Self-venting closure
AssigneeSilgan Dispensing Systems Slatersville LLC
InventorsJames E. Scotton, Patrick J. Brannon
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AssigneeSilgan Dispensing Systems Slatersville LLC
InventorsJames E. Scotton, Patrick J. Brannon
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A self-venting closure assembly includes a closure body having a deck with a peripheral mounting skirt and an annular seal on an underside of the deck adjacent to the peripheral mounting skirt. The closure body further includes a circular valve seat within the center portion of the deck, and a plurality of vent openings circumferentially spaced within the valve seat. An elastomeric umbrella valve is centrally mounted to the deck and has a frustoconical valve flap arranged on an underside of the valve seat. The valve flap cooperates with the vent openings to normally seal the vent openings but permits air to flow into an interior of the closure body when a vacuum is applied to an interior of the container on which the closure is mounted.
A closure assembly comprising:
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