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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4782968 | Composite closure and method of manufacture An improved composite closure is described which has a cover portion which is at least partially plastic and a molded plastic ring portion. The molded ring also permits the cover to be inserted from the top of the ring rather than just upwardly over the r... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4773552 | Closure for sample bottles A closure and method of assembly for sample vials comprising a cap and a septum with the septum having a plurality of radially extending protrusions for retentive engagement with the cap to retain the septum and annular disk within the cap during position... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4754892 | Closure for a container A closure for a container which includes a cap comprising an end panel wall, and a cylindrical skirt wall extending from the peripheral edge of the end panel wall. A container opening sealing member is located inside the cap on the inside of the cylindric... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4747499 | Tamper indicating closure with adhesive-attached gasket A tamper indicating package incorporates a closure, at least a portion of which is transparent, and a seal which is bonded to the container so that the seal is visible through the closure. In some embodiments the closure is fastened also to the seal so th... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4739891 | Plastic bottle cap having foil neck seal To resist tampering with the contents of containers, a plastic cap is provided with a foil liner. When the cap is seated on the container neck, the foil is caused to be sealed across the neck. To inhibit the foil from coming loose from the cap before clos... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4723685 | Lined closure made by the unscrewing process A two-piece child-resistant closure having a molded plastic inner component and a molded plastic outer component, the inner component having a double ended liner retention bead that projects radially inwardly from the inside of an annular skirt portion to... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4721221 | Molded plastic closure with sealing liner A molded plastic closure for a beverage container, the closure having a shell with a top panel and a depending skirt, the shell being molded in one piece from a hard thermoplastic material. The closure is provided with an annular flange which extends from... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4717034 | One-piece thermoplastic closure having press-on screw off structure including spaced vertical ribs in the skirt of the closure A closure for a container having generally helical threads on the neck finish is formed from a one-piece cap shell of thermoplastic material including a top wall and a peripheral skirt, the skirt having a plurality of spaced, hard, flexible generally vert... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4709825 | Press-on twist-off closure for container An all-plastic press-on, twist-off closure for a container having threads in the neck finish is made of a hard plastic shell having a top and a peripheral skirt. A gasket member is provided on the inside of the shell located adjacent the top and the shell... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4682704 | Floating cap seal A floating cap seal for sealing containers whose openings are equipped with non-planar surfaces includes a seal which floats upon a ring permitting the seal to effectively seal uneven vessel opening surfaces.... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4674642 | Pressure-indicative container closure A container closure includes liner adapted to seal a container having contents under vacuum pressure, and a closure member securing the liner thereto about the liner periphery. An interior extent of the liner is thereby permitted movement relative to the ... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4664280 | Composite closure A composite closure for a container is disclosed which includes an outer plastic cap and an inner plastic sealing liner. Formation and retention of the sealing liner within the cap is promoted by the provision of an annular liner-retaining lip which exten... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4651886 | Screw cap with sealing liner A screw cap and sealing liner construction including a cap body having a transverse top wall with an inside surface, and having an annular skirt depending from the top wall, the annular skirt having an internal screw thread which extends upward and has a ... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4648520 | Cap and means for retaining cap liner A plastic closure cap and liner retention arrangement therefor which permits installation of the liner into the cap without distortion of the liner, and thereafter effectively holds the latter captive during subsequent handling or use of the cap. The cons... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4629083 | Closure with resilient sealing disc A thermoplastic closure comprising a top wall and an internally threaded skirt and adapted to receive a resilient sealing disc in which an annular flexible protrusion depends from the inner side of the top wall adjacent the intersection of the top wall an... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4576297 | Tamper resistant closure A tamper-indicating container seal for use with sealed containers comprising a translucent cap, having a rupturable membrane placed in the cap which is adapted to seal to the container and means, such as a deposit of adhesive, are provided to bond a porti... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4564117 | Bottle closure A closure for an externally screw threaded standard glass or plastics container has a moulded plastics shell and a liner gasket which can turn freely in it. The liner is retained in the shell by a central spigot which fits loosely in a hole in the center ... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4558794 | Container with vessel for retention of telltales A vessel for use with a closure member of type having a telltale therein for tamper indication and movable in first and second opposite senses relative to said vessel for joinder and removal. The vessel comprises the customary neck terminating in a vessel... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4488655 | Plastic closure for containers A plastic closure having pilfer-proofing characteristics for a container including a mouth-neck portion having formed on its peripheral surface an external thread and an annular flange located beneath it. The closure includes a top panel wall and a cylind... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4487325 | Crown closures and containers A crown closure and container comprising a glass container having a crown finish without threads, a closure comprising a rigid plastic outer shell and an inner cup-shaped liner. The outer shell comprises a top panel and a peripheral skirt. The liner is ma... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4473163 | Screw cap with inner and outer covers The screwcap comprises an inner cap and an outer cap. The outer cap is threaded on a container neck. The screwing action presses the inner cap and its sealing layer in an axial direction against the opening edge. An outer edge portion of the inner cap pro... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4462502 | Threaded closure with liner A closure for fitment to the threaded neck of a container is disclosed. The closure is especially adapted for use in packaging products such as carbonated beverages. The closure has a circular top wall and an annular skirt downwardly depending therefrom. ... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4457440 | Cap liner having an intermediate layer of discrete strips A cap liner in the form of a sandwich and so arranged that a compressible intermediate layer in the form of discrete compressible strips of relatively great thickness is disposed between two relatively thin non-resilient outer layers. The intermediate lay... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4444329 | Container cap and seal formation of indicia A bottle cap seal cooperates with the top wall of a bottle cap so as to provide visible indicia.... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4423821 | Stress failure resistant container cap A stress failure resistant container cap for a threaded neck container in the nature of a carboy, such as large acid carboys, wherein the containers are usually large and heavy and closure caps therefor are also extremely heavy in structure. Carboys, for ... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4407422 | Composite closure A composite closure for a bottle or like container is disclosed which includes a compression molded plastic cap and a plastic sealing liner retained within the cap. Effective retention of the sealing liner in position within the plastic cap is provided by... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4386712 | Safety closure with liner A safety closure comprises a cap having a pair of locking lugs which engage complimentarily disposed camming surfaces on the associated container and a plug or valve style liner disposed within the cap. The liner includes a generally planar disk having a ... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4381840 | Threaded closure with free-floating liner A threaded thermoplastic closure having a free-floating liner is disclosed. To prevent backoff of the closure from a container, studs are provided on the top wall of the closure which anchor the closure to the liner, thus utilizing the resistance to rotat... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4378893 | Composite closure A composite closure having a plastic cap with a specially configured arrangement for retention of a plastic liner. In one embodiment, integral pedestals are provided each have an overhang, such as a mushroom-shaped head, to provide a mechanical interlock ... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4351443 | Dual liquid tight closures A container and closure construction featuring double means of liquid tight-sealing with a threaded closure so arranged as to double seal combined or sequentially against two separate areas of the rim of a container neck to provide sealing properties even... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4346833 | Replaceable multiple seal package The present invention relates to a recloseable multi-seal package for food or the like characterized in that a triple seal of the contents is effected, and further characterized in that, upon removal of a sealing film or membrane, identifying indicia prin... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4310101 | Combined bottle and screw cap assembly A container assembly including a bottle and cap arrangement is disclosed herein along with a cooperating arrangement for placing the cap arrangement in a predetermined closed position relative to the bottle. The assembly also includes a seal arrangement f... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4294367 | Container having rimmed shrink cap A container having a rimmed shrink cap closing the mouth thereof. The shrink cap comprises a cover made of a nonshrinkable material and having an outer diameter somewhat larger than the external diameter of the tubular mouth of the container. The shrink c... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4280631 | Safety closure and container with snap cap liner The invention relates to an improvement in a child resistant liquid seal closure and container combination. The container neck has one or more locking projections which engage one or more locking lugs on the interior surface of the closure to prevent rota... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4157142 | Safety container opening means A combination for containing medicine and the like provides a convertible feature such that a selection can be made between, on the one hand, a precautionary arrangement to prevent children from obtaining access to the medicine and, on the other hand, an ... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4129228 | Medication container with quick release closure A medication container is disclosed having structure which is both resistant to interaction with stored medicine and protects the medicine from deterioration. The container maintains the stored medicine available for almost instant self-administration by ... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4128184 | Child-proof container and cap A child-proof container and cap combination is disclosed which seals the contents of the container against moisture vapor deterioration by making a seal which is "tight" by industry standards. The cap requires less than seven inch pounds of torque for rem... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4109815 | Induction heat sealed containers A method of sealing containers is disclosed in which a glass jar having a small upwardly convex bead on its rim is filled and sealed using a metal foil membrane with a heat seal resin on its undersurface and a plastic snap cap having a material thickness ... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4095718 | Convertible safety cap A cap is provided for closing a container having a locking portion for use in a precautionary arrangement to prevent children from obtaining access into the container. The cap is convertible so as to cooperate with such a container to provide not only suc... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4094460 | Closure assembly and package A closure assembly is disclosed which includes a plastic sealing ring having an annular channel in it for receiving and sealing against the entrance mouth of a container, a metal foil liner spanning the sealing ring and a flexible plastic overcap which re... | 06/13/1978 |
