Abstract: This relates to a press-seal type transfer neck finish for a container wherein the neck finish is provided with an annular recess into which there is snapped a fitment which carries the thread elements for a threaded closure. In order to facilitate closing of a container which has been filled with the product to be packaged, the closure is assembled with a fitment having thread elements cooperating with the thread of the closure. Thus the resultant closure unit may be applied to the container by merely downwardly pressing the closure unit onto the container. In the formation of the fitment thread elements, openings are formed in a lower flange of the fitment through which tiny insects and foreign matter may enter into the space between the closure skirt and the fitment. These openings are sealed by fin segments or flaps molded in one piece with the fitment and being swingable to underlie the fitment flange in sealed relation in alignment with the openings.

Abstract: A closure cap of the press-on type wherein the sealant or gasket is flowable both to interlock the closure cap with threads on the container and to form a seal with the end surface of the container. The configuration of a radially inner part of an annular portion of the sealant has been changed to increase the thickness thereof whereby, when the closure cap is applied, a normal seal is formed with the container end sealing surface and a further seal of the piston-cylinder type is formed between the sealant and the radially inner cylindrical surface of the container. This secondary seal permits an overloading of the closure cap relative to the container due to stacking, but maintains the seal between the closure cap and the container even though the sealant may temporarily move away from the end sealing surface of the container.

Abstract: This relates to a plastic fitment to be utilized in conjunction with a conventional metal closure having a rotational engagement with threads on a container neck finish. The fitment has a readily engageable snap-in interlock with the closure and is provided with a tamper indicating band attached to a ring thereof by rupturable bridges. When the closure and fitment are applied to a container, the tamper indicating band will ride over and lock behind a projecting rib on the closure neck finish. When the closure is to be removed, as it moves axially the bridges will rupture leaving the tamper indicating band on the container while the ring of the fitment is removed with the closure. If desired, a customer may remove the ring from the closure and reseal the container with the closure per se.

Abstract: This relates to the securement of a flowed-in plastisol liner in a plastic closure member. The closure member is provided with a channel-shaped seat into which plastisol material is flowed, and after which the plastisol material is cured. Air which is normally entrapped between the plastisol liner and walls of the seat is greatly reduced by providing a seat with a plurality of abutments or projections which extend into the seat and the base thereof and wherein the abutments are generally of a tapered configuration and terminate in the base in fillets or radii which permit the flow of air from around the abutments as the plastisol liner material is flowed into the seat. Also, top portions of the abutments are provided with interlocking elements in the form of slots, crosses and the like into which the liner material flows and forms a mechanical interlock between the plastisol liner and the abutments, thereby preventing relative rotation between the plastisol liner and the closure member.

Abstract: This relates to the formation of a cylindrical portion of an injection molded plastic member having an internal thread, rib or bead. In order to facilitate stripping of the thread, rib or bead from an associated core, the cylindrical element has formed in its exterior surface in axial alignment with the thread, rib or bead a groove of the same configuration. Thus, when the member is stripped from a core, the thread, rib or bead may expand radially outwardly into the corresponding groove without a material radial deformation of the cylindrical element.

Abstract: This relates to glass container neck finishes which are particularly configurated for use solely with PT closures which are provided with liners formed of a suitable compound and wherein the closures are pressed onto the container neck finishes and removed therefrom by a twisting action. The neck finishes are particularly configurated to facilitate the re-engagement of the closures with the neck finishes by twisting actions so as to assure both the interlocking of the closures with the neck finishes and the resealing of the containers.

Abstract: This relates to a closure having incorporated therein tamper indicating mechanism. The closure is provided with a tamper indicating member in the form of a sleeve which is divided into upper and lower bands which are separate from one another except for rupturable bridges. In lieu of relying solely upon the axial movement of the unrestrained part of the tamper indicating member to effect rupture of the bridges, the tamper indicating member has formed thereon lugs which cooperate with lugs on the neck finish and which lugs have camming surfaces to force the lower band axially away from the upper band as the closure unit is rotated in a removal operation. Separation of the bands may also be assisted by cooperating ramp surfaces between the two bands which become operative when the upper band is rotated and the lower band is held against rotation. This abstract is not to be construed as limiting the claims of the application.

Abstract: This relates to a capper for applying closures to containers. In a packer's plant there is frequently a necessity to modify a capper so as to apply closures to containers of different diameters and different heights with the closures also being different in diameters, thicknesses, etc. In the past, the cappers have been provided with change parts and are in a certain degree adjustable so that a capper can be modified to accept a range of container diameters and heights and closure sizes. However, shut-down time has continued to be an important factor. Further, final adjustment of the capper after modification has been a problem. There has been provided a universal capper which is provided with height and width adjustments for both containers and closures and all of these adjustments may be made while the machine is operating so as to obtain minute adjustments. The changeover time is no longer a factor with the universal capper.

Abstract: A closure for a container which includes a cap portion having a snap-on or friction fit with the neck finish and wherein the cap portion remains tethered to the container by way of a tethering strap extending between the cap portion and an anchoring band permanently affixed to the container neck finish. The tethering strap and the anchoring band are part of an extension of the skirt of the closure cap with the tethering strap being defined by a continuous weakening line of which portions must be ruptured in order to release the cap portion and to define the tethering strap. The rupturing of these portions gives indication of tampering.

Abstract: This relates to a closure cap for containers wherein the end wall of the closure cap and more particularly an end panel thereof may be subjected to a vacuum which will determine the condition within the container. The closure cap involved is of a small diameter and is specifically intended for use in conjunction with neck finishes having diameters ranging from 27 mm to 43 mm. The end panel of the closure cap is of a specific configuration so that a small diameter central portion in the form of a button will evert under the existing vacuum conditions so as to present a substantially plain end panel when the vacuum condition exists within the container and which will show a popped up button when the vacuum has been relieved. The button will be indicative of product condition or possible tampering.

Abstract: This relates to a closure utilizing a liner which is formed of plastisol or like material which puffs or expands upon curing after the liner has been applied. By providing the liner with a skirt portion and by increasing the radial thickness of a lower part of the liner skirt portion through a shaping of the skirt of the closure shell, the cured liner skirt portion will expand differentially and form, on the inner surface of the liner skirt portion, a bead which will snap over and lock beneath a bead on a container neck finish to lock the closure in a container sealing position. The closure may be removed and reapplied to reseal the container.

Abstract: This relates to a container neck finish which is particularly constructed to have an interlock with a closure of the pry-off type. The container neck finish has a peripherally projecting locking bead which includes an upper camming surface and a lower locking surface, and the associated closure has within the skirt thereof an extension of the usual gasket or sealing liner wherein, when the closure is applied to the neck finish locking bead, will deform the adjacent portion of the liner and form an interlock therewith which serves to retain the closure in place. The interlock permits the prying off of the closure and will serve again to retain the closure in place for the purpose of maintaining the original seal when the closure is reapplied.

Abstract: This relates to a plastic material closure which is provided with deformable sealing flaps and cooperating abutments wherein when the closure is drawn down onto a container, the flaps will deform in accordance with the cross section of the sealing surface area of the container including down inside of the mouth of the container and down alongside the exterior surface of the neck finish to provide effective sealing contact with the container sealing area. Separate seals between the flaps and the container neck finish permit the same closure to be used to form gas-tight seals both with respect to high internal pressures and vacuum packs. The seals are liquid-tight and the closure may be used for reclosing the container against liquid loss.

Abstract: This relates to closures for containers such as jars and the like wherein the neck finish of the container is provided with an annular locking ring and a skirt of the closure is provided with a series of circumferentially extending and circumferentially spaced lugs for locking the closure in place. The closure may be entirely formed of a resilient plastic or may include only an annular rim which carries a metal panel forming the general end wall of the closure. The skirt is molded so as to define a tab which may be engaged by one's thumb and folded or hinged radially outwardly so as to facilitate application of the necessary lifting force to remove the closure from the container. There are several different tab formations and at least certain of the tabs have associated therewith tamper indicating means.