Patents by Inventor Ronald T. Irvine

Ronald T. Irvine 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: 4103803
    Abstract: A tamperproof container and cap assembly in which the container carries a circumferential radially extending flange which cooperates with the skirt of the cap to prevent the cap from being removed until a portion of the cap skirt is removed. The cap skirt has a circumferential frangible section formed by an internal groove. A pair of spaced lugs are carried by the skirt and a frangible membrane couples the spaced lugs to the frangible section and to each other. The lugs are spaced a sufficient distance to permit the insertion of a tool which may be operated to force the lugs apart thereby breaking the frangible membrane, with one of the lugs forming a pull tab. The pull tab is operative when pulled to cause removal of a portion of the cap skirt, thereby allowing access to the cap for removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1978
    Assignee: Modern Tool & Die Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald T. Irvine