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US 2008/0173677 A1Published application
Valve carrier ring assembly
AssigneeSeaquist Closures L.L.C.
InventorsAlan P. Hickok, Kelly A. Smith
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Abstract
A carrier ring assembly is provided for use with a closure for a container. The carrier ring assembly includes a carrier ring and a valve. The carrier ring includes a retention bead and a retention space. The valve is located at least partially within the carrier ring and has a retention portion positioned within the retention space.
Claims38
A valve carrier ring assembly for use with a closure of a container, the valve carrier ring assembly comprising:
- a carrier ring including a dispensing passage, a plurality of separate retaining beads and a plurality of retaining spaces, the dispensing passage defined by a wall having a top portion, the plurality of retaining beads each located adjacent the top portion of the wall, the plurality of retaining spaces each defined at least in part by the top portion of the wall and one of the plurality of retaining beads and wherein the carrier ring is a unitary structure;
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- a valve located at least partially within the carrier ring and including a dispensing portion and a retention portion, at least part of the retention portion located substantially within the plurality of retaining spaces.
A closure for an opening to a container, the closure comprising:
- a hollow body for engaging the container around the opening and having a dispensing opening for communicating with the container opening;
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- a valve carrier ring assembly located within the body adjacent the dispensing opening and having a carrier ring and a valve, the carrier ring including a dispensing passage, a plurality of separate retaining beads and a plurality of retaining spaces, the dispensing passage defined by a wall having a top portion, the plurality of retaining beads each located adjacent the top portion of the wall, each retaining space defined at least in part by the top portion of the wall and one of the plurality of retaining beads, the valve located at least partially within the carrier ring and including a dispensing portion and a retention portion, at least part of the retention portion located substantially within the plurality of retaining spaces and wherein the carrier ring is a unitary structure.
A valve carrier ring assembly for use with a closure of a container, the valve carrier ring assembly comprising:
- a carrier ring including a dispensing passage, at least one retaining bead and at least one retaining space, the dispensing passage defined by a wall having a top portion, the at least one retaining bead located adjacent the top portion of the wall, the at least one retaining space defined at least in part by the top portion of the wall and the at least one retaining bead and wherein the carrier ring is a unitary structure;
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- a valve located at least partially within the carrier ring and including a dispensing portion and a retention portion, the retention portion having a closure sealing surface and a carrier ring sealing surface, at least a part of the retention portion positioned within the at least one retaining space.
A closure for an opening to a container, the closure comprising:
- a hollow body for engaging the container around the opening and having a dispensing opening for communicating with the container opening;
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- a valve carrier ring assembly located within the body adjacent the dispensing opening and having a carrier ring and a valve, the carrier ring including a dispensing passage, at least one retaining bead and at least one retaining space, the dispensing passage defined by a wall having a top portion, the at least one retaining bead located adjacent the top portion of the wall, the at least one retaining space defined at least in part by the top portion of the wall and the at least one retaining bead, the valve located at least partially within the carrier ring and including a dispensing portion and a retention portion, the retention portion having a closure sealing surface, a carrier ring sealing surface, and a shoulder portion located between the closure sealing surface and the carrier ring sealing surface, at least a part of the retention portion positioned within the at least one retaining space and wherein the carrier ring is a unitary structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.