US3127063A
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Closure construction for container
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Granted: 1964-03-31
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Expires: 1981-03-31
Abstract
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Inventors
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Bibliographic Details
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 20:26
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D47/00; B65D47/04; B65D47/06; B65D47/08; B65D47/0804; B65D47/0833; B65D47/0838; B65D47/0842; B65D2251/00; B65D2251/10; B65D2251/1091
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
260 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A PRODUCT CONTAINER TOP WHICH HAS TWO SPACED APERTURES THERETHROUGH, A CONTAINER CLOSURE OPERATIVELY ENGAGED WITH SAID TOP; SAID CLOSURE COMPRISING A CLOSURE BODY DEFINED BY TWO SECTIONS HINGEDLY CONNECTED WITH EACH OTHER ALONG A SEVERABLE WEB; ONE OF SAID BODY SECTIONS UNDERLYING THE OTHER BODY SECTION AND INCLUDING A STOPPER PLUG RECEIVED IN ONE APERTURE THROUGH SAID CONTAINER TOP; SAID PLUG HAVING RETAINING LIP STRUCTURE ON ITS OUTER PERIPHERY ENGAGED WITH THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID CONTAINER TOP WHEREBY SAID PLUG IS GENERALLY IRREMOVABLY DISPENSING OPENING EXTENDING THERETHROUGH; SAID SECOND BODY SECTION INCLUDING A LOCK SHANK WHICH IS RECEIVED IN THE OTHER APERTURE THROUGH SAID CONTAINER TOP, SAID LOCK SHANK HAVING RETAINING LIP STRUCTURE ON ITS OUTER PERIPHERY ENGAGED WITH THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID TOP WHEREBY SAID SHANK IS GENERALLY IRREMOVABLY RETAINED IN SAID ANOTHER APERTURE AND IS THEREBY GENERALLY IRREMOVABLY ENGAGED WITH SAID TOP UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, AND CLOSURE MEANS BETWEEN SAID LOCK SHANK AND SAID WEB, SAID CLOSURE MEANS OVERLYING AND CONTACTING SAID STOPPER PLUG AND BLOCKING THE DISPENSING OPENING THERETHROUGH; SAID CLOSURE MEANS BEING POSITIVELY RETAINED IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID STOPPER PLUG OF SAID FIRST BODY SECTION BY SAID LOCK SHANK IN CONJUNCTION WITH SAID SEVERABLE WEB WHILE SAID WEB REMAINS INTACT SO THAT SAID CLOSURE IS INITIALLY RETAINED POSITIVELY LOCKED; SAID CLOSURE MEANS BEING DISENGAGEABLE FROM SAID STOPPER PLUG WHEN SAID WEB IS SEVERED SO THAT SAID SECOND BODY SECTION MAY BE PIVOTED ABOUT THE AXIS OF SAID LOCK SHANK TO FREE SAID DISPENSING OPENING OF RESTRICTION WHEN SAID CLOSURE IS INITIALLY OPENED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
260 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A PRODUCT CONTAINER TOP WHICH HAS TWO SPACED APERTURES THERETHROUGH, A CONTAINER CLOSURE OPERATIVELY ENGAGED WITH SAID TOP; SAID CLOSURE COMPRISING A CLOSURE BODY DEFINED BY TWO SECTIONS HINGEDLY CONNECTED WITH EACH OTHER ALONG A SEVERABLE WEB; ONE OF SAID BODY SECTIONS UNDERLYING THE OTHER BODY SECTION AND INCLUDING A STOPPER PLUG RECEIVED IN ONE APERTURE THROUGH SAID CONTAINER TOP; SAID PLUG HAVING RETAINING LIP STRUCTURE ON ITS OUTER PERIPHERY ENGAGED WITH THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID CONTAINER TOP WHEREBY SAID PLUG IS GENERALLY IRREMOVABLY DISPENSING OPENING EXTENDING THERETHROUGH; SAID SECOND BODY SECTION INCLUDING A LOCK SHANK WHICH IS RECEIVED IN THE OTHER APERTURE THROUGH SAID CONTAINER TOP, SAID LOCK SHANK HAVING RETAINING LIP STRUCTURE ON ITS OUTER PERIPHERY ENGAGED WITH THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID TOP WHEREBY SAID SHANK IS GENERALLY IRREMOVABLY RETAINED IN SAID ANOTHER APERTURE AND IS THEREBY GENERALLY IRREMOVABLY ENGAGED WITH SAID TOP UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, AND CLOSURE MEANS BETWEEN SAID LOCK SHANK AND SAID WEB, SAID CLOSURE MEANS OVERLYING AND CONTACTING SAID STOPPER PLUG AND BLOCKING THE DISPENSING OPENING THERETHROUGH; SAID CLOSURE MEANS BEING POSITIVELY RETAINED IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID STOPPER PLUG OF SAID FIRST BODY SECTION BY SAID LOCK SHANK IN CONJUNCTION WITH SAID SEVERABLE WEB WHILE SAID WEB REMAINS INTACT SO THAT SAID CLOSURE IS INITIALLY RETAINED POSITIVELY LOCKED; SAID CLOSURE MEANS BEING DISENGAGEABLE FROM SAID STOPPER PLUG WHEN SAID WEB IS SEVERED SO THAT SAID SECOND BODY SECTION MAY BE PIVOTED ABOUT THE AXIS OF SAID LOCK SHANK TO FREE SAID DISPENSING OPENING OF RESTRICTION WHEN SAID CLOSURE IS INITIALLY OPENED.
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