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US3348740A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Tamper-proof actuator for handheld dispensers

Assignee: SPECIALTY ACQUISITION Corp A CORP OF DELAWARE
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Filing: 1966-07-15
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Granted: 1967-10-24
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Expires: 1986-07-15
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William R O'donnell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 12:16
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D55/00; B65D55/02; B05; B05B; B05B11/00; B05B11/0005; B05B11/0008; B05B11/01; B05B11/10; B05B11/1042; B05B11/1059

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 188 words
A TAMPER-PROOF ACTUATOR CAP FOR SMALL HAND-HELD DISPENSERS OF THE TYPE HAVING A DEPRESSIBLE DISCHARGE-CONTROLLING MEMBER, COMPRISING A TUBULAR BODY INCLUDING MEANS FOR MOUNTING THE BODY ON THE CONTAINER OF THE DISPENSER, A TUBULAR DEPRESS BUTTON HAVING A SIZE IN WIDTH WHICH IS SMALLER THAN THAT OF THE BODY TO ENABLE A TELESCOPIC FIT THEREWITH, SAID BODY AND BUTTON BEING DISPOSED IN END-TO-END RELATION AND HAVING A THIN FRANGIBLE INTEGRAL CONNECTING WEB JOINING THEIR JUXTAPOSED ENDS, SAID DEPRESS BUTTON HAVING A FITTING WHICH IS ENGAGEABLE WITH THE DISCHARGE-CONTROLLING MEMBER OF THE DISPENSER TO EFFECT ACTUATION OF THE MEMBER WHEN THE BUTTON IS DEPRESSED, SAID BUTTON AND BODY CONSTITUTING ESSENTIALLY CONTINUATIONS OF EACH OTHER AND THE BUTTON BEING RIGIDLY CARRIED BY THE BODY BEFORE BREAKAGE OF THE CONNECTING WEB, THEREBY TO INDICATE NON-USE OF THE DISPENSER, SAID WEB RUPTURING UPON THE OCCASION OF THE FIRST DEPRESSING MOVEMENT OF THE BUTTON AND THE FIRST USE OF THE CONTAINER WHEREBY THE BUTTON IS TELESCOPICALLY SLIDABLY RECEIVED IN THE BODY AND GUIDED THEREBY, SAID BROKEN WEB AND LOWER TELESCOPIC DISPOSITION OF THE BUTTON BEING AN INDICATION THAT THE CONTAINER HAS BEEN USED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 188 words
A TAMPER-PROOF ACTUATOR CAP FOR SMALL HAND-HELD DISPENSERS OF THE TYPE HAVING A DEPRESSIBLE DISCHARGE-CONTROLLING MEMBER, COMPRISING A TUBULAR BODY INCLUDING MEANS FOR MOUNTING THE BODY ON THE CONTAINER OF THE DISPENSER, A TUBULAR DEPRESS BUTTON HAVING A SIZE IN WIDTH WHICH IS SMALLER THAN THAT OF THE BODY TO ENABLE A TELESCOPIC FIT THEREWITH, SAID BODY AND BUTTON BEING DISPOSED IN END-TO-END RELATION AND HAVING A THIN FRANGIBLE INTEGRAL CONNECTING WEB JOINING THEIR JUXTAPOSED ENDS, SAID DEPRESS BUTTON HAVING A FITTING WHICH IS ENGAGEABLE WITH THE DISCHARGE-CONTROLLING MEMBER OF THE DISPENSER TO EFFECT ACTUATION OF THE MEMBER WHEN THE BUTTON IS DEPRESSED, SAID BUTTON AND BODY CONSTITUTING ESSENTIALLY CONTINUATIONS OF EACH OTHER AND THE BUTTON BEING RIGIDLY CARRIED BY THE BODY BEFORE BREAKAGE OF THE CONNECTING WEB, THEREBY TO INDICATE NON-USE OF THE DISPENSER, SAID WEB RUPTURING UPON THE OCCASION OF THE FIRST DEPRESSING MOVEMENT OF THE BUTTON AND THE FIRST USE OF THE CONTAINER WHEREBY THE BUTTON IS TELESCOPICALLY SLIDABLY RECEIVED IN THE BODY AND GUIDED THEREBY, SAID BROKEN WEB AND LOWER TELESCOPIC DISPOSITION OF THE BUTTON BEING AN INDICATION THAT THE CONTAINER HAS BEEN USED.

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