Patent · US Expired

Bung-type container

US5016775A · kind A · utility

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11References
7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 14, 1989
Grant dateMay 21, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 14, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF17C2205/0305
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tube stub is formed from the material of a sheet metal cover to define the bunghole of a drum, cask or barrel and is provided with a screwthread into which the bung is threadedly fitted so that the bung will press a seal against an annular sealing surface defined by the tube stub.

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