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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:
Sep. 16, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas P Rapchak, New Castle, PA (US);
Michael Marino, New Castle, PA (US);
Assignee:
West Penn Plastics, New Castle, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ; B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220339 ; 220780 ; 220375 ; 215306 ;
Abstract
A container and cap assembly of the type comprising an integral molded container and hinge cap. The container having a neck surrounding an opening thereto with a rim extending thereabout. The cap is interconnected to the container by a living hinge, aligning the cap with the neck for sealing registration thereon. Engagement and release tabs extend from the respective container and cap portions for angularly aligned positioning to one another upon cap registration on the container.