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Universal container closure

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-12-18
CINTRON TYLER G
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It is not uncommon for one to lose or break a closure that is provided with a container.
In some cases, this can cause the contents of the container to spoil.
If a suitable replacement closure is not obtained quickly, the paint can dry out or degrade.

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[0014]The present invention, universal container closure 10, is illustrated in FIG. 1. Universal container closure 10 comprises a solid body made of flexible material, such as a low durometer polymer material. In order for the closure to have desirable deformation characteristics it is preferable that the material have a shore A durometer of less than 60 but more than 30. It is even more preferred that the material have a shore A durometer of between 35 and 55, with a most preferred value of approximately 50. Exterior surface 18 includes planed surface 42 and planed surface 44 (shown in FIG. 2) which allows the user to easily grasp universal container closure 10 when placing the closure on or removing the closure off of a container. Opening 22 is provided on one end of the solid body. Opening 22 opens into medium cylindrical cavity 16.

[0015]Turning to FIG. 2, the reader will note that opening 20 is provided on the opposite side of the solid body from opening 22. Opening 22 opens int...

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A universal container closure capable of sealing containers with various opening sizes and configurations. The universal container closure includes a solid body with a first opening in the exterior surface that opens into a first cylindrical cavity. A second cylindrical cavity is fluidly connected and coaxial with the first cylindrical cavity. The second cylindrical cavity has a smaller diameter than the first cylindrical cavity. A second opening is also provided in the solid body which opens into a third cylindrical cavity. The third cylindrical cavity has a diameter that is larger than the diameter of the second cylindrical cavity but smaller than the diameter of the first cylindrical cavity.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]This invention relates to the field of container closures. More specifically, the present invention comprises a universal container closure capable of sealing container openings of varying size and configuration.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]Various container closures are known in the prior art. Most container closures are designed to fit a group of containers having a commonly-sized opening. The designs of prior art container closures are also particularly-configured to compliment features of the container opening. For example, many container closures have female threading that is patterned to engage male threading present on the container opening.[0005]It is not uncommon for one to lose or break a closure that is provided with a container. In some cases, this can cause the contents of the container to spoil. In these cases, it would be desirable to provide a replacement closure capable of sealing the co...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D41/04
CPCB65D41/16B65D2251/08B65D2251/09
Inventor CINTRON, TYLER G.
Owner CINTRON TYLER G
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