Patent · US Expired

Container closure system

US5680968A · kind A · utility

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28References
12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 13, 1997
Grant dateOct 28, 1997
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Expiry dateFeb 13, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D2251/0093
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A container closure system having a closure cap with a cover and a depending skirt with container engaging threads and a projecting post at the center of the underside of the closure cover. The system also includes a perforated fitment having a disk-like membrane with a plurality of apertures distributed across the membrane and an aperture of the plurality of apertures located at the center of the membrane for receiving the post. The fitment further includes a lip at the outer edge of the membrane for frictionally engaging a container at its rim when the system is applied to the container.

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