US 2015/0102005 A1 · BOTTLE CLOSURE WITH EASY OPEN TABS

Abstract

A cap for a bottle is provided with taps that make it easy for someone with a disability, e.g., arthritis, to twist the cap off of the bottle. The cap can have two or more rectangular vertical tabs arranged along the perimeter of the top face of the cap so as to face each other in parallel on opposite sides of the top surface of the cap. The tabs have an extended height, i.e., greater than ¼th inch and are separated by a distance approximately equal to the diameter of the top surface of the cap. The top corners of the tabs are squared (90 degree angles) to provide better gripping of a corner against which the tabs are placed while twisting the bottle so as to cause the cap to be released from the bottle.

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Dependent claims

A twist closure for a container, the closure comprising:

an upper surface;
and
a first upstanding tab and a second upstanding tab spaced apart on the upper surface, said tabs having a generally rectangular shape and being arranged in parallel along the perimeter of the upper surface, said rectangular shapes of said tabs having flat top surfaces generally parallel with the upper surface and flat inner surfaces facing each other on opposite sides of the upper surface and being about ¼ inch in height or higher, the distance between the tabs being sufficient to promote gripping of a corner surface of a stationary object so as to allow a torque to be transferred to the closure by applying a twisting force to the container.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Bottle closure with easy open tabs

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Bottle closure with easy open tabs

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Abstract

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