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US3266676A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Tamperproof cap for aerosol bomb

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-03-04
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Granted: 1966-08-16
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Expires: 1984-03-04
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Edward J Mckernan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 19:43
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D83/00; B65D83/14; B65D83/40

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 302 words
IN COMBINATION WITH AN AEROSOL BOMB HAVING AN ANNULAR RIB ADJACENT ITS DISCHARGE END, A PROTECTIVE CAP FOR SAID END FORMED OF RELATIVELY THIN ELASTIC MATERIAL HAVING AN ANNULAR SIDE WALL, A TOP WALL CONNECTED TO THE UPPER EDGE OF THE ANNULAR SIDE WALL, AN OUTWARDLY FLARED ANNULAR FLANGE EXTENDING FROM THE LOWER EDGE OF THE ANNULAR SIDE WALL AND SEATED ON TOP OF THE RIB OF THE BOMB, AND AN ANNULAR SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL WEB DEPENDING FROM SAID FLANGE AND SURROUNDING SAID RIB, SAID CAP HAVING AN EXTENSION DOWNWARDLY PROJECTING FROM A RELATIVELY NARROW PORTION OF ITS LOWER EDGE TO FORM A DEPENDING TAB AND HAVING THE REMAINDER OF ITS LOWER EDGE FORMED WITH A REENTRANT FLANGE RADIALLY INTURNED AND BEARING AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF THE ANNULAR RIB OF THE BOMB SAID WEB BEING SCORED IN A LINE EXTENDING AT LEAST 100* AND SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN 180* AROUND ITS PERIPHERY, INCLUDING THE BASE OF THE TAB, AND SAID WEB AND REENTRANT FLANGE BEING SCORED DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID LINE AT THE ENDS THEREOF TO DEFINE A REMOVABLE RELATIVELY SHORT SEGMENT OF SAID REENTRANT FLANGE, ONE SIDE OF SAID TAB BEING PARTLY DEFINED BY ONE END OF THE SEGMENT WHEREBY WHEN THE SEGMENT IS TORN LOOSE FROM THE CAP BY A PULL ON THE TAB REMOVING SAID RELATIVELY SHORT SEGMENT OF THE REENTRANT FLANGE THE CAP WILL REMAIN SECURED ON THE BOMB BY ENGAGEMENT OF THE REMAINING RELATIVELY LONG SEGMENT OF REENTRANT FLANGE OF THE CAP BENEATH THE RIB OF THE BOMB AROUND MORE THAN 180* OF THE PERIPHERY OF THE BOMB AND THE ELASTICITY OF THE CAP MATERIAL WILL PERMIT SAID LONGER SEGMENT OF THE FLANGE TO BE TEMPORARILY DISTORTED SUFFICIENTLY TO FREE THE CAP FROM THE BOMB AND THEREAFTER PERMIT THE CAP TO BE REPEATEDLY REMOUNTED ON THE BOMB AND REMOVED THEREFROM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 302 words
IN COMBINATION WITH AN AEROSOL BOMB HAVING AN ANNULAR RIB ADJACENT ITS DISCHARGE END, A PROTECTIVE CAP FOR SAID END FORMED OF RELATIVELY THIN ELASTIC MATERIAL HAVING AN ANNULAR SIDE WALL, A TOP WALL CONNECTED TO THE UPPER EDGE OF THE ANNULAR SIDE WALL, AN OUTWARDLY FLARED ANNULAR FLANGE EXTENDING FROM THE LOWER EDGE OF THE ANNULAR SIDE WALL AND SEATED ON TOP OF THE RIB OF THE BOMB, AND AN ANNULAR SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL WEB DEPENDING FROM SAID FLANGE AND SURROUNDING SAID RIB, SAID CAP HAVING AN EXTENSION DOWNWARDLY PROJECTING FROM A RELATIVELY NARROW PORTION OF ITS LOWER EDGE TO FORM A DEPENDING TAB AND HAVING THE REMAINDER OF ITS LOWER EDGE FORMED WITH A REENTRANT FLANGE RADIALLY INTURNED AND BEARING AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF THE ANNULAR RIB OF THE BOMB SAID WEB BEING SCORED IN A LINE EXTENDING AT LEAST 100* AND SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN 180* AROUND ITS PERIPHERY, INCLUDING THE BASE OF THE TAB, AND SAID WEB AND REENTRANT FLANGE BEING SCORED DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID LINE AT THE ENDS THEREOF TO DEFINE A REMOVABLE RELATIVELY SHORT SEGMENT OF SAID REENTRANT FLANGE, ONE SIDE OF SAID TAB BEING PARTLY DEFINED BY ONE END OF THE SEGMENT WHEREBY WHEN THE SEGMENT IS TORN LOOSE FROM THE CAP BY A PULL ON THE TAB REMOVING SAID RELATIVELY SHORT SEGMENT OF THE REENTRANT FLANGE THE CAP WILL REMAIN SECURED ON THE BOMB BY ENGAGEMENT OF THE REMAINING RELATIVELY LONG SEGMENT OF REENTRANT FLANGE OF THE CAP BENEATH THE RIB OF THE BOMB AROUND MORE THAN 180* OF THE PERIPHERY OF THE BOMB AND THE ELASTICITY OF THE CAP MATERIAL WILL PERMIT SAID LONGER SEGMENT OF THE FLANGE TO BE TEMPORARILY DISTORTED SUFFICIENTLY TO FREE THE CAP FROM THE BOMB AND THEREAFTER PERMIT THE CAP TO BE REPEATEDLY REMOUNTED ON THE BOMB AND REMOVED THEREFROM.

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