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US3124267A
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Granted: 1964-03-10
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Expires: 1981-03-10
Abstract
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2026-10-29 12:05
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D39/00; B65D39/08; B65D39/082; B65D39/084; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49863; Y10T29/49876; Y10T29/49908; Y10T29/49915; Y10T29/4992
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
201 words
THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A CONTAINER HAVING AN INTERNALLY THREADED OPENING AND A TAPERED ANNULAR SEAT CIRCUMSCRIBING SUCH OPENING WITH THE LARGEST DIAMETER PORTION OF SAID SEAT BEING ADJACENT THE EXTERIOR OF SAID CONTAINER AND WITH THE SMALLEST DIAMETER PORTION OF SAID SEAT BEING ADJACENT THE INTERIOR OF SAID CONTAINER, AN EXTERNALLY THREADED PLUG FOR CLOSING SAID CONTAINER OPENING AND ADAPTED TO BE THREADED INTO THE LATTER FROM THE CONTAINER EXTERIOR, AND MEANS ON SAID PLUG TO ESTABLISH A FLUIDTIGHT SEAL WITH THE CONTAINER AND PROVIDING AN ANNULAR, KNIFE-LIKE EDGE HAVING A DIAMETER SMALLER THAN THE LARGEST DIAMETER PORTION OF SAID CONTAINER SEAT BUT LARGER THAN THE SMALLEST DIAMETER PORTION OF SAID CONTAINER SEAT AND SAID KNIFE-LIKE EDGE FORCEABLY ENGAGING SAID CONTAINER SEAT INTERMEDIATE THE AFORESAID LARGEST AND SMALLEST DIAMETER PORTIONS THEREOF AS SAID PLUG IS THREADED TIGHTLY INTO SAID CONTAINER OPENING, SAID MEANS BEING OF A MATERIAL SUFFICIENTLY RIGID TO RESIST FLOWING UNDER THE PRESSURE EXERTED BY TIGHTENING SAID PLUG IN SAID CONTAINER OPENING BUT SUCH MATERIAL BEING SOFTER THAN SAID CONTAINER SEAT TO PROVIDE FOR SLIGHT DEFORMATION OF SAID KNIFE-LIKE EDGE AS A RESULT OF THE HIGH PRESSURE PER UNIT OF AREA DEVELOPED THEREON WHEN SAID PLUG IS SO TIGHTENED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
201 words
THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A CONTAINER HAVING AN INTERNALLY THREADED OPENING AND A TAPERED ANNULAR SEAT CIRCUMSCRIBING SUCH OPENING WITH THE LARGEST DIAMETER PORTION OF SAID SEAT BEING ADJACENT THE EXTERIOR OF SAID CONTAINER AND WITH THE SMALLEST DIAMETER PORTION OF SAID SEAT BEING ADJACENT THE INTERIOR OF SAID CONTAINER, AN EXTERNALLY THREADED PLUG FOR CLOSING SAID CONTAINER OPENING AND ADAPTED TO BE THREADED INTO THE LATTER FROM THE CONTAINER EXTERIOR, AND MEANS ON SAID PLUG TO ESTABLISH A FLUIDTIGHT SEAL WITH THE CONTAINER AND PROVIDING AN ANNULAR, KNIFE-LIKE EDGE HAVING A DIAMETER SMALLER THAN THE LARGEST DIAMETER PORTION OF SAID CONTAINER SEAT BUT LARGER THAN THE SMALLEST DIAMETER PORTION OF SAID CONTAINER SEAT AND SAID KNIFE-LIKE EDGE FORCEABLY ENGAGING SAID CONTAINER SEAT INTERMEDIATE THE AFORESAID LARGEST AND SMALLEST DIAMETER PORTIONS THEREOF AS SAID PLUG IS THREADED TIGHTLY INTO SAID CONTAINER OPENING, SAID MEANS BEING OF A MATERIAL SUFFICIENTLY RIGID TO RESIST FLOWING UNDER THE PRESSURE EXERTED BY TIGHTENING SAID PLUG IN SAID CONTAINER OPENING BUT SUCH MATERIAL BEING SOFTER THAN SAID CONTAINER SEAT TO PROVIDE FOR SLIGHT DEFORMATION OF SAID KNIFE-LIKE EDGE AS A RESULT OF THE HIGH PRESSURE PER UNIT OF AREA DEVELOPED THEREON WHEN SAID PLUG IS SO TIGHTENED.
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-03-10 | 1967-09-09 | 1968-03-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-03-10 | 1971-09-09 | 1972-03-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-03-10 | 1975-09-09 | 1976-03-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |