US3129842A
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Adjustable container seal cover
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-04-04
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Granted: 1964-04-21
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Expires: 1982-04-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Raymond J Siebelt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 05:15
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D39/00; B65D39/16; B65D39/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
258 words
IN A CONTAINER ASSEMBLY, THE COMBINATION WHICH COMPRISES A CONTAINER HAVING A CONTINUOUS WALL AND A BOTTOM, THE LOWER EDGE OF THE WALL BEING SECURED TO THE BOTTOM AND INTEGRAL THEREWITH, THE UPPER END OF THE CONTAINER BEING OPEN, A COVER FITTED IN SAID CONTAINER AND POSITIONED WITH THE PERIPHERY THEREOF SUBSTANTIALLY IN SEALING RELATION WITH THE INNER SURFACE OF THE WALL OF THE CONTAINER, SAID COVER HAVING AN OPENING THERETHROUGH, A VALVE MOUNTED ON THE COVER AND POSITIONED TO CLOSE SAID OPENING, A VALVE STEM EXTENDED FROM SAID VALVE AND POSITIONED TO, SELECTIVELY, OPEN OR CLOSE THE OPENING THROUGH THE COVER, OPEN ALIGNED SOCKETS ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE COVER, AND AN INVERTED U-SHAPED HANDLE HAVING A VERTICAL LEG AND AN INCLINED LEG AND HAVING ALIGNED ENDS EXTENDED FROM THE ENDS OF THE LEGS AT THE OPEN END OF THE HANDLE, SAID ALIGNED ENDS OF THE LEGS BEING POSITIONED IN A PLANE NORMAL TO THE VERTICAL LEG OF THE HANDLE, SAID ENDS OF THE LEGS OF THE HANDLE BEING POSITIONED TO EXTEND INTO SAID OPEN SOCKETS ON THE COVER, AND ONE OF SAID OPEN SOCKETS BEING PROVIDED WITH SPACED WINGS POSITIONED TO STRADDLE THE LEG EXTENDED INTO THE SOCKET FOR RETAINING THE HANDLE IN A POSITION NORMAL TO THE COVER, SAID HANDLE BEING FREELY REMOVABLE FROM THE SOCKETS BY SQUEEZING THE LEGS TOGETHER, AND SAID INCLINED LEG OF THE HANDLE PERMITTING THE HANDLE TO ACTUATE THE COVER TO A SLOPING POSITION TO FACILITATE INSERTING THE COVER IN THE CONTAINER AND REMOVING THE COVER FROM THE CONTAINER.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-04-21 | 1971-10-21 | 1972-04-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-04-21 | 1975-10-21 | 1976-04-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |