Container top with removable seal
AssigneesStephen Robert, Lisa Villani
InventorsStephen Robert, William Traynor
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Abstract
A molded article comprising a container top is disclosed. The molded article includes a threadless frame defining an opening, a flip cap located substantially coplanar with, and integrally formed with, the frame, a compound hinge between the frame and the flip cap, the hinge allowing the flip cap to rotate about the hinge to rest on top of the frame, an in-mold lidding film having a perimeter molded to the frame such that the in-mold lidding film covers the opening defined by the frame, wherein the in-mold lidding film is removable from the frame, and a pull tab, formed from the in-mold lidding film, that extends past the opening defined by the frame.
Claims26
A molded article, for defining a dispenser portion of a container, comprising:
- a dispenser defining an outlet;
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- an in-mold lidding film coupled to the dispenser such that:
- the in-mold lidding film occludes the outlet;
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- an upper surface of the in-mold lidding film is co-planar with an upper surface of the dispenser.
A molded article, for defining a sealed dispenser portion of a container, comprising:
- a dispenser defining an outlet;
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- an in-mold lidding film coupled to the dispenser such that:
- the in-mold lidding film occludes the outlet;
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- an edge of the film, in the thickness dimension, is coupled to the dispenser.
A container, defining a container space, comprising:
- a dispenser defining an outlet;
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- an in-mold lidding film coupled to the dispenser such that:
- the in-mold lidding film occludes the outlet for containing contents within the container space;
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- an upper surface of the film is co-planar with an upper surface of the dispenser.
A container, defining a container space, comprising:
- a dispenser defining an outlet;
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- an in-mold lidding film coupled to the dispenser such that:
- the in-mold lidding occludes the outlet for containing contents within the container space;
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- an edge of the film, in the thickness dimension, is coupled to the dispenser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.