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Waterproof match package

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Granted: 1964-03-03
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Expires: 1981-03-03
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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 09:22
CPC Classifications
A; A24; A24F; A24F27/00; A24F27/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 235 words
A WATERPROOF MATCH PACKAGE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A TUBULAR WATERPROOF CONTAINER HAVING AN UPPER CAP PORTION AND A LOWER CAP PORTION, SAID UPPER CAP PORTION BEING CLOSED AT ONE END AND OPEN AT THE OTHER, SAID LOWER CAP PORTION BEING CLOSED AT ONE END AND OPEN AT THE OTHER, SAID OPEN ENDS OF SAID UPPER AND LOWER CAP PORTIONS BEING ADAPTED TO TELESCOPICALLY ENGAGE, EACH OF SAID UPPER AND LOWER CAP PORTIONS HAVING AN AXIAL CYLINDRICAL ENGAGING SURFACE AND A SUBSTANTIALLY RADIAL ANNULAR ENGAGING SURFACE AT OPPOSITE TERMINAL ENDS RESPECTIVELY OF SAID TELESCOPICALLY ENGAGING PORTIONS SO THAT UPON TELESCOPIC ENGAGEMENT OF SAID UPPER CAP PORTION WITH SAID LOWER CAP PORTION AN AXIAL SEAL IS FORMED BETWEEN SAID AXIAL CYLINDRICAL ENGAGING SURFACES AND A RADIAL SEAL IS FORMED BETWEEN SAID SUBSTANTIALLY RADIAL ANNULAR ENGAGING SURFACES, SAID RADIAL AND AXIAL SEALS BEING AT OPPOSITE TERMINAL ENDS OF SAID TELESCOPICALLY ENGAGING PORTIONS, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID TELESCOPICALLY ENGAGING PORTIONS BEING COMPOSED OF A RESILIENT MATERIAL, AN OPEN ENDED REPLACEABLE HOLLOW TUBE TELESCOPICALLY FITTED IN SAID CONTAINER AND HAVING AN OUTER STRIKING SURFACE, SAID TUBE BEING OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH TO PROJECT FROM SAID LOWER CAP PORTION WHEN ONE END OF SAID TUBE RESTS ON THE CLOSED END OF SAID LOWER CAP PORTION WHEN SAID UPPER CAP PORTION IS REMOVED SO THAT A PORTION OF SAID STRIKING SURFACE IS EXPOSED FOR USE WITHOUT REMOVAL FROM SAID LOWER CAP PORTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 235 words
A WATERPROOF MATCH PACKAGE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A TUBULAR WATERPROOF CONTAINER HAVING AN UPPER CAP PORTION AND A LOWER CAP PORTION, SAID UPPER CAP PORTION BEING CLOSED AT ONE END AND OPEN AT THE OTHER, SAID LOWER CAP PORTION BEING CLOSED AT ONE END AND OPEN AT THE OTHER, SAID OPEN ENDS OF SAID UPPER AND LOWER CAP PORTIONS BEING ADAPTED TO TELESCOPICALLY ENGAGE, EACH OF SAID UPPER AND LOWER CAP PORTIONS HAVING AN AXIAL CYLINDRICAL ENGAGING SURFACE AND A SUBSTANTIALLY RADIAL ANNULAR ENGAGING SURFACE AT OPPOSITE TERMINAL ENDS RESPECTIVELY OF SAID TELESCOPICALLY ENGAGING PORTIONS SO THAT UPON TELESCOPIC ENGAGEMENT OF SAID UPPER CAP PORTION WITH SAID LOWER CAP PORTION AN AXIAL SEAL IS FORMED BETWEEN SAID AXIAL CYLINDRICAL ENGAGING SURFACES AND A RADIAL SEAL IS FORMED BETWEEN SAID SUBSTANTIALLY RADIAL ANNULAR ENGAGING SURFACES, SAID RADIAL AND AXIAL SEALS BEING AT OPPOSITE TERMINAL ENDS OF SAID TELESCOPICALLY ENGAGING PORTIONS, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID TELESCOPICALLY ENGAGING PORTIONS BEING COMPOSED OF A RESILIENT MATERIAL, AN OPEN ENDED REPLACEABLE HOLLOW TUBE TELESCOPICALLY FITTED IN SAID CONTAINER AND HAVING AN OUTER STRIKING SURFACE, SAID TUBE BEING OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH TO PROJECT FROM SAID LOWER CAP PORTION WHEN ONE END OF SAID TUBE RESTS ON THE CLOSED END OF SAID LOWER CAP PORTION WHEN SAID UPPER CAP PORTION IS REMOVED SO THAT A PORTION OF SAID STRIKING SURFACE IS EXPOSED FOR USE WITHOUT REMOVAL FROM SAID LOWER CAP PORTION.

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