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US3369689A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Easy-open container closure

Assignee: Primerica Inc
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Filing: 1964-09-11
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Granted: 1968-02-20
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Expires: 1984-09-11
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Dodge John Dennis

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 06:45
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D41/00; B65D41/02; B65D41/10; B65D41/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 219 words
A MANUALLY OPENABLE CONTAINER, COMPRISING: A CONTAINER BODY HAVING A DISPENSING MOUTH AND AN ANNULAR BEAD SURROUNDING SAID DISPENSING MOUTH; AN END CLOSURE ADAPTED TO HERMETICALLY SEAL SAID CONTAINER BODY; AND SAID END CLOSURE HAVING A CENTRAL PANEL WITH AN APERTURE THEREIN, A COUNTER SINK WALL EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM THE PERIPHERY OF SAID CENTRAL PANEL, SAID CENTRAL PANEL AND SAID COUNTERSINK WALL BEING ADAPTED TO BE RECEIVED WITHIN SAID CONTAINER MOUTH, A U-SHAPED CHANNEL MERGING WITH THE PERIPHERY OF SAID CONTAINER WALL, AN ANNULAR SKIRT FORMING THE OUTER EDGE OF SAID U-SHAPED CHANNEL AND EXTENDING OVER SAID ANNULAR CONTAINER BEAD, A SEALING GASKET DISPOSED WITHIN SAID U-SHAPED CHANNEL AND EXTENDING OVER SAID ANNULAR CHANNEL AND SAID CONTAINER BEAD, A LENGTH OF TAPE, HAVING A VARIABLE WIDTH, BONDED TO THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID CENTRAL PANEL AND AROUND SAID APERTURE IN SAID CENTRAL PANEL, AND SAID TAPE HAVING GREATER WIDTH AT A POINT REMOTE FROM SAID APERTURE THAT AT SAID APERTURE THUS HAVING GREATER PEEL STRENGTH AT SAID REMOTE POINT SO THAT SAID END HAVING SAID GREATER FROM THE END OPPOSITE SAID END HAVING SAID TAPE WILL NOT WIDTH TO OPEN SAID APERTURE BUT SAID TAPE WILL NOT PEEL AT SAID GREATER WIDTH SO THAT SAID TAPE MAY BE UTILIZED AS A HANDLE TO REMOVE SAID CLOSURE FROM SAID CONTAINER.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1971-02-19 1971-08-21 1972-02-20 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-02-19 1975-08-21 1976-02-20 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-02-19 1979-08-21 1980-02-20 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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