Patent · US Expired

Automatically re-closing a closure difficult for children to open

US4078702A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 14, 1976
Grant dateMar 14, 1978
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 14, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D47/265
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to automatic closures of the type in which finger pressure applied to a portion of the closure opens an aperture of a container to which the closure is attached thereby permitting dispensing of granular material from the container. Upon release of finger pressure, the closure self-closes, preventing accidental dispensing of material from the container.

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