Patent · US Expired

Edge seal closure

US6427881B1 · kind B1 · utility

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23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 9, 2001
Grant dateAug 6, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 9, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D41/045
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A twist open/twist close edge seal closure is described wherein the closure has a sealing disc supported on the interior portion thereof which vertically rises and lowers depending on the rotation of the closure. The sealing disc compresses against the top wall of the container to provide an adequate seal thereof and allows dispensing of the container contents around the exterior portion of the sealing disc upward through a dispensing channel and through the dispensing spout of the edge seal closure.

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