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Lockable container closure

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Granted: 1964-03-31
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Expires: 1981-03-31
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Abstract

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D47/00; B65D47/04; B65D47/06; B65D47/08; B65D47/0804; B65D47/0833; B65D47/0838; B65D2251/00; B65D2251/10; B65D2251/1016; B65D2251/105; B65D2251/1091; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/82

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 242 words
A LOCKABLE CONTAINER CLOSURE TO BE POSITIONED IN OPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH AN APERTURED TOP OF A PRODUCT CONTAINER, COMPRISING A ONE PIECE CLOSURE BODY DEFINED BY TWO HINGEDLY CONNECTED INTEGRAL SECTIONS WHICH ARE FOLDABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER ALONG A HINGE SECTION POSITIONED THEREBETWEEN WHICH INTERCONNECTS SAID SECTIONS, ONE OF SAID BODY SECTIONS INCLUDING A STOPPER PLUG HAVING A PRODUCT DISPENSING OPENING THERETHROUGH, SAID PLUG BEING RECEIVABLE IN AN APERTURE THROUGH SAID CONTAINER TOP, SAID ONE BODY SECTION INCLUDING A LATERAL FLANGE EXTENSION INTEGRAL WITH AND PROJECTING LATERALLY RELATIVE TO SAID PLUG IN A DIRECTION GENERALLY OPPOSITE FROM SAID HINGE SECTION, SAID LATERAL EXTENSION HAVING A LOCK OPENING THEREIN WHICH IS DISTINCT FROM SAID PRODUCT DISPENSING OPENING; THE OTHER OF SAID BODY SECTIONS INCLUDING CLOSURE STRUCTURE FOR OVERLYING AN UPPER PORTION OF SAID STOPPER PLUG FOR BLOCKING SAID DISPENSING OPENING THERETHROUGH WHEN SAID BODY SECTIONS ARE FOLDED RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER, AND LOCK MEANS COMPRISING A LOCK SHANK INTEGRAL WITH AND PROJECTING FROM SAID OTHER SECTION AND ENGAGEABLE IN SAID LOCK OPENING OF SAID LATERAL EXTENSION OF SAID ONE BODY SECTION WHEN SAID OTHER BODY SECTION IS FOLDED TO OVERLIE SAID ONE SECTION, SAID LOCK SHANK WHEN SAID OTHER SECTION IS SO FOLDED AND WHEN SAID LOCK SHANK IS INSERTED IN SAID OPENING NORMALLY POSITIVELY PRECLUDING REMOVAL OF SAID CLOSURE STRUCTURE FROM BLOCKING RELATIONSHIP RELATIVE TO SAID STOPPER PLUG DISPENSING OPENING SO LONG AS SAID BODY SECTIONS REMAIN INTACT AND HINGEDLY CONNECTED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 242 words
A LOCKABLE CONTAINER CLOSURE TO BE POSITIONED IN OPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH AN APERTURED TOP OF A PRODUCT CONTAINER, COMPRISING A ONE PIECE CLOSURE BODY DEFINED BY TWO HINGEDLY CONNECTED INTEGRAL SECTIONS WHICH ARE FOLDABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER ALONG A HINGE SECTION POSITIONED THEREBETWEEN WHICH INTERCONNECTS SAID SECTIONS, ONE OF SAID BODY SECTIONS INCLUDING A STOPPER PLUG HAVING A PRODUCT DISPENSING OPENING THERETHROUGH, SAID PLUG BEING RECEIVABLE IN AN APERTURE THROUGH SAID CONTAINER TOP, SAID ONE BODY SECTION INCLUDING A LATERAL FLANGE EXTENSION INTEGRAL WITH AND PROJECTING LATERALLY RELATIVE TO SAID PLUG IN A DIRECTION GENERALLY OPPOSITE FROM SAID HINGE SECTION, SAID LATERAL EXTENSION HAVING A LOCK OPENING THEREIN WHICH IS DISTINCT FROM SAID PRODUCT DISPENSING OPENING; THE OTHER OF SAID BODY SECTIONS INCLUDING CLOSURE STRUCTURE FOR OVERLYING AN UPPER PORTION OF SAID STOPPER PLUG FOR BLOCKING SAID DISPENSING OPENING THERETHROUGH WHEN SAID BODY SECTIONS ARE FOLDED RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER, AND LOCK MEANS COMPRISING A LOCK SHANK INTEGRAL WITH AND PROJECTING FROM SAID OTHER SECTION AND ENGAGEABLE IN SAID LOCK OPENING OF SAID LATERAL EXTENSION OF SAID ONE BODY SECTION WHEN SAID OTHER BODY SECTION IS FOLDED TO OVERLIE SAID ONE SECTION, SAID LOCK SHANK WHEN SAID OTHER SECTION IS SO FOLDED AND WHEN SAID LOCK SHANK IS INSERTED IN SAID OPENING NORMALLY POSITIVELY PRECLUDING REMOVAL OF SAID CLOSURE STRUCTURE FROM BLOCKING RELATIONSHIP RELATIVE TO SAID STOPPER PLUG DISPENSING OPENING SO LONG AS SAID BODY SECTIONS REMAIN INTACT AND HINGEDLY CONNECTED.

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