Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
  • B65D55/16—Devices preventing loss of removable closure members
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
  • B65D51/18—Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures
  • B65D51/20—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing

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• the present disclosure relates to securement of plastic closures to containers, particularly glass containers.
• a plastic closure for receipt on a container preferably but not necessarily a glass container, in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, includes a plastic ring having
• FIG. 1 is a fragmentary elevational view of a package in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure
• FIGS. 6 and 7 are fragmentary sectional views taken substantially along the
• FIG. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view of a package in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
• FIG.9 is a fragmentary sectional view of the package in FIG. 8 with the lid closed;
• FIG. 10 is a fragmentary sectional view of the closure of FIGS. 1-7 on a plastic container neck finish
• FIG. 11 is a fragmentary sectional view of the closure of FIGS. 8-9 on a plastic container neck finish.
• FIGS. 1-3 illustrate a package 20 in accordance with one presently preferred but exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
• Package 20 includes a closure 24 secured to a container 22.
• Container 22 has a body 26 from which a finish 28 axially extends. Finish 28
• preferably is cylindrical and typically is coaxial with body 26, although this need not necessarily
• Body 26 may be of any suitable geometry such as cylindrical or rectangular. Finish
• Container 22 may be made by any suitable technique, and the geometry of FIGS. 1-3 (and FIGS. 8-11) is exemplary. Although the closure and package of the present disclosure are particularly suitable for wide-mouth container applications as illustrated.
• Container 22 preferably is of glass construction (FIGS. 1-3), but may be of plastic
• Closure 24 preferably is of one-piece integrally molded plastic construction
• Hinge 38 includes a mounting base or ring 34 connected to a lid 36 by a hinge 38.
• Hinge 38 may be of any
• lateral hinge elements preferably is formed by a pair of laterally spaced hinge elements. This lateral
• Closure 24 may be of any suitable one-piece integrally molded plastic such as polypropylene.
• Ring 34 (FIGS. 3-7) is circumferentially continuous and has a circumferentially
• a conical internal surface 42 (FIGS. 3 and 6) on ring 34 cooperates with a
• conical external surface 44 (FIG. 3) on container finish external bead 32 for guiding and resiliently stretching ring 34 onto finish 28 until bead 32 is received by snap fit into recess 40.
• a conical surface 50 extends radially
• Lid 36 has a base wall 52 and a peripheral skirt 54.
• Skirt 54 preferably is
• Conical surface 56 terminates at a circumferential external bead 58.
• Bead 58 preferably is circumferentially continuous except at hinge 38 and latch 60.
• Latch 60 is provided on lid 36, preferably at a position diametrically spaced from hinge 38. Latch 60 extends from
• skirt 54 of lid 36 is adapted to engage a corresponding latch element 62 on ring 34
• Latch 60 and latch element 62 may be of any suitable type
• a foil seal 64 (FIGS .2-3) preferably is received over the open end 30 of container finish 28.
• Foil seal 64 may comprise a suitable disk, such as a multilayer disk having adjacent
• closure 24 is secured to container finish 28 either before or
• Container 22 can be filled with product and seal 64
• Closure 24 can be secured to container finish 28 by urging mounting ring 34 along surface 44 of bead 32 resiliently
• lid 36 open or, more preferably, closed. To open lid 36 and dispense
• lid 36 is pivoted toward the closed position. As the lid approaches the closed
• lid skirt 54 engages surface 50 on ring 34 to center lid 36 with respect to mounting ring 34. Further downward pressure on lid 36 snaps bead 58 into channel 48, so that
• the lid is secured to the mounting ring by snap fit and the edge of skirt 54 engages shoulder 46 on ring 34.
• Conical surfaces 50, 56 are in facing engagement with each other. Because ring 34
• FIGS. 8 and 9 illustrate a package 66 in accordance with a second exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
• Reference numerals employed in FIGS. 8 and 9 (and FIGS. 10- 11) that are identical with those employed in FIGS. 1-7 illustrate correspondingly identical or
• Container 70 preferably is of glass construction (FIGS. 8-9), but may be of plastic construction (FIG. 11).
• the finish of the container has a reduced overall height as
• the package of the present disclosure can increase closure application speeds while reducing closure application issues.
• the closure is a low-profile
• closure The preferred embodiments provide sealing between the closure and the container finish
• the preferred laterally spaced hinge element construction provides stability between the closure lid and the closure base.
• the exemplary disclosed embodiments are free to rotate around the axis of the container finish.
• the closure is free to rotate around the axis of the container finish.

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