Closure for containers and reclosable containers including the same
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-033/16
출원번호
US-0414899
(2003-04-16)
발명자
/ 주소
Linneweil,Ron
출원인 / 주소
Linneweil,Ron
대리인 / 주소
Davidson Davidson and Kappel LLC
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
17인용 특허 :
18
초록▼
The present invention relates to an air-tight closure for enhancing accessibility to contents of a container when the container is opened and for preventing exposure of the container contents to ambient air when the container is closed. The invention further relates to re-closable containers includi
The present invention relates to an air-tight closure for enhancing accessibility to contents of a container when the container is opened and for preventing exposure of the container contents to ambient air when the container is closed. The invention further relates to re-closable containers including the same. The closure comprises at least two elongated male units disposed a gap apart on the outer surface of one wall of the container and at least two corresponding elongated female units disposed a gap apart on the outer surface of an opposite wall of the container opposite the male units, forming at least two male-female pairs.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. In combination a container and a closure for enhancing accessibility to contents of the container when the container is opened and for minimizing exposure of the container contents to ambient air when the container is closed, the container is having two opposite walls connect
What is claimed is: 1. In combination a container and a closure for enhancing accessibility to contents of the container when the container is opened and for minimizing exposure of the container contents to ambient air when the container is closed, the container is having two opposite walls connected to each other and a mouth for providing an access to the container contents, each of said two opposite walls is having an inner surface and an outer surface, the closure comprising: two separate elongated male units, each having a longitudinal axis, the two male units being disposed a gap apart, completely separated from each other by said gap, on the outer surface of one of said two opposite walls adjacent to the mouth, such that the longitudinal axes of said two male members coincide with each other; and two separate corresponding elongated female units, each having a longitudinal axis, the two female units being disposed a gap apart, completely separated from each other by said gap, on the outer surface of the second wall opposite the two male members, such that the longitudinal axes of said two female members coincide with each other; wherein the male and female units are configured to snap fit into each other and wherein each one of the two male units is disposed opposite a corresponding female unit, forming two separate male-female pairs completely separated from each other by a gap. 2. The container of claim 1 wherein the container is a flexible package fabricated from a single layer or a multiple layer sheet material. 3. The container of claim 1 wherein the container is a non-gusseted package and wherein said two walls are directly connected to each other. 4. The container of claim 1 wherein the container is a gusseted package having two side walls interposed between said two opposite walls. 5. The container of claim 1 wherein the mouth is initially sealed. 6. The container of claim 1 wherein the closure is fabricated from rigid or semi-rigid material. 7. The container of claim 1 wherein the closure is made of plastic material. 8. The container of claim 1 wherein the closure is made of metal or metal alloy. 9. The container of claim 1 wherein each male unit comprises two flat elongated wings and an elongated projection interposed there between and wherein each female unit comprises two flat elongated wings and an elongated recess portion interposed there between, said elongated projection and said elongated recess portion are having complementary profiles for allowing snap fitting said projection into said recess portion. 10. The container of claim 9 wherein the male units are secured to the outer surface of one wall of the container by a bonding layer covering at least partly the elongated flat wings of each male unit and wherein the female units are secured to the outer surface of the other wall of the container by a bonding layer covering at least partly the elongated recess portion of each female member. 11. The container of claim 1 wherein the male unit and the female unit of each of said two male-female pairs when manufactured are connected to each other by two elongated strips interposed there between, the two elongated strips are connected to each other and to the male and female units by thin breakable connections for allowing securing the closure to the mouth of the container strips by folding the closure around the connection between said two elongated strips such that one elongated strip connected to the male unit of said male-female pair is disposed on one wall of the container and the second elongated strip connected to the female unit of said male-female pair is disposed on the second wall of the container. 12. The container of claim 1 wherein the closure is disposed diagonally on said two opposite walls. 13. The container of claim 1 wherein the mouth is sealed by a sealing strip comprising a first portion and a second portion separated by a sealing wherein one of the two male-female pairs is disposed below the first portion leaving an unsealed strip between said one male-female pair and said first portion and wherein the second pair of said two male-female pairs is disposed at least partly on the second portion. 14. A re-closable container comprising: two opposite walls connected to each other, each having an inner surface and an outer surface; a mouth for providing an access to the container contents; and a closure, the closure comprising two or three separate elongated male units each having a longitudinal axis, the two or three male units being disposed a gap apart, completely separated from each other, on the outer surface of one of said two opposite walls adjacent to the mouth, such that the longitudinal axes of said two or three male members coincide with each other; and two or three separate elongated corresponding female units each having a longitudinal axis, the two or three female units being disposed a gap apart, completely separated from each other, on the outer surface of the second wall opposite the two or three male members, the longitudinal axes of said two female members coincide with each other, the male and female units being configured to snap fit into each other. 15. The container of claim 14 wherein the container is a flexible package fabricated from a single layer or a multiple layer sheet material. 16. The container of claim 14 wherein the two opposite walls are directly connected to each other. 17. The container of claim 14 further comprising two side walls interposed between said two opposite walls. 18. The container of claim 14 wherein the mouth is initially sealed. 19. The container of claim 14 wherein the closure is disposed diagonally on said two opposite walls. 20. The container of claim 14 wherein the mouth is sealed by a sealing strip comprising a first portion and a second portion separated by a sealing wherein at least one of the two or three male-female pairs is disposed below the first portion leaving an unsealed strip between said at least one male-female pair and said first portion and wherein at least another one of the two or three male-female pairs is disposed at least partly on the second portion. 21. A re-closable container comprising: two opposite walls connected to each other, each having an inner surface and an outer surface; a mouth for providing an access to the container contents, wherein the mouth is sealed by a sealing strip comprising a first portion and a second portion separated by a sealing line; and a closure comprising at least two elongated male units and at least two elongated female units configured to snap fit into each other so as to form at least two male-female pairs, the at least two male units and the at least two female units are each having a longitudinal axis, the at least two male units being disposed a gap apart on the outer surface of one of said two opposite walls adjacent to the mouth such that the longitudinal axes of said at least two male members coincide with each other, and the at least two corresponding female units being disposed a gap apart on the outer surface of the second wall opposite the at least two male members such that the longitudinal axes of said at least two female members coincide with each other, wherein at least one of the at least two male-female pairs is disposed below the first portion leaving an unsealed strip between said at least one male-female pair and said first portion, and wherein at least another one of the at least two male-female pairs is disposed at least partly on the second portion. 22. A re-closable container comprising: two opposite walls connected to each other, each having an inner surface and an outer surface; a mouth for providing an access to the container contents, wherein the mouth is sealed by a sealing strip comprising a first portion and a second portion separated by a sealing line; and a closure to be disposed on the outer surface of two opposite walls of the container, the closure comprising at least two male units separated by a gap and at least two female units separated by a gap, the male and female units being configured to snap fit into each other, wherein the at least two male units and the at least two female units when manufactured are connected to each other by two elongated strips interposed therebetween, the two elongated strips are connected to each other and to the male and female units by thin breakable connections for allowing securing the closure to the mouth of the container by folding the closure around the connection between said two elongated strips such that one elongated strip connected to the at least two male units is disposed on one wall of the container and the second elongated strip connected to the at least two female units is disposed on the second wall of the container.
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