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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:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1997
Ralph P Rettke, Naperville, IL (US);
W. Braun Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A roller-type storage container, dispenser and applicator includes a ball centered in a ball-retaining socket in a cap threadedly surmounting a container body. The cap is joined through an integral live hinge to a lid which is formed with an interior annular ring. Upon closure of the pivotally-hinged lid, the interior annular ring engages and bears inwardly against an outer upper wall section of the ball-retaining socket of the cap and urges the wall of the ball-retaining socket into positive, fluid-sealing engagement against the ball surface. Simultaneously, a vertically-directed force vector, generated during closure forces impressed by the lid upon the cap, bears upon the ball-retaining socket and forces the ball downwardly to seal against an annular, radially-inwardly-presented sealing ring integrally formed at a base of the ball-retaining socket, to seal the contents of the container therewithin.
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