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US 8,616,407 B2Granted
Flip-top preform for blow molding
AssigneeTricorBraun Inc.
InventorCraig R. Sawicki
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Abstract
A preform for blow molding a plastic container, and the resulting container, with a flip-top closure includes a container portion and a flip-top closure base portion integrally molded with the container portion. The flip-top closure base portion includes an integrally molded first hinge structure for connecting the flip-top closure base portion to a second hinge structure on a flip-top closure top to create the flip-top closure for the container.
Claims10
A preform for blow molding a plastic container with a flip-top closure, comprising:
- a container portion;
- a flip-top closure base portion integrally molded with said container portion, said flip-top closure base portion further comprising an integrally molded first hinge structure, said hinge structure arranged for mating engagement with a second hinge structure of a flip-top closure top;
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- wherein said flip-top closure base portion further comprises an upwardly extending collar and wherein said first hinge structure further comprises a hinge tab extending outwardly from said collar.
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A blow-molded, plastic container, comprising:
- a blow-molded container body;
- a flip-top closure base portion integrally molded with said container body in a preform, said flip-top closure base portion further comprising an integrally molded first hinge structure;
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- wherein said flip-top closure base portion further comprises an upwardly extending collar and wherein said first hinge structure further comprises a hinge tab extending outwardly from said collar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.