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US 2018/0170632 A1Published application
Constructive arrangement applied to a seal in a beverage package
OwnerEdilberto Acácio da SILVAinventor
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Abstract
The invention provides a beverage package, having a seal on a container for beverages or any other liquid products, the seal having a variety of geometric shapes, such as triangular, elliptical or semicircular, and is generally attached to the lid of the container by a central articulation pin. A sealing tab is generally provided on the lower face of the seal and attached to the seal through the central core, and teeth are provided in the peripheral region close to the base of the seal, serving to penetrate into the edge between the sealing tab and the opening provided in the lid of the container.
Claims37
A beverage package, comprising:
- a) a container (2), having a lid (4) fitted onto an edge (21) of the container (2), the lid having an opening (42);
- and
- b) a seal attached to the lid and having a shape identical to the opening, the seal comprising:
- an inner edge and an outer edge, wherein at least a section of the outer edge is arranged along and aligns with a peripheral edge of the container;
- an articulation pin (3) located in the center of the container towards the inner edge of the seal, the articulation pin passing through an orifice (41) and also attaching to the lid (4);
- a lower face, having at least one tooth (16), wherein the at least one tooth penetrates the opening when compressed;
- and
- an upper face, having multiple projections (17) constructed and arranged to enable opening of the seal (1) to access contents of the container.
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A beverage package, comprising:
- a) a container (2), having a lid (4) fitted onto an edge (21) of the container (2), the lid having an opening (42);
- and
- b) a seal (30), the seal attached to the lid and having an identical thickness throughout, and the seal having a shape identical to the opening, the seal comprising:
- an inner edge and an outer edge, wherein at least a section of the outer edge is arranged along and aligns with a peripheral edge of the container;
- and
- a lever attached to and fixed overtop the seal by a pin, the lever constructed and arranged to enable opening of the seal to access contents of the container, and wherein the seal and the lever are secured and both remain fixed together and attached to the container after opening.
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A beverage package, comprising:
- a) a container, having a lid (4) fitted onto an edge (21) of the container (2), the lid having two elliptical-shaped openings (42);
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- b) two seals, attached to the lid and having an identical thickness throughout, both having elliptical shapes identical to the openings, and each comprising:
- a peripheral curved region (601;
- 601′), wherein at least a section of the peripheral curved region is arranged along and aligns with a peripheral edge of the container;
- a central curved region (602;
- 602′);
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- two levers (61;
- 61′), wherein each lever is independently coupled to one of the seals at an opposite side edge of the central curved region of the seal (602;
- 602′), and wherein both levers are attached to the center of the lid (4) by a central pin (63), allowing the seals (60;
- 60′) to move independently on the openings (64).
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A beverage package, comprising:
- a) a container (2), having a lid (4) fitted onto an edge (21) of the container (2), the lid having an elliptical-shaped opening (42), and comprising a recessed region on an opposite side of the container to the opening;
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- b) a seal attached to the lid, the seal having an elliptical shape identical to the opening, and comprising:
- an inner edge and an outer edge, wherein at least a section of the outer edge is arranged along and aligns with a peripheral edge of the container, and
- a lever attached to and fixed overtop the seal at an end, the lever comprising:
- an upper face;
- a lower face, having at least one tooth, that when compressed, penetrates the lid;
- and
- a grasping region located at an opposite end of the lever to the seal, wherein the seal and the lever are secured and both remain fixed together and attached to the container after opening.
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A beverage package, comprising:
- a) a container (2), having a lid (4) fitted onto an edge (21) of the container (2), the lid having a curved opening (42);
- and
- b) a seal attached to the lid and having a curved shape identical to the opening, the seal comprising:
- an inner edge and an outer edge, wherein at least a section of the outer edge is arranged along and aligns with a peripheral edge of the container;
- a sealing tab;
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- a grasping region located atop the sealing tab.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.