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US4238042A
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Air-tight cap for bottle
Assignee: YKK Corp
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Filing: 1979-07-16
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Granted: 1980-12-09
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Expires: 1999-07-16
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to an extremely useful air-tight cap for bottle, and more particularly an air-tight cap adapted for use in a so-called positioning container wherein a bottle of a non-circular cross section such as a polygonal or oval form is closed by a cap of a same cross section when it is brought to a determined positional relationship with respect to said bottle and capable of achieving tight closure of the cap in such determined position to maintain air tightness and to completely prevent the leak of the content by means of a structure capable of achieving maximum packing effect.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiharu Hatakeyama
- 👤 Ichiro Kizawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 14:58
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D51/00; B65D51/18; B65D41/00; B65D41/02; B65D41/28; B65D55/00; B65D2251/00; B65D2251/0003; B65D2251/0006; B65D2251/0015; B65D2251/0068; B65D2251/0075; B65D2251/06; B65D2251/065
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
A cap, for air-tight engagement onto a container neck having an external thread and an end face about an opening therein, comprising: (i) a cap member having an internal thread for engagement onto the external thread of the container neck, and an apertured transverse wall, (ii) a packing made of a resiliently deformable material, said packing being disposed in said cap member and having: (a) a closure portion including a transverse wall with a peripheral frusto-conical side wall for engagement into the opening of the container neck; (b) a hollow annular portion extending from a broader end of said frusto-conical side wall and positioned so as, when the cap is engaged on the container neck, to be disposed between the end face of the container neck and the transverse wall of the cap; (c) an annular projection on said hollow annular portion positioned to abut said end face, and (d) a support extending from the transverse wall of the closure portion through the aperture of the transverse wall of the cap member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
A cap, for air-tight engagement onto a container neck having an external thread and an end face about an opening therein, comprising: (i) a cap member having an internal thread for engagement onto the external thread of the container neck, and an apertured transverse wall, (ii) a packing made of a resiliently deformable material, said packing being disposed in said cap member and having: (a) a closure portion including a transverse wall with a peripheral frusto-conical side wall for engagement into the opening of the container neck; (b) a hollow annular portion extending from a broader end of said frusto-conical side wall and positioned so as, when the cap is engaged on the container neck, to be disposed between the end face of the container neck and the transverse wall of the cap; (c) an annular projection on said hollow annular portion positioned to abut said end face, and (d) a support extending from the transverse wall of the closure portion through the aperture of the transverse wall of the cap member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A cap, as claimed in claim 1, comprising abutment means projecting from said support remote from said closure transverse wall to abut the transverse wall of the cap member and thereby retain the packing captive in the cap member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A cap, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cap member comprises an inner cap member having said internal thread and said transverse wall, and an outer cap member secured about said inner cap member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A cap member, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said hollow annular portion is of semi-circular cross-section in any axial plane thereof.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1983-12-09 | 1984-06-09 | 1984-12-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-12-09 | 1988-06-09 | 1988-12-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-12-09 | 1992-06-09 | 1992-12-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |