US 2014/0263326 A1Published application

Closure for container

AssigneeSonoco Development, Inc.

InventorsKeith E. Antal, SR., Chad E. Lagace, Terry Smith

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Abstract

A closure is provided for use in covering a discharge opening in a container and engaging a peripheral rim defining the opening. The closure lid includes a body for covering the container opening and a plurality of projecting portions that extend from a periphery of the body. The projecting portions are spaced from one another, with each formed to surround a portion of the container rim. A ring is connected to the projecting portions and surrounds the container rim. A plurality of retaining fingers are provided, with each finger spaced from one another and interleaved within the spacing between adjacent projecting portions. The fingers project inwardly from the ring and engage the bead on the container rim. The engagement of the fingers with the container rim is visible through the spacing between the projecting portions.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A closure for use in covering a container, the container having a defined rim and an outwardly projecting bead thereon, the closure comprising:

a body adapted to engage the defined rim of a container;
and
a skirt frangibly connected to the body, the frangible connection of the skirt with the body formed at a position adjoining the engagement of the rim of the container, the skirt having
a plurality of projecting portions extending from a periphery of the body, the projecting portions spaced from one another around the periphery, each projecting portion adapted to surround a portion of the container rim and a corresponding portion of the bead,
a ring connected to the plurality of projecting portions, the ring adapted to surround container rim, and
a plurality of retaining fingers, the fingers spaced from one another and interleaved within the spacing between adjacent projecting portions, the fingers angling inwardly and upwardly from the ring and adapted to engage the bead associated with the container rim, wherein the engagement of the fingers with the bead is visible through the spacing between the projecting portions, and wherein the fingers are removed along with the ring upon frangible disconnection of the skirt from the body.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.