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Closure for reclosable thermoplastic containers

US5141577A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 11, 1990
Grant dateAug 25, 1992
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Expiry dateDec 11, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T24/45937
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A closure for reclosable plastic containers including male and female closure elements having extremities which are suited for interlocking with one another, in which the interlocking extremities of the male and female elements are guided into interlocking engagement responsive to compressive force placed on the elements, as in the clamping together and edge-sealing of film portions carrying the elements.

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