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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-01-09
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Granted: 1963-10-08
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Expires: 1981-01-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Fairchild Edwin Bradley

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 22:18
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D39/00; B65D39/0005; B65D39/0023; B65D17/00; B65D17/50; B65D17/506; B65D39/0011

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 390 words
A ONE PIECE CLOSURE FOR A CONTAINER FOR FLUID, POWERDERY AND PARTICULATE PRODUCTS, SAID CLOSURE BEING ADAPTED TO BE IRREMOVABLY SECURED TO THE TOP OF SUCH CONTAINER UNDER ALL NORMAL CONDITIONS INCLUDING DURING DISPENSING OF PRODUCT FROM SUCH CONTAINER THROUGH SUCH TOP, SUCH TOP HAVING THREE OPENINGS THERETHROUGH TO ACCOMMODATE PORTIONS OF SAID CLOSURE THEREIN; SAID CLOSURE BEING GENERALLY RESILIENT AND COMPRISING AN ELONGATED GENERALLY FLAT BODY FROM WHICH THREE SHANKS DEPEND IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER, A FIRST OF SAID SHANKS PROJECTING FROM SAID BODY ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF AND HAVING LIP STRUCTURE THEREON FOR IRREMOVABLY RETAINING SAID FIRST SHANK IN ONE OF THE OPENINGS IN SUCH CONTAINER TOP, SAID FIRST SHANKS DEFINING A PIVOT SHANK FOR SAID CLOSURE, A SECOND OF SAID SHANKS PROJECTING FROM SAID BODY ADJACENT THE OTHER END THEREOF AND HAVING LIP STRUCTURE THEREON FOR IRREMOVABLY RETAINING SAID SECOND SHANK IN A SECOND OF THE OPENINGS IN SUCH CONTAINER TOP, SAID SECOND SHANK DEFINING A LOCK SHANK FOR SAID CLOSURE, THE THIRD OF SAID SHANKS PROJECTING FROM SAID BODY GENERALLY BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND SHANKS, SAID THIRD SHANK DEFINING STOPPER SHANK FOR SAID CLOSURE WHICH IS TO BE REMOVABLY ENGAGED IN THE THIRD OPENING IN SUCH CONTAINER TOP, A GRASPABLE LIFTING TAB ON SAID CLOSURE BODY ADJACENT SAID LOCK SHANK, SAID LOCK SHANK BEING LATERALLY OFFSET RELATIVE TO SAID BODY AND BEING VISIBLE ALONG A SIDE THEREOF, SAID LOCK SHANK BEING SERVERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID BODY ALONG A PREDETERMINED LINE OF WEAKNESS PROVIDED BETWEEN SAID BODY AND SAID LOCK SHANK, SAID LOCK SHANK AND PIVOT SHANK COOPERATING WHEN SAID CLOSURE IS ENGAGED WITH SUCH CONTAINER TOP AND SAID LOCK SHANK IS STILL CONNECTED WITH SAID BODY TO POSITIVELY PRECLUDE REMOVAL OF SAID STOPPER SHANK FROM SAID THIRD OPENING IN SUCH CONTAINER TOP, SAID BODYING BEING ADAPTED TO BE SEVERED FROM SAID LOCK SHANK ALONG SAID LINE OF WEAKNESS WHEN SAID CLOSURE IS ENGAGED WITH SUCH CONTAINER TOP TO PERMIT REMOVAL OF SAID STOPPER SHANK FROM SAID THIRD OPENING AND PIVOTING OF SAID CLOSURE ABOUT THE AXIS OF SAID PIVOT SHANK TO THUS UNBLOCK SAID THIRD OPENING TO PERMIT PRODUCT REMOVAL THERETHROUGH, SAID PIVOT SHANK BEING ADAPTED TO PRECLUDE SEPARATION OF SAID CLOSURE FROM SUCH CONTAINER TO DURING SUCH PRODUCT REMOVAL AND DURING SUBSEQUENT REENGAGEMENT OF SAID STOPPER SHANK WITH SAID THIRD OPENING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 390 words
A ONE PIECE CLOSURE FOR A CONTAINER FOR FLUID, POWERDERY AND PARTICULATE PRODUCTS, SAID CLOSURE BEING ADAPTED TO BE IRREMOVABLY SECURED TO THE TOP OF SUCH CONTAINER UNDER ALL NORMAL CONDITIONS INCLUDING DURING DISPENSING OF PRODUCT FROM SUCH CONTAINER THROUGH SUCH TOP, SUCH TOP HAVING THREE OPENINGS THERETHROUGH TO ACCOMMODATE PORTIONS OF SAID CLOSURE THEREIN; SAID CLOSURE BEING GENERALLY RESILIENT AND COMPRISING AN ELONGATED GENERALLY FLAT BODY FROM WHICH THREE SHANKS DEPEND IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER, A FIRST OF SAID SHANKS PROJECTING FROM SAID BODY ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF AND HAVING LIP STRUCTURE THEREON FOR IRREMOVABLY RETAINING SAID FIRST SHANK IN ONE OF THE OPENINGS IN SUCH CONTAINER TOP, SAID FIRST SHANKS DEFINING A PIVOT SHANK FOR SAID CLOSURE, A SECOND OF SAID SHANKS PROJECTING FROM SAID BODY ADJACENT THE OTHER END THEREOF AND HAVING LIP STRUCTURE THEREON FOR IRREMOVABLY RETAINING SAID SECOND SHANK IN A SECOND OF THE OPENINGS IN SUCH CONTAINER TOP, SAID SECOND SHANK DEFINING A LOCK SHANK FOR SAID CLOSURE, THE THIRD OF SAID SHANKS PROJECTING FROM SAID BODY GENERALLY BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND SHANKS, SAID THIRD SHANK DEFINING STOPPER SHANK FOR SAID CLOSURE WHICH IS TO BE REMOVABLY ENGAGED IN THE THIRD OPENING IN SUCH CONTAINER TOP, A GRASPABLE LIFTING TAB ON SAID CLOSURE BODY ADJACENT SAID LOCK SHANK, SAID LOCK SHANK BEING LATERALLY OFFSET RELATIVE TO SAID BODY AND BEING VISIBLE ALONG A SIDE THEREOF, SAID LOCK SHANK BEING SERVERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID BODY ALONG A PREDETERMINED LINE OF WEAKNESS PROVIDED BETWEEN SAID BODY AND SAID LOCK SHANK, SAID LOCK SHANK AND PIVOT SHANK COOPERATING WHEN SAID CLOSURE IS ENGAGED WITH SUCH CONTAINER TOP AND SAID LOCK SHANK IS STILL CONNECTED WITH SAID BODY TO POSITIVELY PRECLUDE REMOVAL OF SAID STOPPER SHANK FROM SAID THIRD OPENING IN SUCH CONTAINER TOP, SAID BODYING BEING ADAPTED TO BE SEVERED FROM SAID LOCK SHANK ALONG SAID LINE OF WEAKNESS WHEN SAID CLOSURE IS ENGAGED WITH SUCH CONTAINER TOP TO PERMIT REMOVAL OF SAID STOPPER SHANK FROM SAID THIRD OPENING AND PIVOTING OF SAID CLOSURE ABOUT THE AXIS OF SAID PIVOT SHANK TO THUS UNBLOCK SAID THIRD OPENING TO PERMIT PRODUCT REMOVAL THERETHROUGH, SAID PIVOT SHANK BEING ADAPTED TO PRECLUDE SEPARATION OF SAID CLOSURE FROM SUCH CONTAINER TO DURING SUCH PRODUCT REMOVAL AND DURING SUBSEQUENT REENGAGEMENT OF SAID STOPPER SHANK WITH SAID THIRD OPENING.

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