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US3155259A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Safety medicine bottle and cap

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-12-26
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Granted: 1964-11-03
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Expires: 1983-12-26
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Scheurman Abbie

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 20:46
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D50/00; B65D50/02; B65D50/06; B65D50/061

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 290 words
IN A SAFETY MEDICINE BOTTLE, A NECK PORTION, SAID NECK PORTION BEING JOINED TO THE BODY OF SAID BOTTLE BY A REDUCED SECTION; A FIRST SLOT FORMED VERTICALLY WITHIN THE OUTER PERIPHERAL FACE OF SAID NECK PORTION; A SECOND SLOT FORMED VERTICALLY WITHIN THE OUTER PERIPHERAL FACE OF SAID NECK PORTION, SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND SLOTS BEING LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY IN DIAMETRICAL OPPOSITION TO EACH OTHER; SAID FIRST SLOT HAVING A DIFFERENT CROSS SECTION FROM SAID SECOND SLOT; A SEALING CAP, SAID SEALING CAP BEING SLIDABLY LOCATABLE UPON SAID NECK PORTION; SAID CAP HAVING A FIRST INWARDLY DISPOSED TAB FORMED ON ITS LOWER EDGE AND A SECOND INWARDLY DISPOSED TAB FORMED ON ITS LOWER EDGE, SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND TABS HAVING CROSS-SECTIONS TO FIT SAID FIRST AND SECOND SLOTS AND BEING LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY IN DIAMETRICAL OPPOSITION TO EACH OTHER; SAID SEALING CAP BEING SLIGHTLY DEEPER THAN SAID NECK PORTION OF SAID BOTTLE; RESILIENT MEANS LOCATED WITHIN SAID SEALING CAP, SAID RESILIENT MEANS BIASING SAID CAP AWAY FROM SAID NECK PORTION UPON SAID CAP BEING PUSHED DOWN ABOUT SAID NECK PORTION; SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND TABS BEING SLIDABLY OPERABLE WITHIN SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND SLOTS REPECTIVELY; SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND TABS BEING DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID REDUCED SECTION UPON SAID CAP BEING DEPRESSED TO ITS FULL EXTENT UPON SAID NECK PORTION; AND LOCKING MEANS FOR THE SECURING OF SAID CAP ABOUT SAID NECK PORTION OF SAID SAFETY MEDICINE, SAID LOCKING MEANS INCLUDING A FIRST RECESS AND A SECOND RECESS, SAID FIRST RECESS BEING FORMED ON THE LOWER OUTER EDGE OF SAID NECK PORTION AT A LOCATION SUBSTANTIALLY MIDWAY BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND SLOTS, SAID SECOND RECESS BEING FORMED ALSO ON THE LOWER OUTER EDGE OF SAID
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 290 words
IN A SAFETY MEDICINE BOTTLE, A NECK PORTION, SAID NECK PORTION BEING JOINED TO THE BODY OF SAID BOTTLE BY A REDUCED SECTION; A FIRST SLOT FORMED VERTICALLY WITHIN THE OUTER PERIPHERAL FACE OF SAID NECK PORTION; A SECOND SLOT FORMED VERTICALLY WITHIN THE OUTER PERIPHERAL FACE OF SAID NECK PORTION, SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND SLOTS BEING LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY IN DIAMETRICAL OPPOSITION TO EACH OTHER; SAID FIRST SLOT HAVING A DIFFERENT CROSS SECTION FROM SAID SECOND SLOT; A SEALING CAP, SAID SEALING CAP BEING SLIDABLY LOCATABLE UPON SAID NECK PORTION; SAID CAP HAVING A FIRST INWARDLY DISPOSED TAB FORMED ON ITS LOWER EDGE AND A SECOND INWARDLY DISPOSED TAB FORMED ON ITS LOWER EDGE, SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND TABS HAVING CROSS-SECTIONS TO FIT SAID FIRST AND SECOND SLOTS AND BEING LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY IN DIAMETRICAL OPPOSITION TO EACH OTHER; SAID SEALING CAP BEING SLIGHTLY DEEPER THAN SAID NECK PORTION OF SAID BOTTLE; RESILIENT MEANS LOCATED WITHIN SAID SEALING CAP, SAID RESILIENT MEANS BIASING SAID CAP AWAY FROM SAID NECK PORTION UPON SAID CAP BEING PUSHED DOWN ABOUT SAID NECK PORTION; SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND TABS BEING SLIDABLY OPERABLE WITHIN SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND SLOTS REPECTIVELY; SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND TABS BEING DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID REDUCED SECTION UPON SAID CAP BEING DEPRESSED TO ITS FULL EXTENT UPON SAID NECK PORTION; AND LOCKING MEANS FOR THE SECURING OF SAID CAP ABOUT SAID NECK PORTION OF SAID SAFETY MEDICINE, SAID LOCKING MEANS INCLUDING A FIRST RECESS AND A SECOND RECESS, SAID FIRST RECESS BEING FORMED ON THE LOWER OUTER EDGE OF SAID NECK PORTION AT A LOCATION SUBSTANTIALLY MIDWAY BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND SLOTS, SAID SECOND RECESS BEING FORMED ALSO ON THE LOWER OUTER EDGE OF SAID

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