Plastic closure with liner having a periphery spaced from the skirt of the closure and a sealing surface angled axially with respect to the base wall of the closure

A package comprising:

• a plastic closure, and
• a container having a finish with a top surface portion, a cylindrical inner surface portion, a cylindrical outer surface portion, and a curved surface portion at the juncture of the top surface portion and the outer surface portion,
• said closure comprising a base wall,
• a peripheral skirt having an inner surface and a central closure axis,
• interengaging means on said inner surface of said skirt for engaging the finish of the container,
• said base wall having an inner substantially planar surface,
• a liner compression molded on said inner surface of said base wall,
• said liner having a periphery with a peripheral edge spaced radially inwardly from said peripheral skirt and said interengaging means on said skirt,
• said periphery of said liner including an outer surface spaced axially from said base wall, said outer surface being inclined inwardly toward the axis of said closure and axially away from said base wall,
• said inclined outer surface on said periphery of said liner extending continuously from said peripheral edge at a constant angle radially and axially of said base wall.