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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. 02, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Arthur L Lifshey, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
215278 ; 215208 ; 215303 ; 220255 ; 220278 ;
Abstract
A closure device for containers comprising a cap having a piercing member, the cap moving first downward and then upward relative to a container to which it is affixed, when first rotated in the direction used to open the container, the piercing member capable of causing rupture of a seal on the container during the downward motion and the upward motion resulting in removal of the cap.