Container with "stay open" lid
CA 2017675 C · Owner: Mellenthin, Lynn A. · Inventors: Kaufman, David P.; Mellenthin, Lynn A.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
A wet wipe container contains first and second protruding surfaces within the lid and base, respectively which contact each, other to maintain the lid in a partially open position until the user applies a sufficient downward force to close the lid. Maintaining the lid in a partially open position is particularly advantageous for users of baby wipes, who frequently have to reach into the container for a second wipe using only one hand.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed May 28, 1990 and granted January 11, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 28, 2010.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by May 28, 2012.
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