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US 9,738,423 B2Granted
Sealing cap
AssigneeTetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
InventorRichard Lamoureux
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Abstract
The present document describes a cap (110) for closing a container (114), the container having a neck (112) with an upper edge (118) defining a discharge opening (116). The cap comprises a lid (122) and a seal gasket (136) for sealingly engaging the neck of the container. The lid has at least one inwardly extending projection (132) for supporting the seal gasket.
Claims28
A cap for closing a container, the container having a neck having an external surface and an internal surface defining a discharge opening, the cap comprising:
- a lid for covering the discharge opening and having an internal surface;
- at least one inwardly extending projection configured to extend from the internal surface of the lid towards the external surface of the neck of the container, wherein the at least one inwardly extending projection has a distal end portion;
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- a seal gasket, secured to the cap at only the distal end portion of the at least one inwardly extending projection, for sealingly engaging the external surface of the neck of the container,
- wherein when the cap is mounted to the neck of the container, the at least one inwardly extending projection and the seal gasket are configured such that the seal gasket is substantially compressed between the distal end portion and the external surface of the neck of the container, and
- wherein at least a portion of the seal gasket is configured to move to a position between the distal end portion and the neck of the container when the cap is mounted to the neck of the container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.