Destructible Outer Closure Patents (Class 220/257.1)
  • Patent number: 6758359
    Abstract: A container closure is disclosed which includes a shell attachable to a container around a container opening thereof. The shell has a shell opening in fluid communication with the container opening when the shell is attached to the container. A tip is received on the shell movable between a closed position sealing the shell opening and an open position. A cover is releasably attached to the shell in a manner indicative of the tip being positioned in the closed position when the cover is attached to the shell. Both the shell and the cover may be provided with tamper-evident bands. The present invention is particularly well adapted to be formed as a push-pull container closure for sports bottles and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignees: Erie County Plastics Corporation, Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA)
    Inventors: Michael Yurkewicz, Robert J. Smith, Gregg S. Montgomery, Stephen Getsy, David E. Babcock, Mike G. Palma, Lee Albrecht, Paul W. Robbins
  • Publication number: 20040094551
    Abstract: There is described a container in combination with a closure. The container has a profile defining an opening and the closure has a profile and overlies the opening so as to provide resealable access to the contents of the container via said opening. At least part of the closure is permanently adhered to the container by means of a sealing medium interposed between the container and the closure part. The profile of the container and the profile of the closure cooperate to define a space for the containment of the sealing medium which does not communicate with the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Gerry Mavin, Stephen Glover, Timothy Graham Stephenson, John Victor Skilton
  • Patent number: 6695170
    Abstract: Dispenser cap applicable to the mouth of containers of liquid or creamy substances, the cap being sealingly closable and being provided with a security seal which is broken on dispensing the substance for the first time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Lumson S.p.A.
    Inventor: Matteo Moretti
  • Publication number: 20040007575
    Abstract: Tab Shield is a thin plastic film, its shape is shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 of the attached drawings. Tab Shield will be used to protect a soda can pushdown tab. When moisturized, the soda can pushdown tab has a tendency to retain dust, bacteria, germs, or toxic particles, which may end up being washed into the soda, hence becoming harmful to human beings. Tab Shield will be used as an advertisement medium, as well as a collectible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventor: Lazare Balossa
  • Publication number: 20030230546
    Abstract: A container closure is disclosed which includes a shell attachable to a container around a container opening thereof. The shell has a shell opening in fluid communication with the container opening when the shell is attached to the container. A tip is received on the shell movable between a closed position sealing the shell opening and an open position. A cover is releasably attached to the shell in a manner indicative of the tip being positioned in the closed position when the cover is attached to the shell. Both the shell and the cover may be provided with tamper-evident bands. The present invention is particularly well adapted to be formed as a push-pull container closure for sports bottles and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: Michael A. Yurkewicz, Robert J. Smith, Gregg S. Montgomery, Stephen Getsy, David E. Babcock, Mike G. Palma, Lee Albrecht, Paul W. Robbins
  • Publication number: 20030205549
    Abstract: A closure structure includes a closure body having a deck and depending sidewall, and a dispensing orifice through said deck. A closure cap has a lid part attached by a hinge to the body, and a cover part frangibly connected to the lid part, on a side of the lid part opposite the hinge. The lid part is latched to the body at lateral positions located between the hinge and the cover part. The cover part covers a lifting lip extending from the lid part. Removal of the cover part exposes the lifting lip for lifting by the user to open the lid part from the closure body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: John E. Harrold, Bruce M. Mueller, Richard A. Gross
  • Publication number: 20030168456
    Abstract: A closure device particularly usable for temporarily closing a container for liquids, comprising a first cap, which is provided with first elastically deformable elements for connection to the outer neck of the container; a second coaxial and external cap being slidingly and selectively associated with the first cap and comprising second elements for the temporary activation of the first elements and third elements suitable to remove the closure device from the neck of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventor: Alessandro Tomasella
  • Publication number: 20030150191
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device comprising a pourer, adapted to be mounted on the container neck, and an assembly forming a cover adapted to be mounted on said neck and comprising a cap mobile between a first position where it isolates the neck and the pourer from outside and a second position providing access to the neck and the pourer. The assembly forming a cover comprises two catching string rims (411, 412) extending radially inwards from a ring (41), one first string rim (411) being adapted to be engaged with an external flange (26) of the neck (2) while a second string rim (412) is adapted to be engaged with an external flange (36) of the pourer (3), said string rims (411, 412) defining between them a volume (V) for receiving the flanges (26, 36).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventor: Philippe Odet
  • Patent number: 6604646
    Abstract: A cover for a portable food container comprising a cover body and a utensil. The utensil includes a head piece and a handle piece. The head piece and the handle piece are each detachably secured to the cover body and are configured for assembly to each other upon detachment from the cover body to form the utensil. In one preferred embodiment, the handle piece includes a reinforcement for limiting longitudinal bending thereof. In an alternative embodiment, the cover further includes a protective film resealably secured to the cover body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul M. Torniainen, John Daugherty, Paul E. Di Mario, James Watson, Gregory J. Landis
  • Publication number: 20030146217
    Abstract: The tampering work can be easily detected by using the seal for sealing of a drink/food container. By providing an unseal confirmation member of which the condition changes when adhesive seal member 8A, 46A of seal for sealing 8, 46 provided on the drink/food container 1, 40 is reattached after being peeled once, the user can confirm at first sight that the drink/food container has been used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Takayama
  • Publication number: 20030121879
    Abstract: A container closure includes a shell attachable to a container around a container opening thereof. The shell has a shell opening in fluid communication with the container opening when the shell is attached to the container. A tip is received on the shell movable between a closed position sealing the shell opening and an open position. A cover is releasably attached to the shell in a manner indicative of the tip being positioned in the closed position when the cover is attached to the shell. The cover includes rib engaging ribs for maintaining the cover tip and shell in proper alignment when the cover is attached to the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Applicant: Erie Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Smith, Matthew E. Stebick
  • Publication number: 20020144998
    Abstract: A form, fill and seal packaging machine for forming, filling and sealing a carton, molds a closure directly onto the carton. The machine includes a carton erection station adapted to receive a carton in a generally flat form and to erect the flat form carton into a tubular form defining an internal carton region. A direct injection molding station has an internal mold tool and an external mold tool. The internal mold tool is configured for receipt within the internal carton region and the internal mold tool and the external mold tool are configured to receive and clamp the carton therebetween. The direct injection molding station further includes a polymer injection system for injecting polymer from a location external of the carton to the internal mold tool. The closure is directly molded in place on the carton. A mold tool set, a method for carrying out the molding and a closure molded thereby are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: John Lees, Terry Erickson, Terry Berglin, Mike Robertson, Nicholas Cook, Russell Stacy-Ryan, Jens Mogard
  • Patent number: 6450357
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a plastics lid of a container with a plastics closure fitted in an aperture of the lid, in particular a combination of the plastics lid (1) of a container and a plastics closure (2, 20) which is composed of a lower closure portion (2) with a closure foot (3), which can be fitted in an aperture of the lid (1), and a screw cap (20) which can be screwed on a pouring spout (17) of the lower closure portion (2), wherein the edge of the lid aperture is provided with an annular circumferential web (4) facing towards the outside of the lid, which is in engagement with the closure foot (3) fitted in the lid aperture, and closure foot (3) is configured U-shaped in cross-section, and grips around the web (4) with both U-arms (5, 6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Bericap GmbH & Company KG
    Inventors: Gunter Jakob Krautkramer, Lothar Brauer