Patent · US Expired

Container having closure panel including integrally formed scoop rupturable therefrom

US4432466A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 26, 1982
Grant dateFeb 21, 1984
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Expiry dateNov 26, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D17/4011
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A container includes a molded container blank comprising a tubular wall and an integrally formed closure panel closing one end of the tubular wall. The closure panel may be torn away from the tubular wall and has an integrally formed scoop wall projecting into the region surrounded by the tubular wall. The panel has an endless scoreline surrounding the scoop wall and merging with another scoreline, both scorelines being rupturable to allow removal from the closure panel of a scoop including the scoop wall and a scoop handle and scoop base derived from the closure panel. The panel and its container to the tubular wall so formed that the scoop may be removed from other portions of the closure panel when the panel is removed from the tubular wall to open the container.

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