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Container with sucking tube

Assignee: Yienn Lih Enterprise Co Ltd
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Filing: 1992-09-30
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Granted: 1993-11-30
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Expires: 2012-09-30
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Abstract

Abstract A container with a sucking tube comprising a tubular post vertically passing through a cap covered on a container body, an inverted T-shaped short tube fixed on the top of the tubular post, an soft upper sucking tube forcefully fitted around the inverted T-shaped tube and protruding upward through an opening in a protective cap covered on the cap for sucking, a nut-like member inserted through the upper sucking tube to screw with a thread in the tubular post to secure the upper sucking tube tightly in place.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hua-Te Wu

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 01:43
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61J; A61J9/00; A61J9/006; A47; A47G; A47G19/00; A47G19/22; A47G19/2205; A47G19/2266

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 227 words
A container with a sucking tube comprising: a cylindrically contoured container body having an upper opening threadedly secured to a threaded cap; a tubular post vertically passing through the cap to extend internally into the container body, said tubular post defining a lower threaded flange located contiguous on an upper surface of said cap and an upper flange vertically displaced from said lower flange; an inverted L-shaped plate secured to said upper surface of the cap; a protective cap positionally covering said cap, having an opening for an upper sucking tube to protrude therethrough; said upper sucking tube frictionally force fit around the upper flange on the tubular post and having a flange at a bottom section being fixedly secured to said lower flange by a mating nut member; a lower sucking tube fluidly coupled to a lower end of the tubular post to extend to a bottom section of the container body; said nut member having a central hole formed therethrough with a female thread, said nut member inserted around said upper sucking tube to threadedly engage the threaded portion of the tubular post for coupling the upper sucking tube with the tubular post; said upper sucking tube protruding upward through said protective cap for sucking a liquid contained in the container body and maintaining said upper sucking tube in fixed securement to said tubular post.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 227 words
A container with a sucking tube comprising: a cylindrically contoured container body having an upper opening threadedly secured to a threaded cap; a tubular post vertically passing through the cap to extend internally into the container body, said tubular post defining a lower threaded flange located contiguous on an upper surface of said cap and an upper flange vertically displaced from said lower flange; an inverted L-shaped plate secured to said upper surface of the cap; a protective cap positionally covering said cap, having an opening for an upper sucking tube to protrude therethrough; said upper sucking tube frictionally force fit around the upper flange on the tubular post and having a flange at a bottom section being fixedly secured to said lower flange by a mating nut member; a lower sucking tube fluidly coupled to a lower end of the tubular post to extend to a bottom section of the container body; said nut member having a central hole formed therethrough with a female thread, said nut member inserted around said upper sucking tube to threadedly engage the threaded portion of the tubular post for coupling the upper sucking tube with the tubular post; said upper sucking tube protruding upward through said protective cap for sucking a liquid contained in the container body and maintaining said upper sucking tube in fixed securement to said tubular post.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1996-11-29 1997-05-31 1997-11-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2000-11-29 2001-05-31 2001-11-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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