Container assembly
Patent 4440307 Issued on April 3, 1984. Estimated Expiration Date: 
April 3, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
April 3, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 1492415 2258285 2551484 3346279 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/921035 filed on 06/30/1978US Classes:220/4.21, Container formed of only two similar sections220/4.12, Tank for fluids220/683, Separate strip-like element220/8TelescopingExaminersPrimary: Pollard, Steven M.Attorney, Agent or FirmAbstractA container assembly formed of two cup-shaped container halves which are combined with their open end portions in telescoped relation and being secured together by way of a coupling sleeve. The coupling sleeve is internal in the preferred embodiment, but may be external. The overlapped free end portions of the container halves may be disposed immediately adjacent one another, or may be separated by the coupling sleeve. Except when the coupling sleeve is located externally, the raw edge of the free end of the inner free end portion is always protected by the coupling sleeve. The coupling sleeve may have a socket in which one or both of the free end portions is seated. The container halves are formed of metal and the coupling sleeve is formed of a plastics material and bonded to a coating on the metal halves. | |
