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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:
Mar. 06, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Davis B Dwinell, Warren, NJ (US);
Thomas G Moller, Rahway, NJ (US);
Assignee:
American Flange & Manufacturing Co. Inc., Linden, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220303 ; 220288 ; 220366 ;
Abstract
A lightweight metal protective closure for covering the threaded dispensing openings in steel shipping drums during the drum exterior painting process. The closure is formed as a shallow cup having a bottom wall surrounded by an upstanding sidewall. The sidewall is formed with a single embossed thread and terminates in a circumferentially extending radially fluted lip. The lip is contoured to closely overlie and protect the exposed top surfaces of the upstanding opening neck from deleterious paint coverage leaving the lower neck surfaces exposed.