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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. 11, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
3L Filters Ltd., Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 4/532 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 4/532 ;
Abstract
A pressurized vessel having a quick release lid closure system for clamping a vessel lid to a vessel container comprises an open hoop with spaced apart ends. The hoop carries a plurality of spaced apart clamped blocks which having wedge-shaped channels for mating engagement with opposing lugs on the lid and container. The spaced apart hoop ends are pulled towards one another to reduce the circumference of the hoop to move the clamp blocks onto the corresponding lugs and draw the lugs together to seal the lid to the container.