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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. 05, 2000
Filed:
May. 04, 1999
William W Brecheisen, Findlay, OH (US);
Eugene F Haffner, Waterville, OH (US);
James E Hiltner, Sylvania, OH (US);
Wing-Kwong Keung, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Anthony J Scott, Maumee, OH (US);
George R Trepina, Holland, OH (US);
Owens-Illinois Closure Inc., Toledo, OH (US);
Abstract
This finish has bayonet provisions, each including circumferential catch portions, a first stop rib and a detent ridge downward from the distal end of the catch portion. This finish also has ramp provisions, each including a second stop rib and a sloping wedge portion extending down from top of the stop rib and having a surface sloping at 40.degree. from an imaginary circumferential line at the wedge portion. The stops, detent ridges and wedge surfaces all provide tactile notification to user as to the location of lugs on a cooperant cap on the finish.