Easy-open promotion compartment

US6032820A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Alcoa Closure Systems International, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Joseph M. Ladina · Marietta, US
• Wendell D. Willingham · Zionsville, US
• Ted W. Boehm · Crawfordsville, US
• David Cerny · Crawfordsville, US
• David Denman · Crawfordsville, US
• Daniel J. Denman · Rockville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 30, 1999
• Grant date: Mar 7, 2000
• Expiry date: Mar 30, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D51/28
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A closure includes a promotion piece holding container within a cap to be installed onto a container such as a bottle. The promotion piece receiving container includes a top flange captured by a lip of a seal installed within the cap. The promotion piece receiving container includes a frangible band extending circumferentially around a substantial circumference of the container. The container can include a bottom flange arranged for convenience gripping and removing of the container from the cap, and a pull tab attached to the frangible band to assist in removing the frangible band to open the container for removal of the promotion piece.