Patents Assigned to (Nepco) Northern Eng. & Plastics Corp.
  • Patent number: 4658977
    Abstract: A flexible closure for a container, such as a blow molded jug, having a neck portion with an inturned flexible flange surrounding an opening therein and a pair of vertically spaced fastening configurations on the exterior thereof; the closure having a cap portion with an annular depending flange on its peripheral edge and at least one depending annular flexible sealing flange inwardly thereof for engagement with said inturned flange on said neck portion. A tear skirt is removably attached to the annular depending flange, the tear skirt having a pull tab for the removal thereof. An out-turned annular flange is formed on said tear skirt and a plurality of circumferencially placed gussets join said angular flange and said tear skirt. The closure has dual fastening configurations, either one of which is capable of holding the closure on the neck portion of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1987
    Assignee: (Nepco) Northern Eng. & Plastics Corp.
    Inventor: Robert E. Crisci