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US3158285A
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Welded bail ear with segmented flange
Assignee: Continental Can Co Inc
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Filing: 1962-10-31
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Granted: 1964-11-24
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Expires: 1982-10-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Alan F Curtiss
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 14:05
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D25/00; B65D25/28; B65D25/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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THE COMBINATION OF A CONTAINER HAVING A BODY INCLUDING AN EXTERNAL WALL SURFACE, AND A PLURALITY OF BAIL EARS HAVING RECESSED INTERIORS, EACH OF SAID BAIL EARS INCLUDING A PERIPHERAL SEGMENTED FLANGE SECURED TO THE EXTERNAL WALL SURFACE OF THE BODY, AN ANNULAR SHOULDER FORMING AN INTEGRAL PORTION OF SAID SEGMENTED FLANGE, SAID SHOULDER BEING DISPLACED FROM SAID EXTERNAL WALL SURFACE, AND A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED RADIAL NOTCHES IN SAID SEGMENTED FLANGE TERMINATING WITHIN SAID SHOULDER THEREBY FORMING A PLURALITY OF WEEP HOLES WHICH PREVENT WATER FROM BEING TRAPPED IN THE RECESSED INTERIOR OF EACH OF THE BAIL EARS.
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