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AssigneeTetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
InventorsPaolo Benedetti, Mats Qvarford, Fabrizio Pucci, Fiorenzo Parrinello, Alessandro Falzoni
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There is described a closure for a sealed container of a pourable food product, comprising a pouring spout, having at least a layer of gas- and/or light-barrier material and closed by a cover portion on the side opposite to the side facing, in use, the container, and a cap fittable to, and removable from, the pouring spout; the cover portion has a through cut at its periphery and is joined to a top wall of the cap superimposed on the cover portion, so that the cover portion defines a layer of gas- and/or light-barrier material of the cap and can be removed together with the cap from the pouring spout during first unsealing of the closure; a sealant is provided on a given area of the top wall of the cap for cooperating with a region of the pouring spout around the cover portion to ensure sealing of the closure.
1) A closure (1) for a sealed container of a pourable food product, said closure (1) comprising:
4) A closure as claimed in anyone of the foregoing claims, wherein said cut (35) is interposed between the annular portion (17) of the sealant (16, 16′) and an axis (A) of said annular portion (17).
10) A closure as claimed in anyone of the foregoing claims, wherein the neck portion (6) of the pouring spout (2) has a thread (10) for engaging a corresponding thread (9) of the cap (4).
11) A method of producing a closure (1) for a sealed container of a pourable food product, said method comprising the steps of:
23) A method of producing a closure (1) for a sealed container of a pourable food product, said method comprising the steps of:
26) A closure (1) for a sealed container of a pourable food product, said closure (1) comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.