Easy open container closure
OwnerLawrence S. Walters, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a container closure with a handle, wherein the handle acts as a lever when squeezed against the neck of the container. The force on the lever handle is transferred to the container closure forcing a portion of the closure to slip over the bead of the container and release the closure's hold on the container's top. Once the closure's hold is released, the closure is easily removed from the container. The closure is reusable and can be replaced over the container opening to secure the container's contents for storage or transport.
Claims13
An easy open, reusable, removable closure apparatus for a container having a terminal end with an orifice and a radially outwardly extending bead having an outer surface and a radially outwardly extending undercut, the closure apparatus comprising:
- a cap portion having a top, a peripherally depending side wall comprising an inner surface that conforms to said bead outer surface and a radially inwardly extending peripheral lip that simultaneously engages an entire circumference of said bead undercut sealably securing said closure to said container, wherein a material housed by said container is secured in said container by said cap portion;
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- a handle depending from said cap portion, said handle comprising a fulcrum portion that abuts an outer surface of said container neck.
A method of opening a container using the easy open, reusable, removable closure apparatus for a container having a terminal end with an orifice and a radially outwardly extending bead having an outer surface and a radially outwardly extending undercut, the closure apparatus comprising:
- a cap portion having a top, a peripherally depending side wall having a radially inwardly extending peripheral lip that simultaneously engages an entire circumference of said bead undercut sealably securing said closure to said container, wherein a material housed by said container is secured in said container by said cap portion;
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- a handle depending from said cap portion, said handle further comprising an upper portion, a lower portion, and a fulcrum portion there between said upper and lower portions, wherein said fulcrum portion abuts an outer surface of a container neck;
- the method comprising the steps of:
- holding said container and the lower handle portion of said handle with at least one hand;
- and
- depressing said lower handle portion toward said container until said peripheral lip disengages said bead undercut.
A method of reusing the easy open, reusable, removable closure apparatus for a container having a terminal end with an orifice and a radially outwardly extending bead having an outer surface and a radially outwardly extending undercut, the closure apparatus comprising:
- a cap portion having a top, a peripherally depending side wall having a radially inwardly extending peripheral lip that simultaneously engages an entire circumference of said bead undercut sealably securing said closure to said container, a material housed by said container is secured in said container by said cap portion;
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- a handle depending from said cap portion, said handle further comprising an upper portion, a lower portion, and a fulcrum portion there between said upper and lower portions, wherein said fulcrum portion abuts an outer surface of a container neck;
- the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a container;
- and
- pressing said cap portion of the easy open closure apparatus firmly down over said bead until said peripheral lip engages said bead undercut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.