Container and closure with sealing threads
AssigneeKoninklijke Emballage Industrie Van Leer B.V.
InventorLivinus E. M. J. Mannaerts
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Abstract
A container made of synthetic material including a filling hole having an essentially cylindrical neck and a closure device which has a portion extending into the neck in which the portion has a sealing ring. The closure device is threaded for engaging threads of the neck, with the sealing ring being positioned between the neck and the closure device. At least one radially directed bar or rib is present in the thread of the closure device, the bar sealing completely the play between the threads of the closure device and the threads of the neck.
Claims6
A container with a closure, said container comprising a cylindrical neck having internal screw threads, a closure plug having external screw threads, each of said external threads including an inclined face, a horizontal face and a cylindrical core face connecting said inclined face and said horizontal face, said plug being screwable with its external screw threads into or out of respectively the internal screw threads of the neck, a sealing ring between said neck and an outer end of the plug, said internal and external screw threads being in direct engagement over one part of the horizontal face and having play between the internal screw threads and the inclined face, the core face and the other part of the horizontal face of the external screw threads, said external screw threads near an inner end of the plug being provided with a first radially directed flexible bar which extends over the full width of faces which have play with the internal screw threads so as to completely seal the play.
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