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Container and sealing cap assembly filled with an aqueous comestible

Assignee: Primerica Inc
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Filing: 1961-07-06
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Granted: 1964-04-21
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Expires: 1981-07-06
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Taylor William Edward
  • 👤 Hart Arthur Leroy
  • 👤 Heinle Carl William

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 12:40
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D41/00; B65D41/32; B65D41/40; B65D41/42; B65D2401/00; B65D2401/15; B65D2401/35

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 275 words
A SEALED PACKAGE COMPRISING A CONTAINER HAVING A DISPENSING MOUTH, A SEALING CAP ON SAID DISPERSING MOUTH, AND A LIQUID COMESTIBLE IN SAID CONTAINER MAINTAINED AT A PRESSURE SUBSTANTIALLY ABOVE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE, SAID CONTAINER HAVING AN ANNULAR BEAD SURROUNDING SIAD DISPENSING MOUTH, SAID BEAD HAVING AN UPPER FACE, AN OUTER FACE, A ROUNDED CORNER JOINING SAID UPPER AND OUTER FACES, AND A LOWER FACE DISPOSED RELATIVE TO SAID OUTER FACE AT AN INCLUDED ANGLE WHICH IS LESS THAN A RIGHT ANGLE TO PROVIDE AN ACUTE ANGLED HOOK LEDGE, SAID SEALING CAP BEING FORMED OF THIN SHEET MATERIAL WHICH IS READILY DEFORMABLE BY THE PRESSURE OF SAID COMESTIBLE, SAID SEALING CAP HAVING A NORMALLY FLAT TOP WALL SECTION, A DEPENDING ANNULAR SKIRT SECTION INTEGRAL WITH SAID TOP WALL SECTION, AND A CONTINUING U-SHAPED HOLDING SECTION HAVING A LEG ENGAGING AGAINST SAID LOWER FACE OF SAID BEAD TO PROVIDE AN ANCHORAGE UNDER SAID HOOK LEDGE FOR SAID CAP AGAINST BLOW-OFF OF SAID CAP BY THE PRESSURE IN SAID CONTAINER, A SEALING GASKET DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID TOP WALL SECTION AND SAID UPPER FACE OF SAID BEAD AND CONTINUING BETWEEN SAID SKIRT SECTION AND SAID OUTER FACE OF SAID BEAD, SAID SEALING CAP HAVING TEAR MEANS TO FACILITATE REMOVAL OF SAID CAP FROM SAID CONTAINER, SAID TOP WALL SECTION OF SAID CAP BEING BULGED AND EXPANDED OUTWARDLY FROM ITS NORMALLY FLAT CONFIGURATION BY THE PRESSURE WITHIN SAID CONTAINER, THEREBY EXERTING A SUBSTANTIAL RADIALLY INWARD FORCE ON SAID SKIRT SECTION ADJACENT SAID ROUNDED CORNER OF SAID BEAD WHEREBY SAID GASKET IS COMPRESSED BETWEEN SAID CAP AND SAID BEAD TO EFFECT A TIGHT HERMETIC SEAL BETWEEN SAID CAP AND SAID BEAD.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 275 words
A SEALED PACKAGE COMPRISING A CONTAINER HAVING A DISPENSING MOUTH, A SEALING CAP ON SAID DISPERSING MOUTH, AND A LIQUID COMESTIBLE IN SAID CONTAINER MAINTAINED AT A PRESSURE SUBSTANTIALLY ABOVE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE, SAID CONTAINER HAVING AN ANNULAR BEAD SURROUNDING SIAD DISPENSING MOUTH, SAID BEAD HAVING AN UPPER FACE, AN OUTER FACE, A ROUNDED CORNER JOINING SAID UPPER AND OUTER FACES, AND A LOWER FACE DISPOSED RELATIVE TO SAID OUTER FACE AT AN INCLUDED ANGLE WHICH IS LESS THAN A RIGHT ANGLE TO PROVIDE AN ACUTE ANGLED HOOK LEDGE, SAID SEALING CAP BEING FORMED OF THIN SHEET MATERIAL WHICH IS READILY DEFORMABLE BY THE PRESSURE OF SAID COMESTIBLE, SAID SEALING CAP HAVING A NORMALLY FLAT TOP WALL SECTION, A DEPENDING ANNULAR SKIRT SECTION INTEGRAL WITH SAID TOP WALL SECTION, AND A CONTINUING U-SHAPED HOLDING SECTION HAVING A LEG ENGAGING AGAINST SAID LOWER FACE OF SAID BEAD TO PROVIDE AN ANCHORAGE UNDER SAID HOOK LEDGE FOR SAID CAP AGAINST BLOW-OFF OF SAID CAP BY THE PRESSURE IN SAID CONTAINER, A SEALING GASKET DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID TOP WALL SECTION AND SAID UPPER FACE OF SAID BEAD AND CONTINUING BETWEEN SAID SKIRT SECTION AND SAID OUTER FACE OF SAID BEAD, SAID SEALING CAP HAVING TEAR MEANS TO FACILITATE REMOVAL OF SAID CAP FROM SAID CONTAINER, SAID TOP WALL SECTION OF SAID CAP BEING BULGED AND EXPANDED OUTWARDLY FROM ITS NORMALLY FLAT CONFIGURATION BY THE PRESSURE WITHIN SAID CONTAINER, THEREBY EXERTING A SUBSTANTIAL RADIALLY INWARD FORCE ON SAID SKIRT SECTION ADJACENT SAID ROUNDED CORNER OF SAID BEAD WHEREBY SAID GASKET IS COMPRESSED BETWEEN SAID CAP AND SAID BEAD TO EFFECT A TIGHT HERMETIC SEAL BETWEEN SAID CAP AND SAID BEAD.

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