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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. 15, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2006
Applicants:
Mike Lynn Peters, New Castle, PA (US);
Richard D Lohrman, North Aurora, IL (US);
Inventors:
Mike Lynn Peters, New Castle, PA (US);
Richard D Lohrman, North Aurora, IL (US);
Assignee:
Portola Packaging, Inc., Batavia, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 7/28 (2006.01); B65D 39/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment there is provided a novel container neck finish having a substantially cylindrical exterior wall surface surrounding an orifice defined in the container and a thread structure positioned about the exterior wall surface. The thread structure has at least a first portion and a second portion. Each portion has a corresponding effective maximum diameter, wherein the effective maximum diameter of the first portion is less than the effective maximum diameter of the second portion.