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US 12,668,015 B2Granted
Container and method
AssigneeRing Container Technologies, LLC
InventorsMatthew James Danhof, Scott James Glassbrook
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Abstract
A blow molded container is provided. The container includes a neck having a neck finish and a transverse rim that defines an opening. A closure is provided that is engageable with the neck such that the rim is movable relative to the neck to define one or more vents configured for passage of a gas. In some embodiments, methods of use and manufacturing containers are disclosed.
Claims20
A container comprising:
- a body extending between opposite first and second ends, the body defining a volume and including a side wall extending from the first end to the second end;
- a neck monolithically formed with the first end and the second end, the neck defining an opening and comprising a first side and an opposite second side, the first side comprising a single projection, the projection being disposed between a first relief of the first side and a second relief of the first side;
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- a closure engageable with the neck to cover the opening such that rotation of the closure relative to the neck deforms the neck and the reliefs each define a vent.
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A container comprising:
- a body extending between opposite first and second ends, the body defining a volume and including a side wall extending from the first end to the second end;
- a neck monolithically formed with the first end and the second end, the neck defining an opening and comprising a first side and an opposite second side, the first side comprising a single projection, the projection being disposed between a first relief of the first side and a second relief of the first side, the second side comprising a single projection, the projection of the second side being disposed between a first relief of the second side and a second relief of the second side;
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- a closure engageable with the neck to cover the opening such that rotation of the closure relative to the neck deforms the neck and the reliefs each define a vent,
- wherein the neck includes an inner surface that defines the opening and an opposite outer surface, the reliefs each extending into the outer surface, and
- wherein the neck includes a rim, the projections each being disposed on a raised surface of the rim.
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A container comprising:
- a body extending between opposite first and second ends, the body defining a volume and including a side wall extending from the first end to the second end;
- a neck monolithically formed with the first end and the second end, the neck defining an opening and comprising a first side and an opposite second side, the first side comprising a single projection, the projection being disposed between a first relief of the first side and a second relief of the first side, the second side comprising a single projection, the projection of the second side being disposed between a first relief of the second side and a second relief of the second side;
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- a closure engageable with the neck to cover the opening such that rotation of the closure relative to the neck deforms the neck and the reliefs each define a vent,
- wherein the closure is movable relative to the neck between a first configuration in which the reliefs do not define the vents, and a second configuration in which the reliefs define the vents,
- wherein in the first configuration, the neck is oriented substantially perpendicular relative to a longitudinal axis of the container,
- wherein in the second configuration, the neck is disposed at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the container,
- wherein the neck includes an inner surface that defines the opening and an opposite outer surface, the reliefs each extending into the outer surface, and
- wherein the neck includes a rim, the projections each being disposed on a raised surface of the rim.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.