US3289890A
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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
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Schild Charles William
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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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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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-12-05 | 1974-06-06 | 1974-12-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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