Container having closure panel including integrally formed scoop rupturable therefrom

Patent 4432466 Issued on February 21, 1984. Estimated Expiration Date:

November 26, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Allen, David O.

Assignee

Buckeye Molding Company

Application

No. 06/444545 filed on 11/26/1982

US Classes:

220/276, Line of weakness extends circumferentially of receptacle mouth220/270, With gripping means (e.g., pull tab)220/522Closure compartment only accessible when closure is in its open configuration

Examiners

Primary: Hall, George T.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Dybvig; Roger S.

International Classes

B65D 17/28 (20060101)
B65D 17/40 (20060101)

Abstract

A container includes a molded container blank comprising a tubular wall and an integrally formed closure panel closing one end of the tubular wall. The closure panel may be torn away from the tubular wall and has an integrally formed scoop wall projecting into the region surrounded by the tubular wall. The panel has an endless scoreline surrounding the scoop wall and merging with another scoreline, both scorelines being rupturable to allow removal from the closure panel of a scoop including the scoop wall and a scoop handle and scoop base derived from the closure panel. The panel and its container to the tubular wall so formed that the scoop may be removed from other portions of the closure panel when the panel is removed from the tubular wall to open the container.