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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:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert J. McHenry, St. Charles, IL (US);
Thomas T. Tung, Barrington, IL (US);
Colleen M. Schwingel, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
American National Can Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 5/118 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 5/118 ;
Abstract
A closure member for an open end of a container includes a main body segment secured to edge portions of the container and a flap segment pivotally mounted to the main body segment. The main body segment defines a discharge port through which fluid discharges from the container; and the flap segment moves between a first position in which is covers the discharge port and a second position away from the discharge port.