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US3144167A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Foamed plastic containier

Assignee: Primerica Inc
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Filing: 1961-07-19
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Granted: 1964-08-11
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Expires: 1981-07-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Schultz Robert Stephen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 09:59
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D41/00; B65D41/02; B65D41/04; B65D41/0407; B65D41/0428; A; A45; A45D; A45D40/00; A45D40/0068; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 170 words
A LIGHTWEIGHT THREE-PIECE NESTABLE CONTAINER FOR COSMETICS AND THE LIKE, COMPRISING A GENERALLY CUP-SHAPED PREFORMED FOAMED PLASTIC OUTER BODY HAVING AN INTERNAL RECESS OF PREDETERMINED AXIAL EXTENT AND AN EXTERNALLY THREADED NECK PORTION PROVIDED ALONG ITS TOP SURFACE WITH A RELATIVELY SHALLOW ANNULAR RECESS IMMEDIATELY SURROUDING THE MOUTH OF SAID BODY, A SUBSTANTIALLY CUP-SHAPED THIN IMPERVIOUS PREFORMED PLASTIC LINER HAVING A RADIALLY OUTWARDLY DIRECTED FLANGE ALONG ITS OPEN END RECEIVED IN SAID ANNULAR RECESS AND FLUSH WITH SAID TOP SURFACE, SAID LINER HAVING AN AXIAL LENGTH LESS THAN SAID PREDETERMINED AXIAL EXTENT OF THE INTERNAL RECESS IN SAID OUTER BODY WHEREBY SAID LINER MAY BE SNAPPED IN PALCE WITHIN SAID BODY IN FRICTIONAL ASSEMBLY AND CLOSE HUGGING CONTACT THEREWITH, AND A MOLDED PLASTIC CAP HAVING A CENTRAL BODY PORTION, AN INTERNALLY THREADED, DEPENDING SKIRT PORTION AND AN UPSTANDING COLLAR PORTION, SAID CAP BODY PORTION FIRMLY SEATING AGAINST SAID LINER FLANGE IN SAID RECESS WHEN THE CAP INTERNAL THREADS ARE FULY ENGAGED WITH THE EXTERNAL THREADS ON THE BODY NECK PORTION,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 170 words
A LIGHTWEIGHT THREE-PIECE NESTABLE CONTAINER FOR COSMETICS AND THE LIKE, COMPRISING A GENERALLY CUP-SHAPED PREFORMED FOAMED PLASTIC OUTER BODY HAVING AN INTERNAL RECESS OF PREDETERMINED AXIAL EXTENT AND AN EXTERNALLY THREADED NECK PORTION PROVIDED ALONG ITS TOP SURFACE WITH A RELATIVELY SHALLOW ANNULAR RECESS IMMEDIATELY SURROUDING THE MOUTH OF SAID BODY, A SUBSTANTIALLY CUP-SHAPED THIN IMPERVIOUS PREFORMED PLASTIC LINER HAVING A RADIALLY OUTWARDLY DIRECTED FLANGE ALONG ITS OPEN END RECEIVED IN SAID ANNULAR RECESS AND FLUSH WITH SAID TOP SURFACE, SAID LINER HAVING AN AXIAL LENGTH LESS THAN SAID PREDETERMINED AXIAL EXTENT OF THE INTERNAL RECESS IN SAID OUTER BODY WHEREBY SAID LINER MAY BE SNAPPED IN PALCE WITHIN SAID BODY IN FRICTIONAL ASSEMBLY AND CLOSE HUGGING CONTACT THEREWITH, AND A MOLDED PLASTIC CAP HAVING A CENTRAL BODY PORTION, AN INTERNALLY THREADED, DEPENDING SKIRT PORTION AND AN UPSTANDING COLLAR PORTION, SAID CAP BODY PORTION FIRMLY SEATING AGAINST SAID LINER FLANGE IN SAID RECESS WHEN THE CAP INTERNAL THREADS ARE FULY ENGAGED WITH THE EXTERNAL THREADS ON THE BODY NECK PORTION,

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