Permanent snap-on, twist-open cap and container
US5305932A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 1993 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D47/242
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There is disclosed a press on dispensing cap for containers which can be opened and closed by a limited angular rotation. The cap is press fitted onto the neck of a container such as a tube, and the neck of the container has a plurality of discontinuous spiral tracks which receive lugs carried on an inner skirt of the cap to permanently retain the cap, and to permit extension and retraction of the cap upon twisting. Preferably the lugs have a plurality of closely spaced ribs on their inside surface which ride against the neck wall, thereby reducing the frictional resistance of the cap to rotation. The cap has a dispensing orifice which seals about a central boss on the end of the neck, and two additional seals which engage against sealing surfaces of the tube neck. One seal is a circular rim on the underside of the cap which seals against a circular rim on the end of the neck, opposed to that on the cap. Another seal is an annular lip on the inside wall of the skirt of the cap which slides against the neck of the tube.
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