Patent · US Expired

Closure assembly for a wide mouth vessel

US7182213B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 19, 2002
Grant dateFeb 27, 2007
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Expiry dateNov 19, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D51/1688
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A closure assembly includes: a vessel opening; a closure for said opening, the closure having a base portion and a skirt portion; a first screw thread on the opening, said first screw thread having one or more first thread segments; a second screw thread on an inner surface of the skirt of the closure, said second screw thread having one or more second thread segments; said first and second screw threads being configured to enable a user to secure, remove and resecure the closure into a sealing position on the opening by rotation of the closure on the opening; wherein the first thread segments are shorter than said second thread segments; and wherein the second thread segments are each made up of one or more radially spaced projecting portions, each said portion extending radially no more than about 60° around the closure skirt.

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