Container and closure package and a method of filling
AssigneeOwens-Brockway Plastic Products Inc.
InventorThomas J. Krall
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Abstract
A container and closure package includes a container having a body with a finish surrounding a fill/dispensing opening, and a closure having a peripheral skirt removably secured to the container finish. The closure has a base wall with a fill opening aligned with the fill/dispensing opening in the container when the closure is secured to the container and a recessed ledge surrounding the fill opening. A seal is provided at the underside of the base wall in sealing engagement with the fill/dispensing opening of the container. A disk has an electrically conductive underlayer that is induction fusion welded to the closure.
Claims7
The method of filling a container and closure package, which comprises the steps of:
- (a) providing a container having a body with a finish surrounding a fill/dispensing opening and a closure removably secured to said finish, said closure having a base wall with a fill opening aligned with said fill/dispensing opening in said container and a recessed ledge surrounding said fill opening,
- (b) filling the container with product through said fill opening in said closure base wall and said fill/dispensing opening in said container, and then
- (c) non-removably securing a disk against said recessed ledge covering and closing said opening in said closure base wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.