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US3159096A
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Combined container and juicer
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-09-24
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Granted: 1964-12-01
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Expires: 1982-09-24
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Alfred M Tocker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 17:11
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/52; B65D75/58; B65D75/5805; B65D33/00; B65D33/16; B65D33/30; B65D75/5827; B65D75/5833; B65D75/5838; B65D75/66; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S383/00; Y10S383/906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
223 words
A COMBINED CONTAINER AND JUICER DEVICE FOR MANUALLY EXPRESSING AND DISPENSING JUICE FROM A PIECE OF CITRUS FRUIT CONTAINED THEREIN, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE ENVELOPE HAVING AN INTERIOR BOUNDED BY SUPERPOSED IMPERFORATE FIRST AND SECOND SHEETS OF A FLEXIBLE MATERIAL SUBSTANTIALLY IMPERVIOUS AND INERT TO FRUIT JUICE, SAID ENVELOPE HAVING FIRST AND SECOND OPENINGS BOUNDED THROUGHOUT THEIR EXTENTS BY MARGINAL PORTIONS OF THE FIRST AND SECOND SHEETS WITH SAID OPENINGS COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OTHER THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF THE ENVELOPE WHEREBY, RESPECTIVELY, A PIECE OF FRUIT CAN BE PLACED WITHIN AND THE JUICE THEREOF CAN BE DISPENSED FROM THE ENVELOPE, MEANS RESTRICTING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE OPENINGS THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF THE ENVELOPE, SAID MEANS COMPRISING THE FIRST AND SECOND SHEETS BEING SECURED TOGETHER IN SUPERPOSED RELATION AT A PLURALITY OF POSITIONS THAT ARE SPACED ALONG A LINE, SAID LINE TRAVERSING THE INTERIOR OF THE ENVELOPE AND ISOLATING THE OPENINGS FROM EACH OTHER THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF THE ENVELOPE, SAID LINE AND THE POSITIONS AT WHICH THE SHEETS ARE SECURED TOGETHER THEREALONG BEING DISPOSED BETWEEN AND SPACED FROM BOTH OF SAID OPENINGS AND THE MARGINAL PORTIONS OF THE SHEETS BOUNDING SAID OPENINGS, AND SAID SHEETS BEING MOVABLE FROM EACH OTHER INTERMEDIATE THEIR PLURALITY OF SECURED POSITIONS WHEREBY JUICE CAN PASS FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE ENVELOPE TO BE DISPENSED THROUGH THE SECOND OPENING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
223 words
A COMBINED CONTAINER AND JUICER DEVICE FOR MANUALLY EXPRESSING AND DISPENSING JUICE FROM A PIECE OF CITRUS FRUIT CONTAINED THEREIN, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE ENVELOPE HAVING AN INTERIOR BOUNDED BY SUPERPOSED IMPERFORATE FIRST AND SECOND SHEETS OF A FLEXIBLE MATERIAL SUBSTANTIALLY IMPERVIOUS AND INERT TO FRUIT JUICE, SAID ENVELOPE HAVING FIRST AND SECOND OPENINGS BOUNDED THROUGHOUT THEIR EXTENTS BY MARGINAL PORTIONS OF THE FIRST AND SECOND SHEETS WITH SAID OPENINGS COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OTHER THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF THE ENVELOPE WHEREBY, RESPECTIVELY, A PIECE OF FRUIT CAN BE PLACED WITHIN AND THE JUICE THEREOF CAN BE DISPENSED FROM THE ENVELOPE, MEANS RESTRICTING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE OPENINGS THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF THE ENVELOPE, SAID MEANS COMPRISING THE FIRST AND SECOND SHEETS BEING SECURED TOGETHER IN SUPERPOSED RELATION AT A PLURALITY OF POSITIONS THAT ARE SPACED ALONG A LINE, SAID LINE TRAVERSING THE INTERIOR OF THE ENVELOPE AND ISOLATING THE OPENINGS FROM EACH OTHER THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF THE ENVELOPE, SAID LINE AND THE POSITIONS AT WHICH THE SHEETS ARE SECURED TOGETHER THEREALONG BEING DISPOSED BETWEEN AND SPACED FROM BOTH OF SAID OPENINGS AND THE MARGINAL PORTIONS OF THE SHEETS BOUNDING SAID OPENINGS, AND SAID SHEETS BEING MOVABLE FROM EACH OTHER INTERMEDIATE THEIR PLURALITY OF SECURED POSITIONS WHEREBY JUICE CAN PASS FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE ENVELOPE TO BE DISPENSED THROUGH THE SECOND OPENING.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-12-01 | 1972-06-01 | 1972-12-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-12-01 | 1976-06-01 | 1976-12-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |