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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. 23, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gene J Kuzma, Columbus, OH (US);
Douglas W Weaver, Troy, OH (US);
Assignee:
G. K. Packaging, Inc., Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220780 ; 215217 ;
Abstract
A flange shape which permits a minimum amount of force to be used in causing the closure to engage the container thus enabling a minimum amount of material to be used in the manufacture of the container while maximizing the amount of force necessary to disengage the closure after it has been attached to the top of the container.