Dual function overcap
US6015061A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2543/0099
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A dual function overcap for a cylindrical container, having a bead about the top edge and generally used for snack foods, includes a substantially planar covering portion and a downwardly extending lip. The dual function overcap fits over the container with a bead by engaging the downwardly extending lip or can fit a shortened form of the same container without a bead, or the same, or similar, container without a bead. In one form of the invention, the overcap must be flipped over to attach the overcap to the edge of the shortened container. In the preferred form of the invention, a raised channel within the covering portion, receives and retains the edge of the shortened container.
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