Patent · US Expired

Cap with plastic sleeve

US6301767A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 15, 1999
Grant dateOct 16, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49906
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An overcap for a container including a head portion and a skirt portion, and a method for its production. The skirt portion has a metal wall and an opening area constructed and arranged to be broken during removal of the overcap. A sleeve of plastic material adheres to the metal wall over an area limited to the opening area.

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