Seal ring for foil-sealing a container
AssigneeOwens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
InventorEdward A. Grant
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Abstract
A seal ring for sealing a container. A seal ring has a base including a longitudinal axis extending therethrough and having a top surface, an undersurface opposite the top surface, and a projection extending from the undersurface in an axial direction. The projection is configured to be received by a complementary opening in the container. The seal ring may he part of a package that also includes a container having a mouth, an axially-facing sealing surface, and an opening in the sealing surface, and a foil sealingly and removably coupled to the base of the seal ring.
Claims19
A package that includes:
- a container including a longitudinal axis extending therethrough and having a mouth, an axially-facing sealing surface, and an opening in said sealing surface;
- a seal ring having a base with a projection, wherein said projection includes one or more barbs extending radially therefrom and is received in said sealing surface opening thereby securing said seal ring to said container;
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- a foil sealingly and removably coupled to said ring.
A seal ring for sealing a container, and including:
- a base including a longitudinal axis extending therethrough and having:
- a top surface;
- an undersurface opposite said top surface;
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- a projection extending from said undersurface in an axial direction, wherein said projection includes one or more barbs extending outwardly therefrom, and further wherein said projection is configured to be received by a complementary opening in the container.
A seal ring for sealing a container, including:
- a radially outer portion having an inner surface configured to engage an outer surface of the container;
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- a base including a longitudinal axis extending therethrough and having:
- a top surface;
- an undersurface opposite said top surface;
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- a projection located radially-inwardly of said radially outer portion and extending from said undersurface of said base in an axial direction, said projection configured to be received by a complementary opening in the container;
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- an inner seal configured to be biased into sealing engagement with a mouth of the container, wherein the inner seal comprises a valve seal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.