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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:
May. 14, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 12, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael W McManus, Fairport, NY (US);
Assignee:
Tenneco Plastics Company, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220339 ; 206508 ; 206518 ; 206519 ; 229406 ; 220-423 ; 220337 ;
Abstract
A thermoplastic hinged container having stiffened side walls and having spaced channels in a shoulder/flange seal portion of the container base and mating stiffening lugs in an opposing lid portion to prevent warping of the container during closure and provide improved sealing.