Patent · US Expired

Cap device

US5876140A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 21, 1997
Grant dateMar 2, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 21, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D41/46
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A cap is fitted onto an engagement portion of a main body such as that of a writing implement, paint applicator, make-up applicator, or container. An inner wall of the cap is provided with a flexible operating member having a free end capable of bending inward. An oblique guide surface is formed on at least one of the main body and the cap such that the cap can be separated from the main body by pressing the operating member inward.

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