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US3289890A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Can opener and dispenser

Assignee: Primerica Inc
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Filing: 1964-11-12
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Granted: 1966-12-06
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Expires: 1984-11-12
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Schild Charles William

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 15:30
CPC Classifications
B; B67; B67B; B67B7/00; B67B7/24; B67B7/26; B67B7/28

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 191 words
A CONTAINER OPENING AND POURING ATTACHMENT ADAPTED TO OPEN A CONTAINER END CLOSURE ATTACHED TO A TUBULAR CONTAINER BODY BY A SEAM, COMPRISING: AN OPEN ENDED HOLLOW TUBULAR SPOUT HAVING A CONTAINER CONTACTING MEANS AT ONE END AND POURING MEANS AT THE OPPOSITE END; FULCRUMING MEANS FOR POSITIONING, ALIGNING AND PIVOTING SAID ATTACHMENT ON SAID CONTAINER SEAM, SAID FULCRUMING MEANS BEING THE ONLY PORTION OF THE CONTAINER CONTACTING END OF SAID SPOUT LYING OUTSIDE THE PERIPHERY OF SAID CONTAINER SEAM WHEN SAID ATTACHMENT IS IN POURING POSITION ON SAID CONTAINER; A CURVED RELATIVELY FLAT V-SHAPED CLOSURE CUTTING MEMBER LOCATED ADJACENT SAID FULCRUMING MEANS AND ADAPTED TO SEVER A DRAIN PASSAGE WITHIN SAID END CLOSURE AS SAID ATTACHMENT IS PIVOTED; AND A SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR SPEAR-SHAPED COMBINED PUNCHING AND RETAINING ELEMENT HAVING BARDED OUTWARDLY TURNED LOCKING EARS, SAID ELEMENT BEING SMALLER THAN SAID CLOSURE CUTTING MEMBER, LOCATED ON SAID CONTAINER CONTACTING MEANS END OPPOSITE TO AND HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME ORIENTATION AS SAID CLOSURE CUTTING MEMBER AT SAID CONTAINER CONTACTING END OF SAID SPOUT, SAID ELEMENT ADAPTED TO PUNCTURE SAID CLOSURE AND RELEASABLY SECURE SAID ATTACHMENT THERETO UPON COMPLETE PIVOTING OF SAID SPOUT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 191 words
A CONTAINER OPENING AND POURING ATTACHMENT ADAPTED TO OPEN A CONTAINER END CLOSURE ATTACHED TO A TUBULAR CONTAINER BODY BY A SEAM, COMPRISING: AN OPEN ENDED HOLLOW TUBULAR SPOUT HAVING A CONTAINER CONTACTING MEANS AT ONE END AND POURING MEANS AT THE OPPOSITE END; FULCRUMING MEANS FOR POSITIONING, ALIGNING AND PIVOTING SAID ATTACHMENT ON SAID CONTAINER SEAM, SAID FULCRUMING MEANS BEING THE ONLY PORTION OF THE CONTAINER CONTACTING END OF SAID SPOUT LYING OUTSIDE THE PERIPHERY OF SAID CONTAINER SEAM WHEN SAID ATTACHMENT IS IN POURING POSITION ON SAID CONTAINER; A CURVED RELATIVELY FLAT V-SHAPED CLOSURE CUTTING MEMBER LOCATED ADJACENT SAID FULCRUMING MEANS AND ADAPTED TO SEVER A DRAIN PASSAGE WITHIN SAID END CLOSURE AS SAID ATTACHMENT IS PIVOTED; AND A SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR SPEAR-SHAPED COMBINED PUNCHING AND RETAINING ELEMENT HAVING BARDED OUTWARDLY TURNED LOCKING EARS, SAID ELEMENT BEING SMALLER THAN SAID CLOSURE CUTTING MEMBER, LOCATED ON SAID CONTAINER CONTACTING MEANS END OPPOSITE TO AND HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME ORIENTATION AS SAID CLOSURE CUTTING MEMBER AT SAID CONTAINER CONTACTING END OF SAID SPOUT, SAID ELEMENT ADAPTED TO PUNCTURE SAID CLOSURE AND RELEASABLY SECURE SAID ATTACHMENT THERETO UPON COMPLETE PIVOTING OF SAID SPOUT.

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