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US4756442A
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Container cap
Assignee: Lingner and Fischer GmbH
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Filing: 1987-06-18
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Granted: 1988-07-12
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Expires: 2007-06-18
Abstract
Abstract A cap 2 for a dispensing container 1 for a liquid, has an outlet orifice 9 sealable by a plug 15 formed on a flexible band 11 which is hingedly attached 16, 20 to the cap and which, when the plug 15 is removed from the orifice 9, forms a hanging support for the container 1, the band lying in the same vertical plane in both the open and closed positions. The cap is useful for containers for shower gels and the like, where it is necessary to hang the container from a support during use. The cap can also be adapted to contain two orifices each serving a separate compartment of a twin-compartment pack.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans Halm
- 👤 Guenter Schwerdt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 01:41
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D47/00; B65D47/04; B65D47/06; B65D47/08; B65D47/0804; B65D47/0833; B65D47/0847; B65D51/00; B65D51/24; B65D51/242
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A cap for a dispensing container for a liquid, the cap having an outlet orifice for the liquid and a removable closure for the outlet, the closure comprising a flexible band carrying a plug for sealing the outlet orifice, each end of the band being flexibly attached to the cap, and the band being constructed to form a hanging support for the container when the plug is removed from the orifice, and being arranged to lie in substantially the same plane both when the orifice is closed and when the orifice is open.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
A cap for a dispensing container for a liquid, the cap having an outlet orifice for the liquid and a removable closure for the outlet, the closure comprising a flexible band carrying a plug for sealing the outlet orifice, each end of the band being flexibly attached to the cap, and the band being constructed to form a hanging support for the container when the plug is removed from the orifice, and being arranged to lie in substantially the same plane both when the orifice is closed and when the orifice is open.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A cap according to claim 1, which contains two separate compartments, each communicable with a respective compartment in the container, and each provided with an outlet orifice, the flexible band carrying a plug for sealing each outlet orifice.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A cap according to claim 2, in which either plug is removaole from its respective orifice while the other orifice remains sealed by its plug.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A cap according to claim 3, in which the flexible band forms a hanging support for the container wnen only one plug is removed from its orifice.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A cap according to claim 1, in which each end of the flexible band is flexibly attached to the cap by means of a hinge or other pivot means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
A cap according to claim 5, in which the or each plug is formed on a portion of respective portion of the band which is hinged at each end of the said portion, at least one of the hinged ends of the said portion being located between the ends of the band attached to the cap.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
A cap according to claim 6 in which the or each said plug-carrying portion of the band is concealed by another portion of the band when the outlet orifice or the respective outlet orifice is closed, and is revealed when the plug is removed from the said orifice.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
62 words
A cap according to claim 7, in which one end of the or each plug-carrying portion is directly attached to the cap, while the other end is hingedly attached to the remainder of the band, the two ends of the or each plug-carrying portion being arranged to pivot about the respective ninge connections in the same angular direction at the same time.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A cap according to claim 1, in which a portion of the flexible band is arcuate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
A cap according to claim 9, in which the arcuate portion is resiliently deformable and is so arranged as to bias the flexible band toward the open position or toward the closed position on respective sides of an intermediate deformed position.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1991-07-12 | 1992-01-11 | 1992-07-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-07-12 | 1996-01-11 | 1996-07-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1999-07-12 | 2000-01-11 | 2000-07-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |