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Stabilized upright tubular container

US4666324A · kind A · utility

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2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 9, 1985
Grant dateMay 19, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 9, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA45D40/06
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A tubular casing which is designed to be stable in an upright position it has a bottom portion with an axial opening into which is forcibly fitted an axial spigot on a base member which engages the bottom portion. An annular ballast weight is fitted around the spigot and is held in place on it by the bottom portion; the ballast weight may have claws on its inside to engage the spigot, which can be of tapering form and has latching members to hold it in the opening.

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