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US 10,961,024 B2Granted
Closure
AssigneeBerry Global, Inc.
InventorsSteven Gift, John A. Vassallo, Thomas A. Genovese
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Abstract
A canister includes a closure configured to mount on a container to close an open mouth into a product storage region formed in the container. The closure includes a lid and an outer layer coupled to the lid.
Claims19
A canister comprising
- a container formed to include a product-storage region therein, the container including a body and a filler neck coupled to the body to define the product-storage region therein, and the filler neck being formed to include an open mouth arranged to open into the product-storage region, and
- a closure configured to mate selectively with the filler neck to close the open mouth and block access to the product-storage region, the closure including a rigid lid configured to close the open mouth of the container and a skin layer coupled to the lid to provide a soft grip interface for a user grasping the closure, the lid including a top wall, a side wall coupled to the top wall and arranged to extend downwardly away from the top wall toward the container, and a brim coupled to the side wall and arranged to extend away from the side wall and the container, and the skin layer being arranged around at least a portion of the top wall and the side wall of the lid,
- wherein the brim of the lid is formed to include a vent aperture arranged to extend downwardly into the brim toward the container to allow gases and excess portions of the skin layer to move into the vent aperture during manufacture of the closure so that flashing of the skin layer is minimized.
A method of providing a closure, the method comprising
- molding a lid to include a top wall, a side wall that extends downwardly from the top wall, and a brim that extends away from the side wall,
- forming a vent aperture that extends downwardly into the brim and opens upwardly toward the top wall,
- molding a skin layer onto at least a portion of the top wall and the side wall, and
- locating a portion of the skin layer in the vent aperture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.