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Valved container for liquid dispenser

Assignee: Magi Pak Corp
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Filing: 1965-04-29
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Granted: 1966-06-28
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Expires: 1985-04-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Carl A Gran

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 00:50
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D77/00; B65D77/04; B65D77/06; B65D77/062; B65D77/065; B65D77/067; B67; B67D; B67D3/00; B67D3/04; B67D3/043

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 295 words
A MOLDED PLASTIC CONTAINER FOR LIQUID COMESTIBLES OR THE LIKE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: A BOX-LIKE STRUCTURE HAVING UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY SLOPING SIDES AND AN OPEN TOP, AN ANNULAR RIM INTEGRALLY FORMED ON THE OUTER SURFACES OF THE SIDES OF SAID STRUCTURE ADJACENT THE UPPER EDGES OF SAID SIDES, THE INNER SURFACE OF THE SIDES PROXIMATE THE RIM BEING TAPERED OUTWARDLY FROM THE PLANE OF THE SIDES; AND A COVER ADAPTED TO CLOSE SAID OPEN TOP, SAID COVER HAVING A CENTRAL PORTION, AN ANNULAR DEPENDING FLANGE HAVING A TAPER CORRESPONDING TO THAT OF THE TAPERED INNER SURFACE OF SAID SIDE FOR SEALING ENGAGING SAID TAPERED INNER SURFACE, AND AN ANNULAR MARGINAL FLANGE EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID DEPENDING FLANGE AND CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO ENGAGE SAID RIM ON SAID STRUCTURE FOR RETAINING SAID COVER IN SEALING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID STRUCTURE, WHEREBY SAID BOX-LIKE STRUCTURE IS NESTABLE WITHIN A LIKE BOX-LIKE STRUCTURE WHEN THE COVER IS REMOVED, SAID BOX-LIKE STRUCTURE HAVING A DISCHRAGE OPENING ADJACENT THE BOTTOM THEREOF THROUGH WHICH LIQUID COMESTIBLES MAY BE DISCHARGED, AND SAID COVER HAVING AN INLET OPENING DEFINED THEREIN THROUGH WHICH LIQUID COMESTIBLES MAY BE POURED INTO THE CONTAINER, A CLOSURE CAP SEALING ENGAGED IN SAID INLET OPENING, SAID CLOSURE CAP HAVING A GENERALLY PLANAR TOP AND AN ANNULAR FLANGE PORTION DEPENDING DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM, SAID ANNULAR FLANGE SEALING ENGAGING THE PORTION OF THE COVER DEFINING SAID INLET OPENING, THE TOP OF SAID CLOSURE CAP HAVING A SCORED SURFACE THEREIN, WHEREBY WHEN SAID CONTAINER IS FILLED WITH LIQUID COMESTIBLES, SAID CLOSURE CAP IS INSERTED INTO SAID COVER TO PROVIDE A SEALED CHAMBER WITHIN SAID CONTAINER, AND WHEN IT IS DESIRED TO DISCHARGE LIQUID COMESTIBLES FROM SAID CONTAINER, SAID SCORED SURFACE IS MANUALLY DISPLACED TO PERMIT AIR TO ENTER THE TOP OF THE SEALED CHAMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 295 words
A MOLDED PLASTIC CONTAINER FOR LIQUID COMESTIBLES OR THE LIKE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: A BOX-LIKE STRUCTURE HAVING UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY SLOPING SIDES AND AN OPEN TOP, AN ANNULAR RIM INTEGRALLY FORMED ON THE OUTER SURFACES OF THE SIDES OF SAID STRUCTURE ADJACENT THE UPPER EDGES OF SAID SIDES, THE INNER SURFACE OF THE SIDES PROXIMATE THE RIM BEING TAPERED OUTWARDLY FROM THE PLANE OF THE SIDES; AND A COVER ADAPTED TO CLOSE SAID OPEN TOP, SAID COVER HAVING A CENTRAL PORTION, AN ANNULAR DEPENDING FLANGE HAVING A TAPER CORRESPONDING TO THAT OF THE TAPERED INNER SURFACE OF SAID SIDE FOR SEALING ENGAGING SAID TAPERED INNER SURFACE, AND AN ANNULAR MARGINAL FLANGE EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID DEPENDING FLANGE AND CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO ENGAGE SAID RIM ON SAID STRUCTURE FOR RETAINING SAID COVER IN SEALING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID STRUCTURE, WHEREBY SAID BOX-LIKE STRUCTURE IS NESTABLE WITHIN A LIKE BOX-LIKE STRUCTURE WHEN THE COVER IS REMOVED, SAID BOX-LIKE STRUCTURE HAVING A DISCHRAGE OPENING ADJACENT THE BOTTOM THEREOF THROUGH WHICH LIQUID COMESTIBLES MAY BE DISCHARGED, AND SAID COVER HAVING AN INLET OPENING DEFINED THEREIN THROUGH WHICH LIQUID COMESTIBLES MAY BE POURED INTO THE CONTAINER, A CLOSURE CAP SEALING ENGAGED IN SAID INLET OPENING, SAID CLOSURE CAP HAVING A GENERALLY PLANAR TOP AND AN ANNULAR FLANGE PORTION DEPENDING DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM, SAID ANNULAR FLANGE SEALING ENGAGING THE PORTION OF THE COVER DEFINING SAID INLET OPENING, THE TOP OF SAID CLOSURE CAP HAVING A SCORED SURFACE THEREIN, WHEREBY WHEN SAID CONTAINER IS FILLED WITH LIQUID COMESTIBLES, SAID CLOSURE CAP IS INSERTED INTO SAID COVER TO PROVIDE A SEALED CHAMBER WITHIN SAID CONTAINER, AND WHEN IT IS DESIRED TO DISCHARGE LIQUID COMESTIBLES FROM SAID CONTAINER, SAID SCORED SURFACE IS MANUALLY DISPLACED TO PERMIT AIR TO ENTER THE TOP OF THE SEALED CHAMBER.

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