Patent · US Expired

Easy-open package for fluent material

US5009364A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 11, 1990
Grant dateApr 23, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 11, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D2577/2091
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An easy-open package for a fluent material comprises an upwardly open base vessel having an annular rim, a foil having an outer periphery engaging the rim and formed inward of the periphery with a nonstraight tear line defining a tearout portion, an open tab engaging the portion within the tear line, and respective bonds securing the foil at its periphery to the rim and securing the tab to the portion within the tear line.

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