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A plastisol-lined metal closure of the press-on, twist-off type and having improved top load resistance to permit containers capped with such closures to be packaged in open top trays, the plastisol lining having a density of at least approximately 58 pounds per cubic foot, and in a closure for a 51

A plastisol-lined metal closure of the press-on, twist-off type and having improved top load resistance to permit containers capped with such closures to be packaged in open top trays, the plastisol lining having a density of at least approximately 58 pounds per cubic foot, and in a closure for a 51 millimeter container, a thickness in the container rim engaging portion thereof, before application to the container, of at least approximately 0.024 inch, a thickness in the portion thereof which engages the portion of the container finish below the threaded portion of the finish, before application to the container, of at least approximately 0.025 inch, and a thickness in the portion thereof which engages the portion of the container finish above the threaded portion, before application to the container, of no greater than approximately 0.026 inch.

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A closure for application to the finish of a container, the finish having a rim, at least one helically extending thread, a first portion between the at least one helically extending thread and the rim, and a second portion, the at least one helically extending thread being between the second portio

A closure for application to the finish of a container, the finish having a rim, at least one helically extending thread, a first portion between the at least one helically extending thread and the rim, and a second portion, the at least one helically extending thread being between the second portion and the rim, said closure being adapted to be applied to the container by an axial movement and removed from the container by a rotary movement, said closure comprising: a shell having a top panel portion and a peripheral skirt portion depending generally normally from an outer portion of said top panel portion, said top panel portion having an inside and an outside, said peripheral skirt portion having an inside and an outside and being adapted to surround the finish of the container including the at least one helically extending thread when said closure is applied to the container with said inside of said top panel portion and said inside of said peripheral skirt portion facing the finish of the container; and a gasket of an expanded plastisol composition formed in situ along said inside of said peripheral skirt portion and said inside of said top panel portion along said outer portion thereof, said gasket being adapted to contact the rim of the container and the finish including the second portion, said gasket having a density of at least approximately 58 pounds per cubic foot and a thickness at a portion of said inside of said outer portion of said top panel portion which is adapted to be in alignment with the rim of the container, said thickness being measured, before application of said closure to the container, of at least approximately 0.024 inch.