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US 8,245,860 B2Granted
Packaging article
AssigneeThreadless Closures Limited
InventorsPeter Antony Farrar, John Hein, Anthony Henry Joseph Fraser, William George Dando
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AssigneeThreadless Closures Limited
InventorsPeter Antony Farrar, John Hein, Anthony Henry Joseph Fraser, William George Dando
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A beverage container (1) comprises a container body (3) including an opening and a cap (5) to close the opening, the cap (5) or the container body (3) including one or more bayonet threads (57), and the container body (3) or the cap (5) respectively including one or more protrusions (19) arranged to engage with a respective bayonet thread (57) to secure the cap (5) to the container body (3). At least one of the bayonet threads (57) includes one or more stop members arranged to retain the, or each, protrusion (19) substantially fully engaged with the bayonet thread (57) such that the opening is substantially fully closed by the cap (5), until a releasing torque sufficient to overcome the retention is applied to the container.
A beverage container comprising a container body including an opening, a cap to close the opening, and a collar mountable on the container body, the cap or the collar including one or more threads, and the collar or the cap respectively including one or more protrusions arranged to engage with a respective thread to secure the cap to the container body when the collar is mounted on the container, wherein the container body includes one or more retaining parts by which the collar is retained on the container body until removal of the cap causes or enables the collar to be removed from the container body, and wherein the collar comprises a plurality of flaps or other parts arranged spaced-apart from each other along a circumferential extent of the collar.
A beverage container comprising a container body including an opening, a cap to close the opening, and a collar mountable on the container body, the cap or the collar including one or more threads, and the collar or the cap respectively including one or more protrusions arranged to engage with a respective thread to secure the cap to the container body when the collar is mounted on the container, wherein the container body includes one or more retaining parts by which the collar is retained on the container body until removal of the cap causes or enables the collar to be removed from the container body, wherein the retaining part comprises a rim of the container body.
A container comprising a container body, an outer component, and an inner component, the outer component or the inner component including one or more bayonet threads, and the inner component or the outer component respectively including one or more protrusions arranged to engage with a respective bayonet thread to secure the outer component to the container body when the inner component is mounted on the container, wherein the container body includes one or more retaining parts by which the inner component is retained on the container body until removal of the outer component causes or enables the inner component to be removed from the container body, wherein the, or each, bayonet thread includes a radially-extending recess for accommodating a radially-extending protrusion, and wherein the inner component comprises a plurality of flaps or other parts arranged spaced-apart from each other along a circumferential extent of the inner component.
A cap and collar for use as a closure for a container, the cap or the collar including one or more threads, and the collar or the cap respectively including one or more protrusions arranged to engage with a respective thread to secure the cap to the container when the collar is mounted on the container such that the collar is retained on the container until removal of the cap causes or enables the collar to be removed from the container, wherein the collar comprises a plurality of flaps or other parts arranged spaced-apart from each other along a circumferential extent of the collar.
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