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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1987
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1981
Earl D Giggard, Clarendon Hills, IL (US);
Nick S Khoury, Worth, IL (US);
Donald R Terrien, Naperville, IL (US);
Continental Group, Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A paint can having a body with a curl at its upper open end and a plug having a downwardly open groove defined by an upright wall formed to fit within the open end of the body, a radial bight which in the closed position of the plug overlaps the curl and compress a sealing band thereagainst, and an outer flange with an inwardly offset lower portion which snaps under the curl, the lower edge of the flange having an inturned curl which is sprung into an annular groove in the body wall, the portion of the wall defining the said annular groove forming an annular internal rib on the body which enters a complimentary groove in the plug side wall. A handle is provided connected to a band encircling the body and abuts the lower edge of the outer flange of the plug in the closed position, the band sliding upwardly with the handle and extending into the body curl when the plug is removed.