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US 2009/0289075 A1Published application
Container with closure
OwnerWilliam Rubinsteininventor
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Abstract
A generally cylindrical plastic container has a metal ring-pull top cap on an upper end and a snap-fit closure on a lower end. The closure includes a tapered portion which slides into the lower end of the container and a groove portion which interlocks with a head formed on the lower end of the container.
Claims16
A container with a closure comprising:
- a generally cylindrical container having an upper end and a lower end, having a wall defining an interior portion with a head portion formed on said lower end;
- a snap-fit closure having a closure portion disposed projecting into said interior portion and a groove portion, with said groove portion accepting and interlocking with said head portion;
- and
- a top attached to said upper end of said container.
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A method for forming a container with a closure comprising the steps of:
- forming a rectangle of a plastic material, having a pair of longitudinal edges and a pair of transverse edges;
- bending said rectangle to bring longitudinal edges together to form a cylinder having an upper end and a lower end;
- connecting said longitudinal edges;
- attaching a cap to said upper end;
- forming a head on said lower end by bending said lower end inwardly;
- forming a closure having a tapered portion and a groove portion;
- and
- inserting said tapered portion into said lower end of said cylinder to force said head and said groove portion to interlock.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.