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US3155295A
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Container wall closure combination and assemblies
Assignee: American Flange and Manufacturing Co Inc
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Filing: 1962-10-08
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Granted: 1964-11-03
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Expires: 1982-10-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Clarence W Dearing
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 16:20
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D47/00; B65D47/04; B65D47/06; B65D47/061
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
551 words
A CONTAINER WALL CLOSURE ASSEMBLY COMBINATION WHICH COMPRISES A CONTAINER WALL FORMED WITH A LARGE STANDARD OPENING THEREIN AND A CLOSURE ASSEMBLY SECURED THERETO, SAID STANDARD OPENING HAVING A BORDERING FORMATION IN THE FORM OF A NECK FORMED INTEGRALLY FROM THE STOCK OF SAID CONTAINER WALL SURROUNDING SAID OPENING, SAID OPENING NECK INCLUDING A FIRST PORTION OF A SINGLE THICKNESS OF CONTAINER WALL STOCK EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID CONTAINER WALL AND A SECOND PORTION FORMED AS AN EXTENSION OF SAID FIRST PORTION AND HAVING A DOUBLE THICKNESS OF SAID CONTAINER WALL MATERIAL, SAID SECOND PORTION HAVING AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING FIRST PART, A ROUNDED UPPER END AND AN INWARDLY EXTENDING SECOND PART EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AND INWARDLY FROM SAID ROUNDED END AND BEING SEATED THROUGHOUT ITS EXTENT TIGHTLY AGAINST THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID FIRST PART, SAID FIRST PORTION OF SAID OPENING NECK BEING CURVED OUTWARDLY AND SAID SECOND PORTION EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID CURVED PORTION IN FRUSTO CONICAL FORM AT AN ANGLE OF SUBSTANTIAL EXTENT WITH RESPECT TO THE AXIS OF SAID OPENING, SAID CLOSURE ASSEMBLY HAVING A SECURING FORMATION SECURED TO SAID OPENING NECK AND HAVING THE REMAINDER OF SAID CLOSURE ASSEMBLY POSITIONED RADIALLY INWARDLY OF SAID OPENING NECK, SAID ASSEMBLY BEING CAPABLE OF PROVIDING VARIOUS SIZED POURING OPENINGS AND CLOSURES THEREFOR WITHIN THE CONFINES OF SAID STANDARD OPENING AND SAID ASSEMBLY BEING FORMED FOR APPLICATION TO SAID OPENING NECK FROM THE OUTSIDE OF A COMPLETED CONTAINER AFTER THE SAME IS FILLED, SAID ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A NOZZLE AND A SCREW CLOSURE MEMBER SECURED THERETO, SAID NOZZLE BEING FORMED AS AN ANNULAR MEMBER AND SAID SECURING FORMATION FORMING THE PERIPHERAL PORTION OF SAID NOZZLE, SAID SECURING FORMATION HAVING AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING INNER PORTION OVERLYING THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID OPENING NECK, GASKET MATERIAL BETWEEN PART OF SAID INNER PORTION AND INNER SURFACE, AND SAID INNER PORTION TIGHTLY ENGAGING SAID GASKET MATERIAL AND THE EXPOSED PART OF SAID INNER SURFACE, SAID SECURING FORMATION ALSO HAVING AN UPPER PORTION OVERLYING THE ROUNDED UPPER END OF SAID OPENING NECK AND HAVING AN OUTER PORTION EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY IN TIGHT ENGAGEMENT WITH THE OUTER PORTION OF SAID OPENING NECK TO FORM A TIGHT JOINT BETWEEN SAID NECK AND SAID SECURING FORMATION ON THE OUTER SIDE OF THE WALL OF SAID CONTAINER, AN ANNULAR WEB EXTENDING INTEGRALLY RADIALLY INWARDLY FROM SAID SECURING FORMATION, A SCREW THREADED NECK FORMED WITH A DISPENSING OPENING THERETHROUGH, EXTENDING LATERALLY AWAY FROM THE RADIALLY INNER MOST PORTION OF SAID WEB AND IN SPACED RELATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID SECURING FORMATION AND A GASKETING PORTION AT ONE END OF SAID SCREW THREADED NECK FOR THE LEAKPROOF ENGAGEMENT OF SAID SCREW CLOSURE MEMBER THEREWITH, SAID SCREW CLOSURE MEMBER INCLUDING MEANS FOR ENGAGING SAID GASKETING PORTION FOR EFFECTING A LEAKPROOF JOINT AND SAID SCREW CLOSURE MEMBER BEING FORMED WITH A SIDE WALL THREADEDLY ENGAGED WITH THE THREADS OF SAID SCREW THREADED NECK, THE RADIAL EXTENT OF SAID ANNULAR WEB DETERMINING THE SIZE OF SAID DISPENSING OPENING THROUGH SAID SCREW THREADED NECK WHEREBY CONTAINERS EQUIPPED WITH STANDARD OPENINGS WILL HAVE THE FULL AREAS OF SAID STANDARD OPENINGS AVAILABLE FOR FAST FILLING OF THE CONTAINERS AND AFTER FILLING WILL HAVE THE DESIRED SIZE AND TYPE OF ASSEMBLY APPLIED TO CLOSE SAID OPENING AND PROVIDE THE DESIRED SIZE OF DISPENSING OPENING WITHIN THE CONFINES OF SAID LARGER STANDARD OPENING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
551 words
A CONTAINER WALL CLOSURE ASSEMBLY COMBINATION WHICH COMPRISES A CONTAINER WALL FORMED WITH A LARGE STANDARD OPENING THEREIN AND A CLOSURE ASSEMBLY SECURED THERETO, SAID STANDARD OPENING HAVING A BORDERING FORMATION IN THE FORM OF A NECK FORMED INTEGRALLY FROM THE STOCK OF SAID CONTAINER WALL SURROUNDING SAID OPENING, SAID OPENING NECK INCLUDING A FIRST PORTION OF A SINGLE THICKNESS OF CONTAINER WALL STOCK EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID CONTAINER WALL AND A SECOND PORTION FORMED AS AN EXTENSION OF SAID FIRST PORTION AND HAVING A DOUBLE THICKNESS OF SAID CONTAINER WALL MATERIAL, SAID SECOND PORTION HAVING AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING FIRST PART, A ROUNDED UPPER END AND AN INWARDLY EXTENDING SECOND PART EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AND INWARDLY FROM SAID ROUNDED END AND BEING SEATED THROUGHOUT ITS EXTENT TIGHTLY AGAINST THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID FIRST PART, SAID FIRST PORTION OF SAID OPENING NECK BEING CURVED OUTWARDLY AND SAID SECOND PORTION EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID CURVED PORTION IN FRUSTO CONICAL FORM AT AN ANGLE OF SUBSTANTIAL EXTENT WITH RESPECT TO THE AXIS OF SAID OPENING, SAID CLOSURE ASSEMBLY HAVING A SECURING FORMATION SECURED TO SAID OPENING NECK AND HAVING THE REMAINDER OF SAID CLOSURE ASSEMBLY POSITIONED RADIALLY INWARDLY OF SAID OPENING NECK, SAID ASSEMBLY BEING CAPABLE OF PROVIDING VARIOUS SIZED POURING OPENINGS AND CLOSURES THEREFOR WITHIN THE CONFINES OF SAID STANDARD OPENING AND SAID ASSEMBLY BEING FORMED FOR APPLICATION TO SAID OPENING NECK FROM THE OUTSIDE OF A COMPLETED CONTAINER AFTER THE SAME IS FILLED, SAID ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A NOZZLE AND A SCREW CLOSURE MEMBER SECURED THERETO, SAID NOZZLE BEING FORMED AS AN ANNULAR MEMBER AND SAID SECURING FORMATION FORMING THE PERIPHERAL PORTION OF SAID NOZZLE, SAID SECURING FORMATION HAVING AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING INNER PORTION OVERLYING THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID OPENING NECK, GASKET MATERIAL BETWEEN PART OF SAID INNER PORTION AND INNER SURFACE, AND SAID INNER PORTION TIGHTLY ENGAGING SAID GASKET MATERIAL AND THE EXPOSED PART OF SAID INNER SURFACE, SAID SECURING FORMATION ALSO HAVING AN UPPER PORTION OVERLYING THE ROUNDED UPPER END OF SAID OPENING NECK AND HAVING AN OUTER PORTION EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY IN TIGHT ENGAGEMENT WITH THE OUTER PORTION OF SAID OPENING NECK TO FORM A TIGHT JOINT BETWEEN SAID NECK AND SAID SECURING FORMATION ON THE OUTER SIDE OF THE WALL OF SAID CONTAINER, AN ANNULAR WEB EXTENDING INTEGRALLY RADIALLY INWARDLY FROM SAID SECURING FORMATION, A SCREW THREADED NECK FORMED WITH A DISPENSING OPENING THERETHROUGH, EXTENDING LATERALLY AWAY FROM THE RADIALLY INNER MOST PORTION OF SAID WEB AND IN SPACED RELATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID SECURING FORMATION AND A GASKETING PORTION AT ONE END OF SAID SCREW THREADED NECK FOR THE LEAKPROOF ENGAGEMENT OF SAID SCREW CLOSURE MEMBER THEREWITH, SAID SCREW CLOSURE MEMBER INCLUDING MEANS FOR ENGAGING SAID GASKETING PORTION FOR EFFECTING A LEAKPROOF JOINT AND SAID SCREW CLOSURE MEMBER BEING FORMED WITH A SIDE WALL THREADEDLY ENGAGED WITH THE THREADS OF SAID SCREW THREADED NECK, THE RADIAL EXTENT OF SAID ANNULAR WEB DETERMINING THE SIZE OF SAID DISPENSING OPENING THROUGH SAID SCREW THREADED NECK WHEREBY CONTAINERS EQUIPPED WITH STANDARD OPENINGS WILL HAVE THE FULL AREAS OF SAID STANDARD OPENINGS AVAILABLE FOR FAST FILLING OF THE CONTAINERS AND AFTER FILLING WILL HAVE THE DESIRED SIZE AND TYPE OF ASSEMBLY APPLIED TO CLOSE SAID OPENING AND PROVIDE THE DESIRED SIZE OF DISPENSING OPENING WITHIN THE CONFINES OF SAID LARGER STANDARD OPENING.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-11-03 | 1968-05-04 | 1968-11-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-11-03 | 1972-05-04 | 1972-11-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-11-03 | 1976-05-04 | 1976-11-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |