US3187964A
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Sheet metal container with plastic closure plug
Assignee: Clarcor Inc
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Filing: 1964-08-28
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Granted: 1965-06-08
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Expires: 1984-08-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John A Foster
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 22:04
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D47/00; B65D47/04; B65D47/06; B65D47/08; B65D47/0804; B65D47/0833; B65D47/12; B65D47/14; B65D47/147
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
THE COMBINATION OF, A SHEET METAL CONTAINER HAVING A TOP WITH AN ELONGATED OPENING THEREIN DEFINED BY A RIGID INTERNAL PERIPHERAL WALL HAVING ELONGATED APPROXIMATELY PARALLEL SIDES AND SUBSTANTIALLY SHORTER ENDS MERGING THEREWITH, SAID SIDES BULGING OUTWARDLY TO SPACE THE INTERMEDIATE PORTIONS THEREOF APART A DISTANCE SOMEWHAT GREATER THAN THE LENGTHS OF SAID ENDS, AND A PLUG TYPE COVER FOR CLOSING SAID OPENING COMPOSED OF RESILIENTLY YIELDABLE PLASTIC MATERIAL LARGER THAN SAID OPENING HAVING A SKIRT INTEGRAL WITH AND DEPENDING FROM SAID COVER AND HAVING A CONTINUOUS OUTWARDLY PROJECTING PERIPHERAL BEAD TELESCOPED IN SAID OPENING AND LARGER THAN SAID WALL BY A SMALL AND SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM DIFFERENCE SUFFICIENT TO INSURE OUTWARD BUCKLING OF THE BEAD AND COMPRESSION AGAINST SAID WALL AROUND THE ENTIRE PERIPHERY THEREOF AS AN INCIDENT TO PERIPHERAL COMPRESSION OF THE BEAD AS SAID SKIRT IS PRESSED INTO SAID OPENING.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-06-07 | 1968-12-07 | 1969-06-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-06-07 | 1972-12-07 | 1973-06-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-06-07 | 1976-12-07 | 1977-06-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |