Closure comprising a pierceable part and container provided with such closure
AssigneeAnheuser-Busch InBev S.A.
InventorsVanessa Valles, Daniel Peirsman, Sarah Vanhove
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Abstract
A closure having a base with a piercable part, defined by a sidewall extending transversally with respect to the base and a bottom thereby creating an indent therein, the sidewall and/or bottom provided with several lines of weakened material strength, wherein the lines divide the sidewall and/or bottom in several wedge formed parts.
Claims9
A container containing a carbonated beverage to be dispensed using a home appliance, said container comprising an opening and being provided with a closure for sealing said opening, said closure having a base comprising a pierceable part, the pierceable part being pierceable by insertion therethrough of a dispensing tube, said pierceable part being defined by a sidewall extending transversally with respect to the base and a bottom, at least one of said sidewall and bottom comprising several lines of weakened material strength dividing the at least one of said sidewall and bottom in several wedge formed parts, wherein a side of said piercable part facing outside the container when the closure is correctly applied thereon is provided with an overmold having an elastic material that at least partially covers the side to form a seal with respect to the dispensing tube inserted in the container through the pierceable part for preventing leakage from inside the container to outside the container during dispensing of liquid through said dispensing tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.