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US 11,639,250 B2Granted
Closure
AssigneeBerry Global, Inc.
InventorsSteven Gift, John A. Vassallo, Thomas A. Genovese
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Abstract
A closure is configured to mount on a container to close an open mouth formed in the container. The closure includes a lid and an outer layer coupled to the lid.
Claims20
A closure comprising
- a rigid lid configured to close an open mouth of a container and
- a skin layer coupled to the rigid lid to provide a soft grip interface for a user grasping the closure,
- wherein the lid includes a top wall, a side wall coupled to the top wall and arranged to extend downwardly away from the top wall, and a brim coupled to the side wall and arranged to extend away from the side wall,
- wherein the skin layer is arranged around at least a portion of the top wall and the side wall of the rigid lid, and
- wherein the brim of the rigid lid is formed to include a vent aperture arranged to extend downwardly into the brim away from the top wall 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, and
- wherein the vent aperture extends only partway through the brim.
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A closure comprising
- a rigid lid configured to close an open mouth of a container and
- a skin layer coupled to the rigid lid to provide a soft grip interface for a user grasping the closure,
- wherein the lid includes a top wall, a side wall coupled to the top wall and arranged to extend downwardly away from the top wall, and a brim coupled to the side wall and arranged to extend away from the side wall,
- wherein the skin layer is arranged around at least a portion of the top wall and the side wall of the rigid lid, and
- wherein the brim of the rigid lid is formed to include a vent aperture arranged to extend downwardly into the brim away from the top wall 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, and
- wherein the vent aperture is continuous and extends 360 degrees around the side wall of the lid.
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A closure comprising
- a rigid lid configured to close an open mouth of a container and
- a skin layer coupled to the rigid lid to provide a soft grip interface for a user grasping the closure,
- wherein the lid includes a top wall, a side wall coupled to the top wall and arranged to extend downwardly away from the top wall, and a brim coupled to the side wall and arranged to extend away from the side wall,
- wherein the skin layer is arranged around at least a portion of the top wall and the side wall of the rigid lid, and
- wherein the brim of the rigid lid is formed to include a vent aperture arranged to extend downwardly into the brim away from the top wall 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, and
- wherein the top wall is formed to include a slide rail that extends upwardly away from the top wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.