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Apparatus having a slidable cap

US8444339B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 5, 2012
Grant dateMay 21, 2013
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Expiry dateMar 5, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB43K25/022
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An apparatus comprises a body that extends longitudinally between a top end and a bottom end, an elongate slot disposed in an outer surface of the body and having first and second spaced-apart detents, and a cap disposed coaxially around the body and having a cut therein that defines an elongate arm. The elongate arm has an inwardly-oriented protrusion configured to engage the detents of the slot. The cap is slidable along the body such that the inwardly-oriented protrusion slides along the slot until it detachably engages a detent, thereby retaining the cap in either a closed position that covers the bottom end or an open position in which the bottom end is exposed.

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