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Air-tight tablet box
Assignee: Continental Can Co Inc
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Filing: 1965-02-02
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Granted: 1966-12-27
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Expires: 1985-02-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Hodgson Jack Edward
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 03:42
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D43/00; B65D43/14; B65D43/16; B65D43/163; B65D43/164; B65D43/165; B65D2251/00; B65D2251/10; B65D2251/1016; B65D2251/105; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/811
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
210 words
AA TABLET CONTAINER COMPRISISN GA CONTAINER BODY HAVING A BOTTOM WALL, OPPOSED SIDE WALLS, A FRONT WALL, AND A REAR HINGE WALL, A COVER, THE COVER INCLUDING AN END PANEL AND A DEPENDING PERIPHERAL SKIRT CONTOURED TO THE GENERAL CONFIGURATION OF THE CONTAINER BODY FOR EMBRACINGLY SURROUNDING THE SAME IN A CLOSED POSITION OF THE COVER AND CONTAINER BODY, SAID PERIPHERAL SKIRT INCLUDING A HINGE WALL, SAID HINGE WALLS BEING COOPERATIVELY SECURED TOGETHER BY HINGE MEANS FOR HINGEABLY UNITING SAID COVER AND CONTAINER BODY, MEANS FOR SECURING SAID CONTAINER BODY AND COVER IN THE CLOSED POSITION THEREOF, MEANS FORMING A AIR-TIGHT SEAL BETWEEN PORTIONS OF THE COVER AND THE CONTAINER BODY IN THE CLOSED POSITION THEREOF, SAID SEAL FORMING MEANS BEING AN INSERT CONFORMING GENERALLY TO THE CONFIGURATION OF SAID CONTAINER BODY, SAID INSERT HAVING AN UPPER PANEL DISPOSED GENERALLY ADJACENT THE END PANEL OF SAID COVER, SAID INSERT UPPER PANEL INCLUDING AN UPSTANDING PERIPHERAL LIP TERMINATING IN A FREE TERMINAL EDGE, AND SAID COVER END PANEL INCLUDING A RECESSED PORTION CONTACTINGLY ENGAGING AND FORMING A SEAL WITH THE FREE TERMINAL EDGE OF SAID PERIPHERAL LIP IN THE CLOSED POSISTION OF SAID CONTAINER BODY AND COVER WHEREBY ARTICLES PACKAGED THEREIN ARE PRECLUDED FROM BEING ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY AIR AND MOISTURE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
210 words
AA TABLET CONTAINER COMPRISISN GA CONTAINER BODY HAVING A BOTTOM WALL, OPPOSED SIDE WALLS, A FRONT WALL, AND A REAR HINGE WALL, A COVER, THE COVER INCLUDING AN END PANEL AND A DEPENDING PERIPHERAL SKIRT CONTOURED TO THE GENERAL CONFIGURATION OF THE CONTAINER BODY FOR EMBRACINGLY SURROUNDING THE SAME IN A CLOSED POSITION OF THE COVER AND CONTAINER BODY, SAID PERIPHERAL SKIRT INCLUDING A HINGE WALL, SAID HINGE WALLS BEING COOPERATIVELY SECURED TOGETHER BY HINGE MEANS FOR HINGEABLY UNITING SAID COVER AND CONTAINER BODY, MEANS FOR SECURING SAID CONTAINER BODY AND COVER IN THE CLOSED POSITION THEREOF, MEANS FORMING A AIR-TIGHT SEAL BETWEEN PORTIONS OF THE COVER AND THE CONTAINER BODY IN THE CLOSED POSITION THEREOF, SAID SEAL FORMING MEANS BEING AN INSERT CONFORMING GENERALLY TO THE CONFIGURATION OF SAID CONTAINER BODY, SAID INSERT HAVING AN UPPER PANEL DISPOSED GENERALLY ADJACENT THE END PANEL OF SAID COVER, SAID INSERT UPPER PANEL INCLUDING AN UPSTANDING PERIPHERAL LIP TERMINATING IN A FREE TERMINAL EDGE, AND SAID COVER END PANEL INCLUDING A RECESSED PORTION CONTACTINGLY ENGAGING AND FORMING A SEAL WITH THE FREE TERMINAL EDGE OF SAID PERIPHERAL LIP IN THE CLOSED POSISTION OF SAID CONTAINER BODY AND COVER WHEREBY ARTICLES PACKAGED THEREIN ARE PRECLUDED FROM BEING ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY AIR AND MOISTURE.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-12-26 | 1970-06-27 | 1970-12-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-12-26 | 1974-06-27 | 1974-12-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-12-26 | 1978-06-27 | 1978-12-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |