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Pouring plug for liquid container

Assignee: Toppan Inc
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Filing: 1988-06-30
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Granted: 1991-06-04
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Expires: 2008-06-30
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Abstract

Abstract A pouring plug adapted to be attached to a container which comprises a pourer (2) attached to a pouring port of the container, a breading blade (4) inserted in the cylindrical section of said pourer (2) and provided with a blade section confronting a film at the lower edge thereof, and a cap, (3) attached rotatably covering said cylindrical section, provided with a pipe member which is inserted in the breaking blade (3), to define opposing surfaces between the pipe member and the breaking blade, (4) one of which is equipped with a guiding section which inclines with a rising gradient in the opening rotational direction ofthe cap (3) and extends from the upper edge side to the lower edge side of the pipe member, and the other of said opposing surfaces being provided with members which are slidably in contact with said guiding inclined section, whereby the breaking blade (4) is adapted to descend upon opening rotation of the cap (3) and wherein each of said guiding inclined sections comprises up to a semicircle of said opposing surfaces, and each of the slidably contacting members is either a projection or an inclined surface. Furthermore, either the guiding inclined section or the slidably contacting members are formed by notching the upper circumference of said breaking blade, (4), or the inner circumference of the breaking blade (4) has slidably contacting members formed from a pair of inclined surfaces along said inner circumferences.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kenjiro Kishikawa
  • 👤 Yoshitaka Nishihara
  • 👤 Masayuki Okudaira

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D47/00; B65D47/36; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/72; B65D5/74; B65D5/746; B65D5/747; B65D5/748; B65D2251/00; B65D2251/0003; B65D2251/0006; B65D2251/0015; B65D2251/0037; B65D2251/0056; B65D2251/0068; B65D2251/0093; B65D2251/0096

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 197 words
A pouring plug for a liquid container, comprising a pourer which is attached to a pouring port of the liquid container and the lower edge opening of which corresponds to an easily breakable film which seals said pouring port or the lower edge opening thereof; a substantially cylindrical breaking blade inserted in the cylindrical section of said pourer in an up and down transferable manner and provided with blade section confronting said film at the lower edge thereof; and a cap attached rotatably so as to cover said cylindrical section; said cap being provided with a pipe member which is inserted in the breaking blade; one of the opposing surfaces defined between the pipe member and the breaking blade being equipped with a guiding inclined section which inclines with a rising gradient in the opening rotational direction of the cap extending from the upper edge side to the lower edge side of the pipe member; and the other of said opposing surfaces being provided with slidably contacting members which are slidably in contact with said guiding inclined section, whereby the breaking blade is arranged to descend at the time of applying an opening rotation to the cap.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 197 words
A pouring plug for a liquid container, comprising a pourer which is attached to a pouring port of the liquid container and the lower edge opening of which corresponds to an easily breakable film which seals said pouring port or the lower edge opening thereof; a substantially cylindrical breaking blade inserted in the cylindrical section of said pourer in an up and down transferable manner and provided with blade section confronting said film at the lower edge thereof; and a cap attached rotatably so as to cover said cylindrical section; said cap being provided with a pipe member which is inserted in the breaking blade; one of the opposing surfaces defined between the pipe member and the breaking blade being equipped with a guiding inclined section which inclines with a rising gradient in the opening rotational direction of the cap extending from the upper edge side to the lower edge side of the pipe member; and the other of said opposing surfaces being provided with slidably contacting members which are slidably in contact with said guiding inclined section, whereby the breaking blade is arranged to descend at the time of applying an opening rotation to the cap.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 35 words
A pouring plug for a liquid container as claimed in claim 1 wherein each of said guiding inclined sections is disposed within a range of a semicircle or a narrower range of said opposing surfaces.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 42 words
A pouring plug for a liquid container as claimed in any one of claims 1 or 2 wherein each of the slidably contacting members which are slidably in contact with said guiding inclined section is either a projection or an inclined surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 41 words
A pouring plug for a liquid container as claimed in any one of claims 1 or 2 wherein either of the guiding inclined section or the slidably contacting members are formed by cutting off the upper circumference of said breaking blade.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 25 words
A pouring plug for a liquid container as claimed in claim 1 including a locking means for temporarily fixing said breaking blade to said cap.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 29 words
A pouring plug for a liquid container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said breaking blade is locked onto the inner circumference of aid pourer in a predetermined position.

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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) 1994-06-03 1994-12-03 1995-06-04 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1998-06-03 1998-12-03 1999-06-04 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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