Cap liner and process for using cap liner to seal containers
Assignee501 Tri-Seal International, Inc.
InventorsHarvey Finkelstein, C. Walter Burgess
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Abstract
The present invention provides a process for hermetically sealing a container having an open top. The process of this invention employs a novel cap liner comprising a backing layer consisting of thermoplastic material, a sealing layer and a bond layer between the backing layer and the sealing layer. The process comprises the steps of: providing a cap adapted to engage the open top of a container; providing a novel cap liner of this invention; inserting the cap liner into the cap; securing the cap to the container such that the sealing layer of the cap liner contacts the container and extends across the open top of the container; and bonding the sealing layer of the cap liner to the container to produce a hermetically sealed container.
Claims5
A cap liner for hermetically sealing a container having an open top, said cap liner comprising:
- A. a backing layer comprising a coextruded material consisting of foamed thermoplastic material sandwiched between two layers of solid thermoplastic material;
- B. a sealing layer comprising metallic foil having a coated surface and an uncoated surface, said coated surface of the metallic foil having a heat sealable adhesive coating thereon;
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- C. a bond layer positioned between one of the layers of solid thermoplastic material of the backing layer and the uncoated surface of the metallic foil of the sealing layer.
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