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US3189937A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Handle attachment for containers

Assignee: Kraft Heinz Foods Co
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Filing: 1963-09-23
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Granted: 1965-06-22
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Expires: 1983-09-23
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Joseph M Sciortino

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 10:53
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G23/00; A47G23/02; A47G23/0266

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 221 words
A HANDLE ATTACHMENT FOR TIN CANS COMPRISING A BODY IN THE FORM OF AN INTEGRAL VERTICALLY-ELONGATED LOOP SUBSTANTIALLY COEXTENSIVE WITH THE HEIGHT OF THE CAN TO WHICH IT IS ADAPTED FOR USE, THE LOOP HAVING AN OUTER VERTICAL SIDE FORMING A HANDLE TO BE GRASPED IN ONE''S HANDS, A TOP AND A BOTTOM ARM COMPRISING THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE LOOP, AND IN IN VERTICAL SIDE STRIP CONNECTING THE TOP AND BOTTOM BARS AND HOLDING THEM AGAINST SPREADING, THE BOTTOM ARM HAVING A NOTCHED LEDGE AT THE INNER END THEREOF PROJECTING BEYOND THE INNER VERTICAL SIDE BAR FOR ENGAGEMENT UNDER THE BEADED BOTTOM OF A TIN CAN AND THE TOP ARM HAVING A HOOK-LIKE EXTENSION OVERHANGING THE LEDGE AT THE BOTTOM WITH A HOOK PORTION THAT IS SLOPED DOWNWARDLY TOWARD THE LEDGE AND TOWARD THE LOOP AND WHICH MAY BE FLEXED TOWARD THE INNER SIDE BAR AND UPWARDLY WHEN THE TOP EDGE OF A CAN IS PRESSED AGAINST IT WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE CAN RESTING ON SAID LEDGE, SAID HOOK PORTION BEING RESILIENT WHEREBY IT WILL SPRING BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION WHEN THE TOP EDGE OF A CAN HAS BEEN PUSHED TOWARD THE HANDLE PAST THE HOOK AND SO ENGAGE THE INSIDE OF THE TOP EDGE OF A CAN AND CONFINE THE CAN IN POSITION AGAINST THE HANDLE ATTACHMENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 221 words
A HANDLE ATTACHMENT FOR TIN CANS COMPRISING A BODY IN THE FORM OF AN INTEGRAL VERTICALLY-ELONGATED LOOP SUBSTANTIALLY COEXTENSIVE WITH THE HEIGHT OF THE CAN TO WHICH IT IS ADAPTED FOR USE, THE LOOP HAVING AN OUTER VERTICAL SIDE FORMING A HANDLE TO BE GRASPED IN ONE''S HANDS, A TOP AND A BOTTOM ARM COMPRISING THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE LOOP, AND IN IN VERTICAL SIDE STRIP CONNECTING THE TOP AND BOTTOM BARS AND HOLDING THEM AGAINST SPREADING, THE BOTTOM ARM HAVING A NOTCHED LEDGE AT THE INNER END THEREOF PROJECTING BEYOND THE INNER VERTICAL SIDE BAR FOR ENGAGEMENT UNDER THE BEADED BOTTOM OF A TIN CAN AND THE TOP ARM HAVING A HOOK-LIKE EXTENSION OVERHANGING THE LEDGE AT THE BOTTOM WITH A HOOK PORTION THAT IS SLOPED DOWNWARDLY TOWARD THE LEDGE AND TOWARD THE LOOP AND WHICH MAY BE FLEXED TOWARD THE INNER SIDE BAR AND UPWARDLY WHEN THE TOP EDGE OF A CAN IS PRESSED AGAINST IT WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE CAN RESTING ON SAID LEDGE, SAID HOOK PORTION BEING RESILIENT WHEREBY IT WILL SPRING BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION WHEN THE TOP EDGE OF A CAN HAS BEEN PUSHED TOWARD THE HANDLE PAST THE HOOK AND SO ENGAGE THE INSIDE OF THE TOP EDGE OF A CAN AND CONFINE THE CAN IN POSITION AGAINST THE HANDLE ATTACHMENT.

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