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US 10,913,579 B2Granted
Fitment for a container neck
AssigneeGcl International Sarl
InventorsMarco Antonelli, Alexander Donald Meiklem McPherson, Fraser Walker, Allison Weir
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Abstract
A closure for a container neck comprises a shell and a fitment. The fitment comprises a body and engagement means that extend radially outwardly from the body and releasably retain the fitment within the shell. During application of the closure to the container neck, the engagement means is forced from an extended condition into a retracted condition to release the fitment from the shell, and the fitment is inserted into the container neck into an operative position.
Claims19
A closure for a container neck,
- the closure comprising a shell and a fitment releasably retained within the shell,
- the fitment configured to be inserted into an operative position within a container neck having a bore diameter D when the closure is applied to the container neck;
- the fitment comprising a body and engagement means extending radially outwardly from the body;
- the engagement means in an extended condition relative to the body and releasably engaged with the shell, to releasably retain the fitment within the shell prior to application of the closure to the container neck, the engagement means defining a first span S1 that is greater than the bore diameter D when in said extended condition, and
- the engagement means configured to be forced into a retracted condition relative to the body during insertion of the fitment into the container neck, to release the fitment from the shell, the engagement means defining a second span S2 that is less than the bore diameter D when in said retracted condition;
- the engagement means enclosed within the container neck when the fitment is in the operative position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.