Crown cap system
AssigneeSuper Closure International, LLC
InventorJames R. Gilliam
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Abstract
A crown cap is adapted to be removably coupled to a container. The crown cap has a generally circular central region and a downwardly extending side wall in a generally frusto-conical configuration. The side wall has an interior surface and an exterior surface and an end edge remote from the central region. The exterior surface is formed with a plurality of exterior recesses spaced from the end edge to facilitate shaping of the side wall. The exterior surface has an odd number of recesses. The generally central region includes an annular V-shaped projection facing the end edge between the central portion and the side wall for the receipt of an adhesive for sealing a container.
Claims1
A crown cap adapted to be removably coupled to a bottle, the crown cap having a circular central region and a downwardly extending side wall in a generally frusto-conical configuration, the side wall having an interior surface and an exterior surface and an end edge remote from the central region, the interior surface being formed with a plurality of interior recesses spaced from the end edge to facilitate shaping of the side wall, the exterior surface being formed with a plurality of exterior recesses spaced from the end edge to facilitate shaping of the side wall, the interior and exterior recessed being radially aligned in pairs, the interior and exterior surfaces each having an odd number of recesses, the side wall adjacent to the free end being formed with an inwardly scrolled region continuously curved about a central axis of rotation extending for 365 to 390 degrees in cross section, an interior surface of the inwardly scrolled region being formed with male screw threads between the recesses and the free edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.