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Flexible dispensing container assemblies

Assignee: Consolidated Thermoplastic Co
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Filing: 1963-05-31
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Granted: 1965-06-15
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Expires: 1983-05-31
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Balkema Elmer Henry
  • 👤 Paul A Marchant

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 22:42
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D53/00; B65D53/08; B65D41/00; B65D41/02; B65D41/16; B65D41/18; B65D41/185; B65D43/00; B65D43/02; B65D43/0202; B65D43/0204; B65D43/0208; B65D43/0212; B65D47/00; B65D47/04; B65D47/06; B65D2543/00; B65D2543/00009; B65D2543/00018; B65D2543/00064; B65D2543/00074; B65D2543/00092; B65D2543/00259; B65D2543/00296; B65D2543/00444; B65D2543/00481; B65D2543/0049; B65D2543/00518; B65D2543/00537; B65D2543/00555; B65D2543/00592; B65D2543/00601; B65D2543/00611; B65D2543/0062; B65D2543/00675; B65D2543/00685; B65D2543/00712; B65D2543/00722; B65D2543/0074; B65D2543/00787; B65D2543/00796

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 274 words
IN A PLASTIC CONTAINER ASSEMBLY HAVING A FLEXIBLE WALL HOLLOW CONTAINER BODY WITH A TOP OPENING CLOSED BY A CLOSURE MEMBER, SAID CLOSURE MEMBER BEING SUBSTANTIALLY NON-REMOVABLE FROM THE BODY ONCE ASSEMBLED THERETO, WHEREIN: (A) THE UPPER END OF THE WALL OF THE CONTAINER BODY BEING NECKED INWARDLY IN THE FORM OF AN INWARDLY DIRECTED PERIPHERAL FLANGE HAVING AN UPWARDLY AND INWARDLY DIRECTED FIRST CONICAL WALL INTEGRAL WITH AN INNER EXTREMITY OF THE FLANGE, (B) A SECOND FLANGE INTERGRAL WITH AND EXTENDING SHARPLY FROM THE UPPER EXTREMITY OF SAID FIRST CONICAL WALL, (C) A SECOND CONICAL WALL EXTENDING UPWARDLY AND INWARDLY FROM AND INTEGRAL WITH THE OUTER EXTREMITY OF SAID SECOND FLANGE, SAID SECOND CONICAL WALL TERMINATING AT AN UPPER EDGE DEFINING SAID BODY TOP OPENING, (D) SAID CLOSURE MEMBER INCLUDING: (1) A SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR TOP PORTION SUFFICIENT IN SIZE TO COVER SAID BODY TOP OPENING AND POSITIONED ABOVE THE UPPER EDGE OF THE SECOND CONICAL WALL, (2) AN OUTER SKIRT INTEGRAL WITH AND DEPENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM THE PERIPHERY OF SAID CLOSURE TOP PORTION, (3) AN INWARDLY PROJECTING RIB ONE THE INNER FACE OF SAID OUTER SKIRT, SAID RIB BEING ENGAGED BENEATH SAID SECOND CONTAINER FLANGE WHEN THE CLOSURE IS ASSEMBLED ON THE CONTAINER, (4) AN INNER SKIRT INTEGRAL WITH AND DEPENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID CLOSURE TOP PORTION AND TERMINATING AT A LOWER EDGE, SAID SKIRT BEING CONCENTRIC AND SPACED FROM EACH OTHER A DISTANCE ONLY SUFFICIENT TO RECEIVE THE UPPER END OF THE CONTAINER WALL AXIALLY THEREBETWEEN WITH MINIMUM DISTORTION OF THE SKIRTS AND AN AXIAL DISTORTION OF SAID SECOND CONTAINER FLANGE TO REDUCE THE RADIAL DIMENSION OF THE FLANGE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 274 words
IN A PLASTIC CONTAINER ASSEMBLY HAVING A FLEXIBLE WALL HOLLOW CONTAINER BODY WITH A TOP OPENING CLOSED BY A CLOSURE MEMBER, SAID CLOSURE MEMBER BEING SUBSTANTIALLY NON-REMOVABLE FROM THE BODY ONCE ASSEMBLED THERETO, WHEREIN: (A) THE UPPER END OF THE WALL OF THE CONTAINER BODY BEING NECKED INWARDLY IN THE FORM OF AN INWARDLY DIRECTED PERIPHERAL FLANGE HAVING AN UPWARDLY AND INWARDLY DIRECTED FIRST CONICAL WALL INTEGRAL WITH AN INNER EXTREMITY OF THE FLANGE, (B) A SECOND FLANGE INTERGRAL WITH AND EXTENDING SHARPLY FROM THE UPPER EXTREMITY OF SAID FIRST CONICAL WALL, (C) A SECOND CONICAL WALL EXTENDING UPWARDLY AND INWARDLY FROM AND INTEGRAL WITH THE OUTER EXTREMITY OF SAID SECOND FLANGE, SAID SECOND CONICAL WALL TERMINATING AT AN UPPER EDGE DEFINING SAID BODY TOP OPENING, (D) SAID CLOSURE MEMBER INCLUDING: (1) A SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR TOP PORTION SUFFICIENT IN SIZE TO COVER SAID BODY TOP OPENING AND POSITIONED ABOVE THE UPPER EDGE OF THE SECOND CONICAL WALL, (2) AN OUTER SKIRT INTEGRAL WITH AND DEPENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM THE PERIPHERY OF SAID CLOSURE TOP PORTION, (3) AN INWARDLY PROJECTING RIB ONE THE INNER FACE OF SAID OUTER SKIRT, SAID RIB BEING ENGAGED BENEATH SAID SECOND CONTAINER FLANGE WHEN THE CLOSURE IS ASSEMBLED ON THE CONTAINER, (4) AN INNER SKIRT INTEGRAL WITH AND DEPENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID CLOSURE TOP PORTION AND TERMINATING AT A LOWER EDGE, SAID SKIRT BEING CONCENTRIC AND SPACED FROM EACH OTHER A DISTANCE ONLY SUFFICIENT TO RECEIVE THE UPPER END OF THE CONTAINER WALL AXIALLY THEREBETWEEN WITH MINIMUM DISTORTION OF THE SKIRTS AND AN AXIAL DISTORTION OF SAID SECOND CONTAINER FLANGE TO REDUCE THE RADIAL DIMENSION OF THE FLANGE.

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