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US 12,420,989 B2Granted
Anti-cross-threading thread configuration
AssigneeRunway Blue, LLC
InventorDavid Bytheway
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Abstract
A threaded closure system includes a threaded opening and a threaded closure, where at least one thread of the threaded opening or the threaded closure has a leading portion with a steeper angle than the rest of the thread.
Claims20
A container comprising:
- an opening;
- a first helical thread, the first helical thread disposed about at least a portion of the opening;
- a closure configured to close the opening;
- and
- a second helical thread, the second helical thread formed on the closure,
- wherein the second helical thread has a helical leading portion having a first helix angle and a helical trailing portion having a second helix angle, and
- wherein the first helix angle is lesser than the second helix angle.
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