Pilferproof cap
CA 1180303 A · Owner: Consumers Glass Company Limited · Inventors: Richard, Jean P.; Chartier, Robert M.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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A tamper indicating plastic cap for twist application to a threaded container neck comprises cap body and a band, interconnected to the cap by a plurality of bridges. Each of the bridges slopes upwardly in the direction of twist application of the cap to the container. A plurality of drive devices have co-operating abutments on the cap and band which are normally disengaged. The bridges flex as the band is snap-fitted over a bead on a threaded container shoulder in a manner which enhances the movement of the cooperating abutments towards one another as the band moves upwardly towards the cap. The abutments engage to drive the band with the cap to prevent breaking of the bridges as the band …
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Listed from its CIPO record in Patent Yard's archive of Canadian patents past their term. Its claims, description and drawings are in the CIPO record and on Google Patents, and the Claude kit works from them.
Why it's free to use
- Granted January 2, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 2, 2002.
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