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US4175680A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Dispensing containers

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1978-06-08
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Granted: 1979-11-27
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Expires: 1998-06-08
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Abstract

Abstract A container for dispensing powdered or granulated material is provided. The container includes top, bottom, side, and end walls with the top of the container having a handle and a filling spout communicating with the interior of the container. The bottom of the container is provided with slide channels, the slide channels cooperating with a slide channel engaging mechanism on the closure member to secure the closure member to the bottom of the container. The closure member is movable from a closed position where the array of openings in the closure member are out of register with the array of openings in the bottom of the container to an open position where the array of openings in the closure member are in register with the array of openings in the bottom of the container for the purpose of dispensing the contents of the container.

Inventors

  • 👤 Nicholas Sammut

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 14:23
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D83/00; B65D83/06; A; A01; A01C; A01C15/00; A01C15/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 162 words
A container having a top and bottom and side and end walls, the top of the container having a handle and a filling spout communicating with the interior of the container, the bottom of the container having an array of openings therein, a closure member having an array of openings therein, the side walls of the container and the bottom of the container being provided with slide channels, said slide channels cooperating with slide channel engaging means on said closure member to secure the closure member to the bottom of the container, said closure member being movable from a closed position where the array of openings in the closure member are out of register with the array of openings in the bottom of the container to an open position where the array of openings in the closure member are in register with the array of openings in the bottom of the container for the purpose of dispensing the contents of the container.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 162 words
A container having a top and bottom and side and end walls, the top of the container having a handle and a filling spout communicating with the interior of the container, the bottom of the container having an array of openings therein, a closure member having an array of openings therein, the side walls of the container and the bottom of the container being provided with slide channels, said slide channels cooperating with slide channel engaging means on said closure member to secure the closure member to the bottom of the container, said closure member being movable from a closed position where the array of openings in the closure member are out of register with the array of openings in the bottom of the container to an open position where the array of openings in the closure member are in register with the array of openings in the bottom of the container for the purpose of dispensing the contents of the container.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 31 words
A closure member as claimed in claim 1 wherein each opening in the array of openings in the bottom of the container and in the closure member is rhomboid in shape.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2495906A Cited
US2624492A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1982-11-26 1983-05-28 1983-11-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1986-11-26 1987-05-28 1987-11-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1990-11-26 1991-05-28 1991-11-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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