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US3207377A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Dispensing closure

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-12-12
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Granted: 1965-09-21
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Expires: 1983-12-12
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jerome H Lemelson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 15:35
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D51/00; B65D51/24; B65D51/28; B65D47/00; B65D47/04; B65D47/06; B65D47/12; B65D47/14; B65D47/147

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 183 words
A PACKAGING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING IN COMBINATION WITH A CONTAINER HAVING A CYLINDRICAL SIDE WALL PORTION AND A TOP WALL JOINED IN SAID SIDE WALL PORTION IN A CIRCUMSCRIBING BEADED FORMATION, SAID BEADED FORMATION EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM THE TOP WALL AND OUTWARDLY FROM THE SIDE WALL, A SECONDARY CLOSURE DEVICE MADE OF FLEXIBLE PLASTIC MATERIAL AND ASSEMBLED WITH SAID CONTAINER, SAID CLOSURE DEVICE HAVING A SHEET-LIKE TOP WALL IN A CIRCUMSCRIBING SIDE WALL JOINED TO SAID TOP WALL IN A FORMATION ADAPTED TO CONFORM TO THE BEADED FORMATION OF SAID CONTAINER, SAID TOP WALL OF SAID CLOSURE DEVICE BEING SHAPED WITH AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING FORMATION DISPOSED INWARD OF THE PORTION THEREOF ENGAGING THE TOP WALL OF SAID CONTAINER AND DEFINING A STORAGE VOLUME BETWEEN SAID CLOSURE TOP WALL AND THE END WALL OF SAID CONTAINER, THE SIDE WALL OF SAID CLOSURE DEVICE SHAPED TO ENGAGE SAID BEADED FORMATION TO RETAIN SIAD CLOSURE DEVICE ASSEMBLED WITH THE END OF SAID CONTAINER, AND A POURING SPOUT FORMED INTEGRAL WITH SAID CLOSURE DEVICE TO PERMIT THE CONTENTS OF SAID CONTAINER TO BE DISPENSED FROM SAID POURING SPOUT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 183 words
A PACKAGING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING IN COMBINATION WITH A CONTAINER HAVING A CYLINDRICAL SIDE WALL PORTION AND A TOP WALL JOINED IN SAID SIDE WALL PORTION IN A CIRCUMSCRIBING BEADED FORMATION, SAID BEADED FORMATION EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM THE TOP WALL AND OUTWARDLY FROM THE SIDE WALL, A SECONDARY CLOSURE DEVICE MADE OF FLEXIBLE PLASTIC MATERIAL AND ASSEMBLED WITH SAID CONTAINER, SAID CLOSURE DEVICE HAVING A SHEET-LIKE TOP WALL IN A CIRCUMSCRIBING SIDE WALL JOINED TO SAID TOP WALL IN A FORMATION ADAPTED TO CONFORM TO THE BEADED FORMATION OF SAID CONTAINER, SAID TOP WALL OF SAID CLOSURE DEVICE BEING SHAPED WITH AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING FORMATION DISPOSED INWARD OF THE PORTION THEREOF ENGAGING THE TOP WALL OF SAID CONTAINER AND DEFINING A STORAGE VOLUME BETWEEN SAID CLOSURE TOP WALL AND THE END WALL OF SAID CONTAINER, THE SIDE WALL OF SAID CLOSURE DEVICE SHAPED TO ENGAGE SAID BEADED FORMATION TO RETAIN SIAD CLOSURE DEVICE ASSEMBLED WITH THE END OF SAID CONTAINER, AND A POURING SPOUT FORMED INTEGRAL WITH SAID CLOSURE DEVICE TO PERMIT THE CONTENTS OF SAID CONTAINER TO BE DISPENSED FROM SAID POURING SPOUT.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-09-20 1969-03-22 1969-09-21 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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