF EACH MEMBER''S AXIAL LENGTH SUCH THAT A SPRAY MAY BE PASSED THERETHROUGH, THE INNER MEMBER HAVING A RADIALLY OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE ON ITS AXIAL END OPPOSITE SAID TOP AND ADAPTED TO CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SLIDABLY AND AXIALLY SUPPORT THE OUTER MEMBER, A FIRST ONE OF THE MEMBERS HAVING A CIRCUMFERENTIALLY CONTINUOUS GROOVE OPENING TOWARD A SECOND ONE OF THE MEMBERS AND WITH A NOTCH AXIALLY EXTENDING FROM THE GROOVE TOWARD THE FIRST ONE MEMBER AXIAL END ADJACENT SAID TOP, THE NOTCH BEING DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE THE FIRST ONE MEMBER APERTURE, THE SECOND ONE MEMBER HAVING A RADIALLY INWARDLY EXTENDING PIN ADAPTED TO SLIDE IN THE GROOVE AND NOTCH, AND EACH MEMBER HAVING SEPARATE INDICATOR MEANS VISIBLE FROM THE TOP SIDE OF THE CAP AND EACH HAVING A PREDETERMINED CIRCUMFERENTIAL RELATION TO THE MEMBER APERTURES FOR INDICATING ALIGNMENT THEREOF.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-05-27 1966-11-26 1967-05-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-05-27 1970-11-26 1971-05-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-05-27 1974-11-26 1975-05-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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