US3272369A
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Assignee: Primerica Inc
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Filing: 1964-10-07
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Granted: 1966-09-13
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Expires: 1984-10-07
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Grimsley Arvid Kjellsen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 08:06
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D41/00; B65D41/02; B65D41/04; B65D41/0407
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
219 words
A PLASTIC SCREW CAP FOR ATTACHMENT TO THE CYLINDRICAL THREADED NECK OF A CONTAINER WHICH IS FORMED WITH A SMOOTH CYLINDRICAL EXTERIOR SIDE WALL AT ITS UPPER END WHICH MERGES INTO A SMOOTH TRANSVERSE SEALING LIP WALL TO FORM A RELATIVELY SHARP SEALING CORNER EXTENDING 360* AROUND THE NECK, SAID CAP BEING MADE OF A RELATIVELY SOFT, RESILIENT PLASTIC MATERIAL AND COMPRISING A CYLINDRICAL WALL HAVING THREADS FORMED IN ITS INTERNAL SURFACES FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE THREADS OF THE CONTAINER NECK, A TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING END WALL DISPOSED ABOVE SAID THREADS, AND AN UPWARDLY AND INWARDLY INCLINED RESILIENT SEALING WALL THINNER THAN AND CONNECTING SAID CYLINDRICAL WALL AND SAID TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING END WALL, SAID SEALING WALL AT ITS BOTTOM END HAVING AN INTERNAL DIAMETER GREATER THAN THE EXTERNAL DIAMETER OF THE UPPER END OF THE CONTAINER NECK AND AT ITS TOP END HAVING AN INTERNAL DIAMETER SMALLER THAN THE EXTERNAL DIAMETER OF THE UPPER END OF THE CONTAINER NECK, SAID SEALING WALL BEING ADAPTED TO BE ENGAGED INTERMEDIATE ITS TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS BY THE SEALING CORNER OF SAID CONTAINER NECK IN A DRIVING FIT AND TO BE INDENTED UNDER TENSION AROUND THE SEALING CORNER OF THE NECK AND INTO SEALING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CYLINDRICAL SIDE WALL OF THE CONTAINER NECK WHEN THE CAP IS SEATED ON THE CONTAINER NECK.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
219 words
A PLASTIC SCREW CAP FOR ATTACHMENT TO THE CYLINDRICAL THREADED NECK OF A CONTAINER WHICH IS FORMED WITH A SMOOTH CYLINDRICAL EXTERIOR SIDE WALL AT ITS UPPER END WHICH MERGES INTO A SMOOTH TRANSVERSE SEALING LIP WALL TO FORM A RELATIVELY SHARP SEALING CORNER EXTENDING 360* AROUND THE NECK, SAID CAP BEING MADE OF A RELATIVELY SOFT, RESILIENT PLASTIC MATERIAL AND COMPRISING A CYLINDRICAL WALL HAVING THREADS FORMED IN ITS INTERNAL SURFACES FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE THREADS OF THE CONTAINER NECK, A TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING END WALL DISPOSED ABOVE SAID THREADS, AND AN UPWARDLY AND INWARDLY INCLINED RESILIENT SEALING WALL THINNER THAN AND CONNECTING SAID CYLINDRICAL WALL AND SAID TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING END WALL, SAID SEALING WALL AT ITS BOTTOM END HAVING AN INTERNAL DIAMETER GREATER THAN THE EXTERNAL DIAMETER OF THE UPPER END OF THE CONTAINER NECK AND AT ITS TOP END HAVING AN INTERNAL DIAMETER SMALLER THAN THE EXTERNAL DIAMETER OF THE UPPER END OF THE CONTAINER NECK, SAID SEALING WALL BEING ADAPTED TO BE ENGAGED INTERMEDIATE ITS TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS BY THE SEALING CORNER OF SAID CONTAINER NECK IN A DRIVING FIT AND TO BE INDENTED UNDER TENSION AROUND THE SEALING CORNER OF THE NECK AND INTO SEALING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CYLINDRICAL SIDE WALL OF THE CONTAINER NECK WHEN THE CAP IS SEATED ON THE CONTAINER NECK.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-09-12 | 1970-03-14 | 1970-09-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-09-12 | 1974-03-14 | 1974-09-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-09-12 | 1978-03-14 | 1978-09-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |