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US3095995A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Container with plug type closure

Assignee: Clarcor Inc
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Filing: 1961-02-06
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Granted: 1963-07-02
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Expires: 1981-02-06
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 John A Foster

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 04:35
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D39/00; B65D39/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S16/00; Y10S16/13

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 206 words
THE COMBINATION WITH A CONTAINER TOP HAVING AN OPENING DEFINED BY A NARROW INTURNED FLANGE OF, A MOLDED PLUG OF RESILIENT PLASTIC MATERIAL PROVIDING AN AIRTIGHT CLOSURE FOR SAID OPENING AND COMPRISING A TOP PLATE LARGE THAN SAID OPENING AND SIZED TO COVER THE OPENING WHEN LYING AGAINST SAID TOP, MEANS HINGING SAID PLATE ON SAID TOP TO SWING ABOUT AN AXIS PARALLELING SAID TOP AND DISPOSED ADJACENT BUT SPACED OUTWARDLY FROM ONE SIDE OF THE OPENING, A PERIPHERAL WALL DEPENDING FROM SAID PLATE AND SIZED TO TELESCOPE WITHIN SAID FLANGE WITH A CLOSE PRESS FIT BY LATERAL FLEXING OF THE SKIRT AND COMPRESSION OF THE PLASTIC MATERIAL THEREOF, SAID WALL BEING DEEPER THAN SAID FLANGE AND HAVING A PERIPHERAL OUTWARDLY EXTENDING SHOULDER ADAPTED TO EXPAND BENEATH THE LOWER EDGE OF SAID FLANGE WHEN THE PLUG IS PRESSED INTO SAID OPENING WHEREBY TO HOLD THE PLUG IN SAID OPENING AND SAID PLATE AGAINST SAID TOP, AND AN OUTWARDLY PROJECTING BEAD NARROWER THAN SAID FLANGE FORMED INTEGRAL WITH AND EXTENDING AROUND THE ENTIRE PERIPHERY OF SAID WALL INTERMEDIATE THE TOP AND BOTTOM THEREOF SO AS TO BE COMPRESSED INTO SEALING ENGAGEMENT WITH A NARROW BAND-LIKE AREA OF SAID FLANGE WHEN THE PLUG IS PRESSED INTO SAID OPENING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 206 words
THE COMBINATION WITH A CONTAINER TOP HAVING AN OPENING DEFINED BY A NARROW INTURNED FLANGE OF, A MOLDED PLUG OF RESILIENT PLASTIC MATERIAL PROVIDING AN AIRTIGHT CLOSURE FOR SAID OPENING AND COMPRISING A TOP PLATE LARGE THAN SAID OPENING AND SIZED TO COVER THE OPENING WHEN LYING AGAINST SAID TOP, MEANS HINGING SAID PLATE ON SAID TOP TO SWING ABOUT AN AXIS PARALLELING SAID TOP AND DISPOSED ADJACENT BUT SPACED OUTWARDLY FROM ONE SIDE OF THE OPENING, A PERIPHERAL WALL DEPENDING FROM SAID PLATE AND SIZED TO TELESCOPE WITHIN SAID FLANGE WITH A CLOSE PRESS FIT BY LATERAL FLEXING OF THE SKIRT AND COMPRESSION OF THE PLASTIC MATERIAL THEREOF, SAID WALL BEING DEEPER THAN SAID FLANGE AND HAVING A PERIPHERAL OUTWARDLY EXTENDING SHOULDER ADAPTED TO EXPAND BENEATH THE LOWER EDGE OF SAID FLANGE WHEN THE PLUG IS PRESSED INTO SAID OPENING WHEREBY TO HOLD THE PLUG IN SAID OPENING AND SAID PLATE AGAINST SAID TOP, AND AN OUTWARDLY PROJECTING BEAD NARROWER THAN SAID FLANGE FORMED INTEGRAL WITH AND EXTENDING AROUND THE ENTIRE PERIPHERY OF SAID WALL INTERMEDIATE THE TOP AND BOTTOM THEREOF SO AS TO BE COMPRESSED INTO SEALING ENGAGEMENT WITH A NARROW BAND-LIKE AREA OF SAID FLANGE WHEN THE PLUG IS PRESSED INTO SAID OPENING.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2263446A Cited
GB744146A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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

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