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Open top container

CA 2180418 C · Owner: Mauser-Werke Gmbh & Co. Kg · Inventors: Hunter, John H.; Hudson, Charles F.

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An open top container having a drum and a lid wherein the lid engages the drum for sealing the contents thereof using clamps which secure the lid and drum into an engaged relationship. The lid and drum utilize a cammed engagement member so that as the clamps are activated the cammed surface provides a tightening of the lid to the drum.

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  • Filed July 3, 1996 and granted July 25, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 3, 2016.
  • A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by July 3, 2018.
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FiledJuly 3, 1996
GrantedJuly 25, 2000
Term endedJuly 3, 2016
Patent numberCA 2180418 C
Classification (IPC)B65D45/20 +2 more

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1997199920012003200520072009201120132015Application filedJuly 3, 1996Patent grantedJuly 25, 2000Term endedJuly 3, 2016

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