Class 215: BOTTLES AND JARS ( Manual of U.S. Patent Classification )

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as of June 30, 2000


Class
215
BOTTLES AND JARS


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Subclass Title
ClassTitle ===> BOTTLES AND JARS
2[Patents]BOTTOM FILLED
3[Patents]EJECTING
4[Patents] . Siphon type
5[Patents] . . Spring controlled
6[Patents]COMPARTMENT
365[Patents]CONTENT INDICATING
366[Patents] . Interior of receptacle
367[Patents] . Poison
10[Patents]NESTING
11.1[Patents]NURSING BOTTLES AND NIPPLES
11.2[Patents] . With temperature responsve indicator
11.3[Patents] . Collapsible liner or wall
11.4[Patents] . With valve for liquid
11.5[Patents] . With vent or valve for air
11.6[Patents] . With cover
12.1[Patents]MULTILAYER BARRIER STRUCTURE
12.2[Patents] . Coating or lamination
13.1[Patents] . Insulating material between spaced wall panels
14[Patents]NONREFILLABLE
15[Patents] . Air trap
16[Patents] . Ejecting
17[Patents] . Guard or valve type
18[Patents] . . Valves
19[Patents] . . . Single type spring controlled
20[Patents] . . . Single type float controlled
21[Patents] . . . Single type gravity controlled
22[Patents] . . . . Separate disconnected weight
23[Patents] . . . . Pendant weight
24[Patents] . . . . Pivoted
25[Patents] . . . Multiple type
26[Patents] . . Guards
27[Patents] . . . Integral with the container
28[Patents] . . . Cap
29[Patents] . . . Fasteners
30[Patents] . . Separate neck
40[Patents]NECK
41[Patents] . Drip-preventing means
42[Patents] . Reinforcing structure
43[Patents] . Structure to receive a particular closure
44[Patents] . . Structure includes threads
45[Patents] . . Structure includes a seal
46[Patents] . Means to aid in removing closure
47[Patents] . Frangible neck
48[Patents] . . Broken by manipulation of closure
49[Patents] . . Nonreclosable container
50[Patents] . . Stopper
51[Patents] . . . Multiple stoppers
52[Patents] . . . . Spring retainer
53[Patents] . . . . Seal
54[Patents] . . . Stopper fastener
55[Patents] . . . . Spring
200[Patents]CLOSURES
201[Patents] . Having warning means or means impeding closure removal (e.g., child proof)
202[Patents] . . Barbed
203[Patents] . . With exhibitive feature
204[Patents] . . Receptacle opening sealed by each of plural closures
205[Patents] . . Closure at or forms receptacle base
206[Patents] . . Having registerable indicia to facilitate closure removal
207[Patents] . . With key-actuated lock
208[Patents] . . Multidirectional turn or twist type
209[Patents] . . Closure removal includes receptacle deformation
210[Patents] . . Closure removal includes receptacle tilting
211[Patents] . . Closure or closure portion engagingly enters receptacle opening
212[Patents] . . . Expandable
213[Patents] . . . With movable closure removal obstacle
214[Patents] . . . Closure guided in simultaneous turning and reciprocating movement (e.g., threaded)
215[Patents] . . With provision for opening tool
216[Patents] . . Flexible locking member integral with or attached to closure
217[Patents] . . Closure guided in simultaneous turning and reciprocating movememnt (e.g., screw threaded)
218[Patents] . . . Closure threaded to receptacle and/or rotatable closure removal obstruction
219[Patents] . . . Encompassing closure removal obstacle and closure engaging for concurrent movement
220[Patents] . . . . Axially movable closure removal obstacle or obstacle portion
221[Patents] . . . Closure removal obstacle movable to unobstructive position
222[Patents] . . . Quick removal (e.g., bayonet)
223[Patents] . . Closure guided in sequential turning and reciprocating movement
224[Patents] . . Snap-type closure
225[Patents] . . . With movable closure removal obstacle
226[Patents] . Substitute closure having means to remove original closure
227[Patents] . With structure for removably holding an article or material
228[Patents] . Combined or convertible
229[Patents] . . With straw
230[Patents] . Including visual indicia
231[Patents] . Provided with means to purposely depress or contact receptacle contents
232[Patents] . Retained by bonding or adhesive means
233[Patents] . With hardenable liquid or plastic seal
234[Patents] . With liquid seal at closure seat on receptacle
235[Patents] . Closure pivoted about receptacle opening
236[Patents] . . Pivoted at right angle to plane of closure
237[Patents] . . With fastening means
238[Patents] . . . Cam type
239[Patents] . . . Closure mounted on lever-actuated yoke
240[Patents] . . . . With specific closure structure
241[Patents] . . . . . Yoke-receiving slot or hole
242[Patents] . . . . Lever bears directly on closure
243[Patents] . . . Screw-type clamp or threaded
244[Patents] . . . Spring type
245[Patents] . . . . Catch or hook type
246[Patents] . Shrinkable closure, fastener, or seal
247[Patents] . Self-sealing, piercable-type closure
248[Patents] . . With vent and air filter means
249[Patents] . . With frangible cover portion
250[Patents] . Frangible member or portion
251[Patents] . . Outer closure breaks or tears away to expose second closure
252[Patents] . . Twist-off motion frees reusable closure
253[Patents] . . About line or point of weakness
254[Patents] . . . Tear strip
255[Patents] . . . . With nonintegral actuator (e.g., attached pull ring)
256[Patents] . . . . Line of weakness extends circumferentially of receptacle mouth opening
257[Patents] . . With cutting or tearing means (e.g., wire or string rip cord)
258[Patents] . Closure removal causes portion thereof to remain with receptacle
259[Patents] . Gas passes through a liquid
260[Patents] . With pressure-responsive valve
261[Patents] . Barrier permeable to gas and impermeable to liquid
262[Patents] . With vacuum breaker
263[Patents] . Nonresealable, nonremovable closure
264[Patents] . Applied from within receptacle
265[Patents] . . Plural closures
266[Patents] . . Ball type
267[Patents] . . With manipulator
268[Patents] . . . Wire
269[Patents] . Having an inflatable member
270[Patents] . With pressure-responsive seal
271[Patents] . Closure expands responsive to internal receptacle pressure
272[Patents] . Cap type with manually actuated means to contract depending skirt part
273[Patents] . With separate applied fastener to hold closure in closed portion
274[Patents] . . Ring type
275[Patents] . . . Contracting
276[Patents] . . . Screw
277[Patents] . . Cap-type fastener
278[Patents] . . . Bound or tied
279[Patents] . . Expanding fastener
280[Patents] . . Clamping fastener
281[Patents] . . . Inclines to interrupted threads
282[Patents] . . . . Spring-type clamp
283[Patents] . . . Screw actuated
284[Patents] . . . Lever actuated
285[Patents] . . . . Bail
286[Patents] . . . Bail type
287[Patents] . . . Spring
288[Patents] . . . . Coil
289[Patents] . . . . Closure engaging spring arm hinged to receptacle or support thereon
290[Patents] . . . . Spring clip traverses closure, with depending ends thereof diametrically gripping receptacle exterior
291[Patents] . . . Flexible tie
292[Patents] . . Disk exerts radial force against cup-shaped closure within receptacle mouth or neck
293[Patents] . With attached nonintegral spring-type clamping fastener engaging exterior receptacle surface
294[Patents] . Stopper with attached, nonintegral clamp means engaging interior receptacle surface
295[Patents] . With means to facilitate closure removal
296[Patents] . . Stopper-type closure
297[Patents] . . . Piercing-type closure extractor
298[Patents] . . . Disk-type closure with finger-engageable projection
299[Patents] . . . Permanently secured in stopper cavity
300[Patents] . . . . Cavity extends circumferentially of stopper surface
301[Patents] . . Actuated by downwardly applied force
302[Patents] . . Tool engaging means or closure or receptacle
303[Patents] . . Separate opening means associated with closure
304[Patents] . . . Lever-type, pry-off means
305[Patents] . . Hand or finger engageable projection
306[Patents] . Retainer (e.g., closure tethered to receptacle)
307[Patents] . Receptacle interior communicable with exterior with closure in applied position (e.g., vented)
308[Patents] . . Communicating through a filter
309[Patents] . . With separate inlet and outlet passages
310[Patents] . . Communicable through small, openable aperture in disk-type closure
311[Patents] . . With valve
312[Patents] . . . Ball type
313[Patents] . . . Rotary type
314[Patents] . . . Screw actuated
315[Patents] . . . Spring actuated
316[Patents] . Cap type
317[Patents] . . Resilient distortion of closure skirt holds it in closed position
318[Patents] . . . Push on, twist off
319[Patents] . . . Specifically designed to accommodate plural sizes
320[Patents] . . . Combined with stopper structure
321[Patents] . . . Closure and receptacle having preformed, coacting configurations
322[Patents] . . Slidable transverse to receptacle opening axis
323[Patents] . . Skirt made of separate strip bent into cylinder
324[Patents] . . Crimped flange or skirt portion
325[Patents] . . . Closure portion engagingly enters receptacle mouth
326[Patents] . . . Flexible material (e.g., paper or foil)
327[Patents] . . . Crimp deforms seal against receptacle
328[Patents] . . . With vertical corrugation (e.g., crown cap)
329[Patents] . . Removably attached to receptacle by relative rotation between keepers (e.g., screw threads or lugs)
330[Patents] . . . With means to prevent unintentional rotation in closure releasing direction
331[Patents] . . . Projection engages keeper to stop rotation in closure applying direction
332[Patents] . . . Keeper has vertically and horizontally extending slots (e.g., bayonet)
333[Patents] . . . Keeper formed by bend in bead encircling lower edge of cap skirt
334[Patents] . . . Keeper formed only on inner wall of double-wall cap or consists of separate member on cap
335[Patents] . . . Keeper consists of separate member on receptacle
336[Patents] . . . Keeper consists of tab or strip struck from cap skirt
337[Patents] . . . Cap skirt impressed with circumferential inclined keeper indent, or with circumferentially spaced keeper indents
338[Patents] . . . Keeper shaved from inner surface of cap skirt
339[Patents] . . . Keeper formed by inward facing beads spaced along lower edge of cap skirt
340[Patents] . . . Keeper formed by horizontal flange projecting inward from lower edge of cap skirt
341[Patents] . . With identifiable, integral, or separate gasket, seal, or liner
342[Patents] . . . Spring biased
343[Patents] . . . Depending sealing rib engages receptacle top
344[Patents] . . . . Integral with closure
345[Patents] . . . . Rib on seal ring
346[Patents] . . . Seal locks closure to receptacle
347[Patents] . . . Distinct layers
348[Patents] . . . Foam
349[Patents] . . . Disk
350[Patents] . . . . Closure structure retains disk
351[Patents] . . . . Annular depending deformation on closure engages disk
352[Patents] . . . Ring
353[Patents] . . Having flaired skirt
354[Patents] . . Closure portion engagingly enters receptacle mouth
355[Patents] . Stopper type
356[Patents] . . Removably attached to receptacle by rotation (e.g., screw threaded or lugged)
357[Patents] . . . Interrupted threads
358[Patents] . . Expanding type
359[Patents] . . . Cam or lever actuated
360[Patents] . . . Screw actuated
361[Patents] . . . Stem operated
362[Patents] . . . Permanently deformed
363[Patents] . . Disk type
364[Patents] . . Composite
370[Patents]END WALL STRUCTURE
371[Patents] . One-piece side and end wall
372[Patents] . . Support structure permanently affixed
373[Patents] . . . One-piece with the container
374[Patents] . . . . Footed support
375[Patents] . . . . . Plurality of feet
376[Patents] . Support structure
377[Patents] . . Footed support
378[Patents] . Apertured end wall
379[Patents]SIDEWALL STRUCTURE
380[Patents] . Having an inlet or outlet opening
381[Patents] . Pressure-responsive structure
382[Patents] . Contoured sidewall (e.g., curved, corrugated, ribbed, variable thickness, etc.)
383[Patents] . . Recess in sidewall
384[Patents] . . . Specified gripping structure
385[Patents] . Apertured sidewall
386[Patents]ATTACHMENT OR ADJUNCT
387[Patents] . Drinking device
388[Patents] . . With straw or drinking tube
389[Patents] . . . Integral or nonseparable
390[Patents] . Tool or implement holder or attachment
391[Patents] . . For withdrawing contents from the container
392[Patents] . Drip-catching attachment
393[Patents] . . Container base support
394[Patents] . . . Absorbent layer
395[Patents] . Container support
396[Patents] . . Handle
397[Patents] . . . Bail-type
398[Patents] . . . Permanent
399[Patents] . . Hanger
400[Patents]MISCELLANEOUS
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CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS
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900[Patents]COLLAPSIBLE WALL STRUCTURE
901[Patents]TAMPER-RESISTANT STRUCTURE
902[Patents]VENT
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DIGESTS
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DIG 1[Patents]Fins
DIG 2[Patents]Coatings and laminations for making of bottle caps
DIG 3[Patents]Medical
DIG 4[Patents]Capping materials
DIG 5[Patents]Spoons
DIG 6[Patents]Resin-coated bottles
DIG 7[Patents]With drinking cup
DIG 8[Patents]Mixing


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