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Perforate plastic fitment with bottom which is at least partly flat in pressure contact with flat portion of top of container

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-11-08
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Granted: 1965-08-17
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Expires: 1981-11-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jay G Livingstone

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 22:19
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D47/00; B65D47/04; B65D47/06; B65D47/12; B65D47/122; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S215/00; Y10S215/01

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 260 words
IN A PACKAGE, THE COMBINATION OF A CONTAINER AND A FITMENT, THE FITMENT BEING COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF STIFF PLASTIC WITH AN OPENING THERETHROUGH FOR DISPENSING THE CONTENTS OF THE CONTAINER, THE CONTAINER HAVING A RIGID TOP WITH A RIGIDLY DEFINED OPENING THERETHROUGH, SAID TOP EXTENDING A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE IN ALL DIRECTIONS FROM THE CENTER OF SAID OPENING, THE FITMENT COMPRISING AN ANNULUS EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM AROUND THE OPENING THEREIN AND EXTENDING THROIUGH SAID OPENING IN THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER, WHICH ANNULUS IS OF GREATER WALL THICKNESS IN A PORTION BELOW THE OPENING OF THE CONTAINER THAN AT SAID OPENING, SAID PORTION OF GREATER WALL THICKNESS BEING IN SEALING CONTACT WITH SAID TOP OF THE CONTAINER, AND THE LARGEST OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF SAID PORTION OF GREATER WALL THICKNESS BEING LARGER THAN SAID OPENING IN THE TOP AND BEING SUFFICIENTLY RESILIENT TO PERMIT THE FITMENT TO BE SQUEEZED THERETHROUGH WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN SIZE DUE TO RADIAL COMPRESSION THEREOF, WITH AN UPPER PART OF THE FITMENT EXTENDING ABOVE SAID TOP OF THE CONTAINER WITH A PORTION HEREOF EXTENDING OUTWARDLY ABOVE THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER, WITH THE UNDER SURFACE OF AT LEASE PART OF SAID PORTION OF THE FITMENT WHICH EXTENDS OUTWARDLY ABOVE THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER HAVING, WHEN OUT OF CONTACT WITH THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER, A SURFACE WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE PORTION OF THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER IT IS ADAPTED TO CONTACT, SAID SURFACE OF THE FITMENT WHICH CONTACTS THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER BEING IN PRESSURE CONTACT WITH THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 260 words
IN A PACKAGE, THE COMBINATION OF A CONTAINER AND A FITMENT, THE FITMENT BEING COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF STIFF PLASTIC WITH AN OPENING THERETHROUGH FOR DISPENSING THE CONTENTS OF THE CONTAINER, THE CONTAINER HAVING A RIGID TOP WITH A RIGIDLY DEFINED OPENING THERETHROUGH, SAID TOP EXTENDING A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE IN ALL DIRECTIONS FROM THE CENTER OF SAID OPENING, THE FITMENT COMPRISING AN ANNULUS EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM AROUND THE OPENING THEREIN AND EXTENDING THROIUGH SAID OPENING IN THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER, WHICH ANNULUS IS OF GREATER WALL THICKNESS IN A PORTION BELOW THE OPENING OF THE CONTAINER THAN AT SAID OPENING, SAID PORTION OF GREATER WALL THICKNESS BEING IN SEALING CONTACT WITH SAID TOP OF THE CONTAINER, AND THE LARGEST OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF SAID PORTION OF GREATER WALL THICKNESS BEING LARGER THAN SAID OPENING IN THE TOP AND BEING SUFFICIENTLY RESILIENT TO PERMIT THE FITMENT TO BE SQUEEZED THERETHROUGH WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN SIZE DUE TO RADIAL COMPRESSION THEREOF, WITH AN UPPER PART OF THE FITMENT EXTENDING ABOVE SAID TOP OF THE CONTAINER WITH A PORTION HEREOF EXTENDING OUTWARDLY ABOVE THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER, WITH THE UNDER SURFACE OF AT LEASE PART OF SAID PORTION OF THE FITMENT WHICH EXTENDS OUTWARDLY ABOVE THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER HAVING, WHEN OUT OF CONTACT WITH THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER, A SURFACE WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE PORTION OF THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER IT IS ADAPTED TO CONTACT, SAID SURFACE OF THE FITMENT WHICH CONTACTS THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER BEING IN PRESSURE CONTACT WITH THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER.

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Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-08-16 1969-02-15 1969-08-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-08-16 1973-02-15 1973-08-17 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-08-16 1977-02-15 1977-08-17 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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