Patent · US Expired

Safety closure having an internal locking lug

US5988412A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 17, 1997
Grant dateNov 23, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D50/046
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cap having a top wall and at least one circumferentially extending sidewall having an inner surface with internal threads therealong and a terminating bottom edge of the sidewall defining an open end opposite to the top wall. The terminating edge is provided with an inwardly extending locking lug for engaging with an outwardly extending tab on a threadable neck of a container. The cap may be of double wall construction with an outer wall and an inner wall spaced therefrom wherein the threadable connections for the neck of a container are on the inner surface of the inner wall and the locking lug is on the terminating edge of the outer wall. A window is also provided along the terminating edge of the outer wall, the window being in visible alignment with the locking tab.

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