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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. 17, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2001
Edward F. Owens, Ellicott City, MD (US);
United States Can Company, Lombard, IL (US);
Abstract
A connector ( ) used in packaging together two aerosol containers (A , A ) for sale as a unit. A first connector segment ( ) attaches to one aerosol container (A ), and a second connector segment ( ) attaches to the other aerosol containers (A ). The connector segments grasp adjacent portions of the respective aerosol containers which, in one embodiment are stacked vertically, one above the other, and in other embodiments horizontally in a side-by-side configuration. In two of the embodiments, the connector is formed as a one piece, integral connector. In a third embodiment, the connector segments are separate pieces ( C and C) with one piece ( C) attaching to the top, cap portion of the containers, and the other piece ( C) attaching to the base of the respective containers. In each embodiment the containers are handled as a single unit regardless of whether one container or the other, or the connector, is used to move the containers.