← Back to Patent Explorer
US3262606A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Container closure

Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1963-07-29
•
Granted: 1966-07-26
•
Expires: 1983-07-29
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Neil S Waterman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 20:11
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D47/00; B65D47/04; B65D47/06; B65D47/08; B65D47/0857; B65D47/0876

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 206 words
A DISPENSING CLOSURE FOR A CONTAINER COMPRISING, A BASE MEMBER HAVING A TOP WALL SURROUNDING BY A PERIPHERAL SKIRT, THE TOP WALL HAVING A PLURALITY OF SIFTER HOLES AND A DISPENSING OPENING, A COVER MEMBER MOUNTED ON TOP OF THE BASE MEMBER, SAID COVER MEMBER HAVING INTEGRAL PIVOTED FLAPS FOR RESPECTIVELY COVERING THE SIFTER HOLES AND THE DISPENSER OPENING, AND INTEGRAL BRIDGE PIECE ON THE COVER MEMBER BETWEEN THE FLAMPS, AN UPSTANDING ELEMENT FORMED INTEGRALLY WITH THE BASE MEMBER AND PROJECTING THROUGH THE BRIDGE PIECE AND HEADED OVER THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE SAME TO THEREBY ATTACH THE COVER MEMBER TO THE BASE MEMBER, THE BASE MEMBER HAVING A SHOULDER EXTENDING AROUND IT, THE FLAPS ON THE COVER MEMBER EACH HAVING A SKIRT RESTING AGAINST THE SHOULDER WHEN THE FLAPS ARE IN CLOSED POSITION, EACH OF THE SKIRTS ON THE FLAPS HAVING INWARDLY-DIRECTED DETENTS, THE DETENTS ON EACH FLAP BEING DIRECTED TOWARD ONE ANOTHER, THE BASE MEMBER HAVING NOTCHES ABOVE THE SHOULDER AN INTO WHICH SAID DETENTS EXTEND WHEN THE FLAPS ARE IN THEIR CLOSED POSITION, SAID DETENTS ENGAGING OVER THE TOP OF THE BASE MEMBER WHEN THE FLAP ON WHICH THEY ARE FORMED IS RAISED TO UNCOVER THE OPENING OR OPENINGS IN THE BASE MEMBER.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US1811113A Cited
US3093272A Cited
US3140019A Cited
US3155285A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-07-25 1970-01-24 1970-07-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-07-25 1974-01-24 1974-07-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-07-25 1978-01-24 1978-07-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag