Container with top and bottom chimes

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9359100
APP PUB NO 20130206762A1
SERIAL NO

13261548

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A container such as a beer keg includes a container body 1 and top and bottom chimes 2, 3. The container body has a peripheral side wall 10 provided with a plurality of circumferentially-spaced projections which are formed with the container body by a simple pressing or molding operation. Each chime is formed with a peripheral skirt 23 which fits over the peripheral side wall and a co-operating inner lip which snap-engages over the circumferentially-spaced projections. In a plastics container, the contents of the container tend to press against the projections and resist any tendency to distortion in normal use and therefore increase the strength of the attachment. In the case of the top chime 2 the skirt 23 is joined to an inner hub 21 which is additionally fixed to the container neck 12 by means of a valve assembly 4 which is screwed onto the neck. A cap 6 prevents unscrewing of the valve assembly 4 and provides immediate evidence of tampering.

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Patent Owner(s)

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PET ENGINEERING & SERVICES S R LVIA MARTIN LUTHER KING 20 GRASSOBBIO (BG) 24050

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Smith, Andrew Durham, GB 304 14820
Sonzogni, Sergio Grassobbio, IT 19 61
Walton, Philip Andrew Durham, GB 29 229

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