Food or beverage package and container closure
AssigneeOwens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
InventorsDavid Hoadley, Ross Harmon
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Abstract
A package is disclosed that includes a container and a closure. The container includes a container neck finish having a radially inner surface, a radially outer surface, and an axial outward end surface extending between the radially inner and outer surfaces. The radially outer surface includes a straight cylindrical upper portion and a threaded cylindrical lower portion. The closure includes a base wall engaging the axial outward end surface of the container neck finish, an external skirt extending away from the base wall and having a threaded section with internal threads engaging the container neck finish, and a pleated section between the threaded section and the base wall.
Claims11
A package, comprising:
- a container including a container neck finish having a radially inner surface, a radially outer surface, and an axial outward end surface extending between the radially inner and outer surfaces, wherein the radially outer surface includes a straight cylindrical upper portion and a threaded cylindrical lower portion including one or more external threads;
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- a closure including a base wall engaging the axial outward end surface of the container neck finish, an external skirt extending away from the base wall and having a threaded section with internal threads engaging the external threads of the container neck finish, and a pleated section between the threaded section and the base wall.
A threaded and pleated closure, comprising:
- a base wall;
- and
- an external skirt extending away from the base wall and including:
- an open end distal the base wall,
- an internally threaded section distal the base wall and proximate the open end, and
- a pleated section axially between the internally threaded section and the base wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.