Snap-acting spring device
Patent 4601413 Issued on July 22, 1986. Estimated Expiration Date: 
July 22, 2003. 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.
July 22, 2003. 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 2139085 2643394 2829380 3093273 3264884 One-piece plastic tap Dispenser coffee cap Patent #: 4408703 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/446484 filed on 12/02/1982US Classes:222/498, SNAP-ACTING OUTLET ELEMENT222/499, Axially movable tube, sleeve, or apertured cap222/515, For elements having plural, diverse motions222/516, For rotary elements222/559, Reciprocatory267/159, Snap spring267/160, Flexural support74/100.1Snap actionExaminersPrimary: Rolla, Joseph J.Assistant: Handren, Frederick R. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesB65D 47/26 (20060101)B65D 47/20 (20060101) B65D 47/04 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1981-12-03 DEAbstractA hinge apparatus is disclosed, in which at least two flexible strips (1-3) are articulated, each via two articulation grooves (7, 8), to two parts (5, 6) that are movable relative to one another and are substantially cylindrical in embodiment, in such a manner that upon a relative movement of the two parts with respect to one another out of one stable position into the other stable position, the flexible strips are located in a substantially radial plane of the two parts (FIG. 3a). | |
