US3118562A
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Assignee: American Hospital Supply Corp
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Filing: 1961-05-10
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Granted: 1964-01-21
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Expires: 1981-05-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William G Whitney
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 11:07
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D41/00; B65D41/02; B65D41/26; B65D23/00; B65D23/10; B65D23/102
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
A CARAFE AND CUP COMBINATION COMPRISING A CARAFE HAVING AN OPEN MOUTH AT THE UPPER END THEREOF, A CUP HAVING A SLEEVE PORTION OF REDUCED EXTERNAL DIAMETER ADJACENT THE OPEN END THEREOF FOR INSERTION INTO THE MOUTH OF SAID CARAFE WHEN SAID CUP IS INVERTED, SAID SLEEVE PORTION HAVING AN EXTERNAL DIAMETER SUBSTANTIALLY SMALLER THAN THE INTERNAL DIAMETER OF SAID MOUTH TO DEFINE AN ANNULAR SPACE BETWEEN SAID SLEEVE AND SAID MOUTH WHEN THE PARTS ARE ASSEMBLED, SAID CUP BEING PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY-SPACED PROJECTIONS ALONG THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID SLEEVE PORTION, SAID PROJECTIONS BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID MOUTH FOR FRICTIONALLY HOLDING THE CARAFE AND CUP TOGETHER, SAID CUP HAVING A SHOULDER ADAPTED TO ENGAGE AND EXTEND LATERALLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY BEYOND THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID MOUTH WHEN SAID CUP IS INVERTED AND FITTED UPON SAID CARAFE, SAID CUP WHEN INVERTED AND FITTED UPON SAID CARAFE HAVING THE SLEEVE PORTION THEREOF BELOW SAID PROJECTIONS SPACED INWARDLY OF SAID CARAFE AND OUT OF CONTACT WITH THE SIDE WALL THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
175 words
A CARAFE AND CUP COMBINATION COMPRISING A CARAFE HAVING AN OPEN MOUTH AT THE UPPER END THEREOF, A CUP HAVING A SLEEVE PORTION OF REDUCED EXTERNAL DIAMETER ADJACENT THE OPEN END THEREOF FOR INSERTION INTO THE MOUTH OF SAID CARAFE WHEN SAID CUP IS INVERTED, SAID SLEEVE PORTION HAVING AN EXTERNAL DIAMETER SUBSTANTIALLY SMALLER THAN THE INTERNAL DIAMETER OF SAID MOUTH TO DEFINE AN ANNULAR SPACE BETWEEN SAID SLEEVE AND SAID MOUTH WHEN THE PARTS ARE ASSEMBLED, SAID CUP BEING PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY-SPACED PROJECTIONS ALONG THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID SLEEVE PORTION, SAID PROJECTIONS BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID MOUTH FOR FRICTIONALLY HOLDING THE CARAFE AND CUP TOGETHER, SAID CUP HAVING A SHOULDER ADAPTED TO ENGAGE AND EXTEND LATERALLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY BEYOND THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID MOUTH WHEN SAID CUP IS INVERTED AND FITTED UPON SAID CARAFE, SAID CUP WHEN INVERTED AND FITTED UPON SAID CARAFE HAVING THE SLEEVE PORTION THEREOF BELOW SAID PROJECTIONS SPACED INWARDLY OF SAID CARAFE AND OUT OF CONTACT WITH THE SIDE WALL THEREOF.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-01-20 | 1967-07-22 | 1968-01-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-01-20 | 1971-07-22 | 1972-01-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-01-20 | 1975-07-22 | 1976-01-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |