Holographic Cap and Method of Making Same
AssigneeSilgan White Cap LLC
InventorsWayne Hohl, Thomas P. Hennessey, Andrew Wnuk
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Abstract
A closure having a design comprising holographic and non-holographic portions is described. The closure comprises a top panel and a skirt that extends downwards from the outer periphery of the top panel. The skirt's outer surface and the top panel's upper surface collectively comprising an external surface that may be covered by a design, which has a first design portion with a hologram and a second design portion without a hologram.
Claims22
A closure comprising:
- a top panel having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer periphery;
- a skirt extending downwards from the outer periphery of the top panel, the skirt having an outer surface and an inner surface, the skirt outer surface and the top panel upper surface collectively comprising an external surface;
- and
- a design covering at least part of the external surface, the design comprising a first design portion of a hologram and a second design portion without a hologram.
A metallic sheet configured to form container closures, the sheet comprising:
- an upper surface;
- a lower surface;
- a leading end;
- a trailing end;
- a top end;
- and a bottom end;
- a first plurality of circles defined along the upper surface of the sheet, at least one of the first plurality of circles being surrounded by six circles from the first plurality of circle, the first plurality of circles being arranged in a repetitive pattern along the upper surface of the sheet;
- a second plurality of circles arranged within the first plurality of circles;
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- one or more holograms covering portions of the upper surface within the second plurality of circles.
A method of forming a closure having a holographic design, comprising:
- providing a metallic sheet;
- forming one or more holograms on an upper surface of the sheet;
- forming a non-holographic design on the upper surface of the sheet;
- and
- forming one or more cup-shaped members from the sheet, the one or more cup-shaped members comprising a top panel and an annular skirt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.