Patents Assigned to The KLM Company
  • Patent number: 4423820
    Abstract: A thermo-formed container closure having a breakaway ring including at least inwardly extending tab on the ring for engaging a lug on the container to prevent the ring from rotating as the closure top is unthreaded in which an annular flange joining the breakaway ring to the closure skirt wall is cut, except at a plurality of retaining bridges, with each of the bridges being of generally trapezoid shape and having a minimum area where the flange is attached to the closure skirt wall and a maximum area at the breakaway ring portion, to enhance the breakaway action as the ring is prevented from rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1984
    Assignee: KLM Company
    Inventor: William Vangor
  • Patent number: 4361457
    Abstract: A container closure which is thermoformed from a sheet of two different materials which are bonded together, the material forming the inside of the closure being relatively soft to serve as a liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1982
    Assignee: The KLM Company
    Inventors: Frederick D. Keeler, Carleton Ellis, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4153174
    Abstract: A tamper-proof closure for a container having a member projecting from its neck, in which the closure is thermoformed with a skirt wall having a tab which engages the projecting member and which breaks off as the closure is unfastened from the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1979
    Assignee: The KLM Company
    Inventor: Frederick D. Keeler