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US 6,386,380 B1Granted
Neck finish for a container and mold for forming the container
AssigneeRexam Medical Packaging Inc.
InventorsChristopher Clodfelter, Douglas Sprick
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Abstract
A neck finish of a container which includes a helical thread encircling the neck wherein said thread is provided with a pair of recesses spaced apart 180° and in cooperative engagement with recess forming fingers in a pair of cooperating horizontally movable mold halves.
Claims14
A container formed in a mold, said container comprising:
- a neck portion having a first open end and an opposed second end opening into a body portion of said container;
- a helical thread encircling said neck and including a slot, said slot being adapted to receive a thread from a complementary closure;
- and
- a horizontal recess comprising a first notch disposed on a first side of said slot and a second notch disposed on a second side of said slot with said first notch being juxtaposed relative to said second notch so as to horizontally traverse said slot.
1 more element
A container formed in a mold, said container comprising:
- a neck portion, having a first open end and an opposed second end, and having a helical thread including a slot encircling said neck, said slot being adapted to receive a thread from a complementary closure, said neck portion further including at least a first pair of horizontal notches wherein a first notch is disposed on a first side of said slot and a second notch is disposed on a second side of said slot with said first notch being juxtaposed relative to said second notch so as to horizontally traverse said slot;
- and
- a body portion formed at said opposed second end of said neck,
- wherein said container is formed in a mold comprising:
- a first horizontally movable section, said first section including a thread forming portion for forming said thread having said slot, said thread forming portion further including at least a first finger;
- and
- at least a second horizontally movable section, said second section being engageable with said first section so as to define a closed position which creates a cavity for forming said container, said second section further including a thread forming portion for forming said thread having said slot, said thread forming portion further including at least a first finger which can engage said first movable section first finger such that said fingers can create said first pair of horizontal notches within said thread traversing said slot.
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A mold for forming a container, said mold comprising:
- a first horizontally movable section, said first section including a thread forming portion for forming a thread having a slot, said thread forming portion further including at least a first finger;
- and
- at least a second horizontally movable section, said second section being engageable with said first section so as to define a closed position which creates a cavity for forming a container, said second section further including a thread forming portion for forming a thread having a slot, said thread forming portion further including at least a first finger which can engage said first movable section first finger such that said fingers can create a first pair of horizontal notches within said thread traversing said slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.