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US3279638A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Drip proof container

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-04-12
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Granted: 1966-10-18
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Expires: 1985-04-12
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 James F Merry

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 11:05
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G19/00; A47G19/22

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 187 words
IN COMBINATION, A DRINKING CONTAINER AND ATTACHMENT THEREFOR, SAID DRINKNG CONTAINER COMPRISING A SIDE WALL TERMINATING AT ITS TOP IN A RIM, A CLOSED BOTTOM ON SAID DRINKING CONTAINER, SAID ATTACHMENT HAVING A SIDE WALL AND A DOWNWARDLY AND INWARDLY EXTENDING UPPER SKIRT ADJACENT TO AND INTEGRALLY ATTACHED TO ITS UPPER END ADJACENT A RIM, SAID UPPER SKIRT OF SAID ATTACHMENT BEING SPACED FROM SAID SIDE WALL OF SAID DRINKING CONTAINER, A LOWER SKIRT BELOW SAID UPPER SKIRT AND BEING INTEGRALLY ATTACHED TO SAID SIDE WALL, SAID LOWER SKIRT ADAPTED TO SEALINGLY ENGAGE SAID DRINKING CONTAINER THEREBY DEFINING AN ANNULAR SPACE TO RECEIVE LIQUID BETWEEN SAID LOWER SKIRT AND THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF SAID DRINKING CONTAINER, SAID SIDE WALL OF SAID ATTACHEMENT TERMINATING A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE BELOW SAID LOWER SKIRT, SPACED, INWARDLY DIRECTED RIBS ON INNER SURFACE OF SAID UPPER SKIRT ENGAGING THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF SAID SIDE WALL OF SAID DRINKING CONTAINER HOLDING SAID DRINKING CONTAINER IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID UPPER SKIRT, SAID SIDE WALLS OF SAID ATTACHMENT EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY BELOW SAID BOTTOM OF SAID DRINKING CONTAINER DEFINING A BASE, AND OPENINGS IN SAID BASE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 187 words
IN COMBINATION, A DRINKING CONTAINER AND ATTACHMENT THEREFOR, SAID DRINKNG CONTAINER COMPRISING A SIDE WALL TERMINATING AT ITS TOP IN A RIM, A CLOSED BOTTOM ON SAID DRINKING CONTAINER, SAID ATTACHMENT HAVING A SIDE WALL AND A DOWNWARDLY AND INWARDLY EXTENDING UPPER SKIRT ADJACENT TO AND INTEGRALLY ATTACHED TO ITS UPPER END ADJACENT A RIM, SAID UPPER SKIRT OF SAID ATTACHMENT BEING SPACED FROM SAID SIDE WALL OF SAID DRINKING CONTAINER, A LOWER SKIRT BELOW SAID UPPER SKIRT AND BEING INTEGRALLY ATTACHED TO SAID SIDE WALL, SAID LOWER SKIRT ADAPTED TO SEALINGLY ENGAGE SAID DRINKING CONTAINER THEREBY DEFINING AN ANNULAR SPACE TO RECEIVE LIQUID BETWEEN SAID LOWER SKIRT AND THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF SAID DRINKING CONTAINER, SAID SIDE WALL OF SAID ATTACHEMENT TERMINATING A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE BELOW SAID LOWER SKIRT, SPACED, INWARDLY DIRECTED RIBS ON INNER SURFACE OF SAID UPPER SKIRT ENGAGING THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF SAID SIDE WALL OF SAID DRINKING CONTAINER HOLDING SAID DRINKING CONTAINER IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID UPPER SKIRT, SAID SIDE WALLS OF SAID ATTACHMENT EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY BELOW SAID BOTTOM OF SAID DRINKING CONTAINER DEFINING A BASE, AND OPENINGS IN SAID BASE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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