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US3768688A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Cap

Assignee: Gillette Co LLC
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Filing: 1971-09-08
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Granted: 1973-10-30
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Expires: 1991-09-08
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Abstract

Abstract A package comprising a cover for a container and a transparent flexible overcap friction-fit to the cover. The overcap has a portion spaced from the cover to define an enclosure, and an item is contained in the enclosure and is accessible by separating the overcap from the cover.

Inventors

  • 👤 W Linke

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 17:08
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D51/00; B65D51/24; B65D51/28; B65D41/00; B65D41/62

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 244 words
A cap structure for a container comprising an interior cap member having a top wall arranged to close the container when the cap is mounted thereon and having a peripheral wall carrying a screw thread on its inner surface arranged to provide releasable mounting of the interior cap member upon the container by relative rotational movement, said peripheral wall having on its outer surface a plurality of spaced ribs and grooves parallel to the axis of said rotational movement, and an exterior flexible resilient transparent cap member having a top wall and a peripheral wall overlying the top wall and peripheral wall respectively of said interior cap member, said exterior top wall being formed with a generally annular downwardly extending hollow rib of V-shaped cross-section in position to abut the top wall of the interior cap member and to form a closed compartment therewith when the caps are assembled, said outer peripheral wall having on its inner surface a plurality of spaced ribs and grooves interlocking with those on the peripheral wall of the interior cap, the exterior cap being a force fit on the interior cap, the interior and exterior caps being constructed and arranged so that one may be mounted on and removed from the other by movement parallel to the axis of rotation and so that the interior cap can be mounted on and Removed from the container by relative rotational movement without removing the exterior cap from the interior cap.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 244 words
A cap structure for a container comprising an interior cap member having a top wall arranged to close the container when the cap is mounted thereon and having a peripheral wall carrying a screw thread on its inner surface arranged to provide releasable mounting of the interior cap member upon the container by relative rotational movement, said peripheral wall having on its outer surface a plurality of spaced ribs and grooves parallel to the axis of said rotational movement, and an exterior flexible resilient transparent cap member having a top wall and a peripheral wall overlying the top wall and peripheral wall respectively of said interior cap member, said exterior top wall being formed with a generally annular downwardly extending hollow rib of V-shaped cross-section in position to abut the top wall of the interior cap member and to form a closed compartment therewith when the caps are assembled, said outer peripheral wall having on its inner surface a plurality of spaced ribs and grooves interlocking with those on the peripheral wall of the interior cap, the exterior cap being a force fit on the interior cap, the interior and exterior caps being constructed and arranged so that one may be mounted on and removed from the other by movement parallel to the axis of rotation and so that the interior cap can be mounted on and Removed from the container by relative rotational movement without removing the exterior cap from the interior cap.

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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) 1976-10-29 1977-04-30 1977-10-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1980-10-29 1981-04-30 1981-10-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1984-10-29 1985-04-30 1985-10-30 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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