Foil for closing an opening of a container, a container part and a container, and a method and apparatus for making same
AssigneeArdagh MP Group Netherlands B.V.
InventorsJelmer Jongsma, Johan Willem Roeterdink
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Abstract
A foil for closing an opening in a container, such as an easy opening container, includes foil to be adhered to the container. The foil includes a tab for releasing the foil from the container. The tab is folded on the foil and connected thereto via a connector and the tab is provided with a breakout device such that upon actuating the tab a visible and irreparable broken out part is formed and adhered to the foil.
Claims7
A foil for closing an opening in a container, such as an easy opening container, comprising foil to be adhered to the container, which foil comprises a tab for releasing the foil from the container, wherein the tab is folded on the foil and connected thereto via a connector;
- wherein the connector is a protrusion provided in the foil that extends into a complimentary cavity provided in the tab;
- wherein the tab is provided with breakout means that encircle the connector such that upon actuating the tab a visible and irreparable broken out part is formed and adhered to the foil and a hole is formed in the tab;
- wherein the breakout means are formed as at least one opening in the tab, wherein the at least one opening in the tab is formed as a first slot passing through the tab and located at a first lateral side of the connector and a second slot passing through the tab and located at a second lateral side of the connector such that the first slot and the second slot converge beyond the connector towards an end of the tab that is integrally connected to the foil and a third slot in an area between a free end of the tab and the connector, wherein the first slot extends a first length around the connector between a first tab bridge and a second tab bridge, the second slot extends a second length around the connector between the second tab bridge and a third tab bridge, and the third slot extends a third length around the connector between the third tab bridge and the first tab bridge such that the first slot, the second slot, and the third slot surround the connector, and wherein visible remnants of the tab bridges remain with the broken out part when the tab is actuated.
A container, having an opening closed by a foil to be adhered to the container, which foil comprises a tab for releasing the foil from the container, wherein the tab is folded on the foil and connected thereto via a connector;
- wherein the connector is a protrusion provided in the foil that extends into a complimentary cavity provided in the tab;
- wherein the tab is provided with breakout means that encircle the connector such that upon actuating the tab a visible and irreparable broken out part is formed and adhered to the foil and a hole is formed in the tab;
- wherein the breakout means are formed as at least one opening in the tab, wherein the at least one opening in the tab is formed as a first slot passing through the tab and located at a first lateral side of the connector and a second slot passing through the tab and located at a second lateral side of the connector such that the first slot and the second slot converge beyond the connector towards an end of the tab that is integrally connected to the foil and a third slot in an area between a free end of the tab and the connector, wherein the first slot extends a first length around the connector between a first tab bridge and a second tab bridge, the second slot extends a second length around the connector between the second tab bridge and a third tab bridge, and the third slot extends a third length around the connector between the third tab bridge and the first tab bridge such that the first slot, the second slot, and the third slot surround the connector, and wherein visible remnants of the tab bridges remain with the broken out part when the tab is actuated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.