Patents by Inventor William I. Imber

William I. Imber 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: 4202462
    Abstract: A container comprising a metal container body having an access aperture with a curled rim and a cap for closing the access aperture with the latter carrying a plurality of radially projecting projections and the curled rim of the container body having recesses therein, portions of the curled rim being radially flattened to provide the recesses and leave adjacent thereto rim portions under which the projections of the cap can engage, the recesses being arranged to permit passage of the cap projections therethrough upon bringing the cap axially up to the access aperture, and the cap projections being arranged to engage under the rim portions adjacent the recesses when the cap is then turned, so as to secure the cap on the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1980
    Assignee: Metal Box Limited
    Inventor: William I. Imber