Patents by Inventor Francis Couput

Francis Couput has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4546892
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plastic sealing screw cap with an improved tamper-proof strip, intended for containers provided with a ring of the "Pilferproof" type having a threading above a counter-ring whose lower part forms a raised edge, the cap having a head, a skirt provided with an inner threading, and a tamper-proof strip connected to the lower part of the skirt by a multiplicity of bridges constituting connections that can be broken. The tamper-proof strip has two parts, a first annular part (4A) connected to the lower part of the skirt (2) by the bridges that can be broken (5) and a second part consisting of a multiplicity of tabs (6) connected to the first part (4A) by thinner areas (7) forming a hinge, each tab having a heel (8) and a thinner extension (9). The tabs (6) form with the annular part (4A) an acute angle having its apex on the thinner areas (7) and are turned to the inside of the cap. Sealing means are explained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1985
    Assignee: Cebal
    Inventor: Francis Couput