Tamper evident overcap for drum closures

- RIEKE LLC
Skip to: Description  ·  Claims  ·  References Cited  · Patent History  ·  Patent History
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the top facing of the tamper-evident overcap for drum closures according to a first embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bottom facing shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional side view shown in FIG. 1 taken along line 4-4;

FIG. 5 is a front plan view, including the protruding structure visible in FIGS. 1-3, shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a rear plan view shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the top facing of the tamper-evident overcap for drum closures according to a second embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the bottom facing shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a cross sectional side view shown in FIG. 8 taken along line 11-11;

FIG. 12 is a front plan view, including the protruding structure visible in FIGS. 8-10, shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a rear plan view shown in FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view shown in FIG. 8.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tamper-evident overcap for drum closures, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
1996674 April 1935 Cross
1996682 April 1935 O'Brien
3838785 October 1974 Lancesseur
3858742 January 1975 Grussen
3865268 February 1975 Coop
3931904 January 13, 1976 Coop
4073399 February 14, 1978 Lewis
D248376 July 4, 1978 Allen
4227619 October 14, 1980 Magnusson
4230229 October 28, 1980 Crisci
4387818 June 14, 1983 Conti
4493432 January 15, 1985 Smith
4520942 June 4, 1985 Dwinell
4534481 August 13, 1985 Summers
4574974 March 11, 1986 von Holdt
4718571 January 12, 1988 Bordner
4785963 November 22, 1988 Magley
4796769 January 10, 1989 Obadia
4801032 January 31, 1989 Crisci
4881656 November 21, 1989 Chumley
D312044 November 13, 1990 Davis
5002198 March 26, 1991 Smith
5065883 November 19, 1991 Udell
5080246 January 14, 1992 Hayes
5224616 July 6, 1993 Crisci
5292019 March 8, 1994 Patterson
D381906 August 5, 1997 Bartsch
5884788 March 23, 1999 Wilde
5971183 October 26, 1999 Bartsch
5996833 December 7, 1999 Lencioni
6116444 September 12, 2000 Boesl
6360908 March 26, 2002 Kline
D462269 September 3, 2002 Hunter
6726048 April 27, 2004 Dwinell
6968968 November 29, 2005 Buckley
7080749 July 25, 2006 Van Bruggen
D547652 July 31, 2007 Kerman
7537132 May 26, 2009 Marple
7568585 August 4, 2009 Baughman
7731048 June 8, 2010 Teixeira Alvares
8777030 July 15, 2014 Ziegenhorn
8813988 August 26, 2014 Ledemeney
9005240 April 14, 2015 Joensson
9371161 June 21, 2016 Rudy
9434518 September 6, 2016 Ledemeney
9546027 January 17, 2017 Ziegenhorn
D782771 March 28, 2017 Morris
D800276 October 17, 2017 Taylor
10059490 August 28, 2018 Schuetz
10086985 October 2, 2018 Klatt
10150599 December 11, 2018 Julien
10183791 January 22, 2019 Friedrich
10703547 July 7, 2020 Filho
20030168456 September 11, 2003 Tomasella
20040232100 November 25, 2004 Reidenbach
20140061250 March 6, 2014 Turcotte
20170121064 May 4, 2017 Taylor
Foreign Patent Documents
103043296 April 2013 CN
103363110 October 2013 CN
102014222235 December 2015 DE
102016124071 April 2018 DE
0725013 August 1996 EP
1642843 April 2006 EP
1386369 March 1975 GB
2222399 March 1990 GB
WO1994026615 November 1994 WO
WO1994029186 December 1994 WO
WO2005056411 June 2005 WO
Other references
  • Rieke PT-4 Cap Seal; Rieke website downloaded Spec Sheet PDF;https://www.riekepackaging.com/pdf-generator/cache/APT-4.pdf; Visited Online Jul. 13, 2021; Printed Jul. 2021 (Year: 2021).
  • Tri-Sure, For Metal Containers Metal Tab-Seal Caps, Tri-Sure Product Brochure, 2015.
  • Tri-Sure, For Metal Containers Sambacap Caps, Tri-Sure Product Brochure, 2015.
Patent History
Patent number: D963811
Type: Grant
Filed: May 28, 2019
Date of Patent: Sep 13, 2022
Assignee: RIEKE LLC (Auburn, IN)
Inventors: Anthony Angelozzi (Fort Wayne, IN), Dale W. Taylor (Hamilton, IN)
Primary Examiner: Amy C Wierenga
Application Number: 29/692,648
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cap, Plug, Vent Or Screen (11) (D23/260); D9/438