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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:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian K. Culley, Mt. Vernon, IN (US);
C. Edward Luker, Evansville, IN (US);
Gary V. Montgomery, Evansville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Rexam Medical Packaging Inc., Evansville, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 4/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 4/104 ;
Abstract
A container finish comprising a helical load carrying member which transmits downward force from the top wall of a closure to the threads of a container to prevent seal failure under stacking load conditions. The helical load carrying member is preferably located on a container neck, parallel to a primary thread. In the alternative the helical load carrying member may be located on a closure finish.