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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:
Jul. 28, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 14, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tsutomu Kobayashi, Ibaraki, JP;
Tsugio Arai, Ibaraki, JP;
Assignee:
Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
215235 ; 215237 ; 220389 ; 16227 ;
Abstract
A snap-hinged cap includes a main body section of thermoplastic synthetic resin, a cap integrally molded with the main body section, a film hinge connecting the main body section and the cap, and straps arranged on both lateral sides of the film hinge. The straps are connected to the main body section and the cap at connecting sections. Each of the straps has a center line longer than a straight line between the connecting sections. The skirt section of the cap has a peripheral wall which includes a thin portion located adjacent to the film hinge and the straps and a remaining portion.