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US3255918A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Combination drawn tapered aluminum can with plastic film closure

Assignee: Continental Can Co Inc
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Filing: 1963-06-07
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Granted: 1966-06-14
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Expires: 1983-06-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John S Bozek

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 21:08
CPC Classifications
B; B21; B21D; B21D51/00; B21D51/16; B21D51/26; B21D51/2646

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 183 words
A COMBINED CONTAINER AND CLOSURE, THE CONTAINER COMPRISING A CONTAINER BODY CONSTRUCTED OF RELATIVELY DUCTILE LIGHT GAUGE METAL, SAID CONTAINER BODY HAVING AN UPPER RADIALLY OUTWARDLY DIRECTED PERIPHERAL SHOULDER DEFINING A MOUTH OF THE CONTAINER BODY, SAID SHOULDER TERMINATING IN AN OUTWARDLY DIRECTED PERIPHERAL CURL, SAID CURL BEING FIRST DOWNWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY CURLED AND TERMINATING IN A FREE PERIPHERAL EDGE PORTION, SAID CURL BEING CURLED BEYOND 360 DEGREES WHEREBY OPPOSITE SURFACE PORTIONS THEREOF OPPOSE EACH OTHER ADJACENT AND BELOW SAID SHOULDER, A THIN PLASTIC FILM CLOSURE CLOSING THE CONTAINER BODY OPENING, SAID FILM CLOSURE CLOSING THE MAJOR FLAT CENTRAL PORTION AND A PERIPHERAL EDGE PORTION, SAID MAJOR FLAT CENTRAL PORTION BEING IN A PLANE NORMAL TO THE CONTAINER BODY AXIS AND TANGENTIAL TO SAID SHOULDER, SAID PERIPHERAL EDGE PORTION OF THE FILM CLOSURE SUBSTANTIALLY COEXTENSIVELY OVERLYING ONE OF THE CURL SURFACE PORTIONS WHEREBY A PORTION OF SAID FILM CLOSURE BETWEEN THE OPPOSED CURLED PORTIONS IS GRIPPED THEREBETWEEN, SAID CURL HAVING A CENTER, AND A PLANE THROUGH THE MAJOR FLAT CENTRAL PORTION OF THE FILM CLOSURE PASSING GENERALLY THROUGH THE CENTER OF SAID CURL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 183 words
A COMBINED CONTAINER AND CLOSURE, THE CONTAINER COMPRISING A CONTAINER BODY CONSTRUCTED OF RELATIVELY DUCTILE LIGHT GAUGE METAL, SAID CONTAINER BODY HAVING AN UPPER RADIALLY OUTWARDLY DIRECTED PERIPHERAL SHOULDER DEFINING A MOUTH OF THE CONTAINER BODY, SAID SHOULDER TERMINATING IN AN OUTWARDLY DIRECTED PERIPHERAL CURL, SAID CURL BEING FIRST DOWNWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY CURLED AND TERMINATING IN A FREE PERIPHERAL EDGE PORTION, SAID CURL BEING CURLED BEYOND 360 DEGREES WHEREBY OPPOSITE SURFACE PORTIONS THEREOF OPPOSE EACH OTHER ADJACENT AND BELOW SAID SHOULDER, A THIN PLASTIC FILM CLOSURE CLOSING THE CONTAINER BODY OPENING, SAID FILM CLOSURE CLOSING THE MAJOR FLAT CENTRAL PORTION AND A PERIPHERAL EDGE PORTION, SAID MAJOR FLAT CENTRAL PORTION BEING IN A PLANE NORMAL TO THE CONTAINER BODY AXIS AND TANGENTIAL TO SAID SHOULDER, SAID PERIPHERAL EDGE PORTION OF THE FILM CLOSURE SUBSTANTIALLY COEXTENSIVELY OVERLYING ONE OF THE CURL SURFACE PORTIONS WHEREBY A PORTION OF SAID FILM CLOSURE BETWEEN THE OPPOSED CURLED PORTIONS IS GRIPPED THEREBETWEEN, SAID CURL HAVING A CENTER, AND A PLANE THROUGH THE MAJOR FLAT CENTRAL PORTION OF THE FILM CLOSURE PASSING GENERALLY THROUGH THE CENTER OF SAID CURL.

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