Patent · US Expired

Cover for drink containers

US4460103A · kind A · utility

78Cited by
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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 19, 1982
Grant dateJul 17, 1984
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Expiry dateJul 19, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D2543/00851
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cover for a drink container, preferably a disposable container, having a rim, said cover made from a resilient non-metallic material, preferably a thermoplastic polymer, and comprising a peripheral rim section adapted to fit snugly over the rim of the container and a resilient cover panel extending between the confines of said rim section to cover the container, said cover panel having a weakening line defining a flap and a hinge for the flap, said flap having a raised pull-tab which may be grasped and pulled so that the weakening line may be torn and the flap opened by folding at its hinge section, said cover panel also having a depressed well section which is of such size and shape and so positioned that when the flap is folded over on its hinge, the pull-tab may be nested in the well and the flap thereby retained in an open position.

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