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US 10,442,591 B2Granted
Or relating to closures
AssigneeObrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
InventorsJean-Yves Rognard, Claude Benoit-Gonin
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Abstract
A closure (910) comprising a base (912) and a lid (914), the base and lid being joined by a hinge arrangement (932) so that the lid is movable between a closed position and an open position, the hinge arrangement comprising a main hinge (981) and a separate auxiliary hinge (995), in which the lateral extent of the main hinge is greater than the lateral extent of the auxiliary hinge.
Claims19
A closure, comprising:
- a base;
- a lid;
- and
- a hinge arrangement joining the base and the lid so that the lid is movable between a closed position and an open position,
- the hinge arrangement comprising a main hinge, an auxiliary hinge, and a hinge panel which links the hinges,
- the main hinge being connected to the base and the hinge panel, and the auxiliary hinge being connected to the lid and the hinge panel,
- wherein
- a lateral extent of the main hinge is greater than a lateral extent of the auxiliary hinge, whereby to provide resistance to damage from twisting and pulling in use,
- the hinge panel is a generally truncated triangular hinge panel positioned between the main hinge and the auxiliary hinge,
- the lid comprises a top plate and a side wall, and
- the auxiliary hinge is located in a region of an intersection between the top plate and the side wall.
8 more elements
A closure, comprising:
- a base;
- a lid;
- a dispensing spout;
- and
- a hinge arrangement joining the base and the lid so that the lid is movable between a closed position and an open position,
- the hinge arrangement comprising a main hinge, an auxiliary hinge, and a hinge panel,
- the hinge panel having a wider end and a narrower end,
- the main hinge being connected to the base and to the wider end of the hinge panel,
- the auxiliary hinge being connected to the lid and to the narrower end of the hinge panel,
- wherein the lid comprises a top plate and a side wall, and the auxiliary hinge is located in a region of an intersection between the top plate and the side wall.
7 more elements
A flip-top dispensing closure, comprising:
- a base;
- a lid;
- a spout;
- and
- a double hinge arrangement joining the base and the lid so that the lid is movable between a closed position and an open position,
- the double hinge arrangement comprising:
- a first hinge connected to the base,
- a second hinge connected to the lid, wherein the first hinge is wider than the second hinge, and
- a generally truncated triangular hinge panel positioned between the first hinge and the second hinge, the generally truncated triangular hinge panel connecting the first hinge to the second hinge,
- wherein the lid comprises a top plate and a side wall, and the auxiliary hinge is located in a region of an intersection between the top plate and the side wall.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.