IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0911566
(2010-10-25)
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등록번호 |
US-8297457
(2012-10-30)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.C.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
0 인용 특허 :
19 |
초록
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A closure for a container including a downwardly depending skirt having an upper end and a bottom end and a periphery defining a perimeter of the closure for sealable connection to the mouth of said container. Each of two side edges of the lid has a proximal end adjacent a different side of the hing
A closure for a container including a downwardly depending skirt having an upper end and a bottom end and a periphery defining a perimeter of the closure for sealable connection to the mouth of said container. Each of two side edges of the lid has a proximal end adjacent a different side of the hinge on the skirt and angling outwardly from the hinge at increasing distances from the opposing side edge to a distal end defining a different end of the outer edge. The end wall has shoulders integrally formed with the end wall and skirt proximate the upper end of the skirt on opposite sides of the lid hinge. The shoulders extend across portions of the end wall such that the thickness of the end wall in the regions of said shoulders is thicker than a thickness of said end wall free of the shoulders.
대표청구항
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1. A closure for a container, the container having a neck and a mouth at an upper end of said neck, said closure comprising: a downwardly depending skirt having an upper end and a bottom end and a periphery defining a perimeter of the closure for sealable connection to the mouth of said container,an
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A closure for a container, the container having a neck and a mouth at an upper end of said neck, said closure comprising: a downwardly depending skirt having an upper end and a bottom end and a periphery defining a perimeter of the closure for sealable connection to the mouth of said container,an end wall having a top surface coupled to and extending diametrically across the upper end of said skirt and about a substantial portion of the periphery for closing the upper end of said skirt and the mouth of said container when said closure is applied to said container, said end wall having an area defined within the upper end of the skirt defining one or more openings therethrough for the dispensing of a product contained within said container,a flip-open lid hingedly connected by a hinge to a side of the skirt about the perimeter of said closure for movement of said lid relative to said end wall between a closed position in which said lid overlies and closes said one or more openings in said end wall and an open position in which said lid is clear of said one or more openings for permitting the dispensing of said product, the lid having two side edges and an outer edge defining a portion of a periphery of the lid and a top lid surface, each side edge having a proximal end adjacent a different side of the hinge on the skirt and angling outwardly from the hinge at increasing distances from the opposing side edge to a distal end defining a different end of the outer edge, anda snap lock for retaining said lid in its closed position, wherein said end wall having shoulders integrally formed with said end wall and said skirt proximate the upper end of said skirt on opposite sides of said lid hinge, each shoulder having a substantial portion formed as an upward extension of the skirt and an insubstantial portion located above the end wall free of the skirt, said shoulders extending upwardly from the top surface of the end wall and proximate to and spaced upwardly from a portion of a periphery of the end wall with each shoulder having a proximal end adjacent one side of the hinge and an inner side edge angling outwardly away from the hinge and corresponding to the angle of the side edges of the lid, a distal end at about the periphery of the skirt, the inner edge defined between the proximal end and the distal end, a peripheral surface extending upward from the periphery and spaced upwardly from the upper end of the skirt and extending upwardly from the top surface of the end wall defining a top shoulder surface that is substantially flush with the top lid surface when the lid is in the closed position, wherein said shoulders at least in part extend across portions of said end wall such that the thickness of said end wall in the regions of said shoulders is substantially thicker than a thickness of said end wall free of the shoulders. 2. The closure of claim 1 wherein said side edges of the lid extending from said hinge such that when said lid is in its closed position, said outwardly angled lid side edges are inboard of and contiguous to the outwardly angled inner edges of said shoulders. 3. The closure of claim 1 wherein each shoulder being integrally formed as an upward extension of the end wall and each shoulder includes an upward extension of the skirt that is spaced upwardly from the upper end of the skirt to the top shoulder surface. 4. The closure of claim 1 wherein the end wall has a lower surface defining a void in the region below the shoulders. 5. The closure of claim 1 wherein the shoulders are a pair of shoulders, each shoulder of the pair being positioned on opposing sides of the hinge, and wherein each shoulder of the pair is symmetrical with respect to the hinge and with respect to a centerline of the end wall defined by the hinge. 6. The closure of claim 1 wherein the side edges of the lid are inboard of the inner edge of the shoulders and the top surface of the lid is substantially planar with the top surface of each shoulder when the lid is in the closed position. 7. The closure of claim 1 wherein the lid is dimensioned to cover all of the area of the end wall including the upper end of the skirt other than the shoulders. 8. The closure of claim 1 wherein the outer edge of the lid extends over the upper end of the skirt and wherein a substantially planar top surface of the closure has an area defined by the perimeter consists of the top surface of the lid and the top surface of the shoulders when the lid is in the closed position. 9. The closure of claim 1 wherein the end wall has an area defined by the upper end of the skirt and wherein the lid is dimensioned to cover the area of the end wall free of the shoulders and to cover the upper end of the skirt free of the shoulders when the lid is in the closed position. 10. The closure of claim 9 wherein each shoulder has a proximal end positioned proximate to a different side of the hinge and originating at the periphery of the skirt, a distal end located proximate to the periphery of the skirt and opposing the hinge, the top surface of each shoulder being substantially parallel to the top surface of the end wall, and a peripheral surface defined as a substantially contiguous upward extension of the periphery of the skirt, wherein a top surface of the closure consists of the top surface of the shoulders and the top surface of the lid when in the closed position. 11. A closure for a container, the container having a neck and a mouth at an end of the neck, the closure comprising: a downwardly depending skirt for sealable connection to the mouth of the container, the skirt having an upper edge, a lower edge, an inner surface and an outer surface defining a periphery of the skirt and a perimeter of the closure;an end wall coupled at the upper edge of the skirt and extending diametrically across the upper edge of the skirt for closing the skirt and for closing the container when the closure is applied to the container, the end wall having a top surface extending about a substantial portion of the periphery, an area defined by the upper edge of the skirt and an opening therethrough for the dispensing of a product contained within the container;a flip-open lid configured for moving over the end wall between an open position for exposing the opening and a closed position for closing the opening, the lid having a snap lock for selectively securing the lid in the closed position, the lid having two linear side edges outwardly angled at increasing distances apart from each other from a proximal end and a distal end, and a semi-circular outer edge defined between the distal ends of the two side edges and a top lid surface;a hinge integrally formed with the lid and a side of the skirt and configured for hingedly connecting the flip-open lid for the movement of the lid relative to the end wall between the closed position in which the lid closes the opening in the end wall and the open position in which the lid is clear of the opening for permitting the dispensing of the product through the opening, wherein each proximal end of the two side edges of the lid are proximate to a different side of the hinge; anda pair of shoulders integrally formed with the end wall and the skirt, each shoulder extending upwardly from the end wall and spaced upwardly from the upper edge of the skirt, each shoulder being symmetrically positioned on opposing sides of the hinge in a position that angles outwardly from the hinge at the same angle as one of the side edges of the lid, the shoulders having a top surface and having inner linear edges configured for receiving the side edges of the lid between the two shoulders when the lid is in the closed position, wherein the lid is dimensioned to substantially overlay the area of the end wall free of the shoulders and the upper edge of the skirt free of the shoulders, wherein a thickness of the end wall containing the shoulders is substantially greater than a thickness of the end wall free of the shoulders. 12. The closure of claim 11 wherein the shoulders being integrally formed as an upward extension of the end wall that has no upward extension spaced apart upwardly from the plane of the end wall other than the shoulders and an upward extension of the skirt and wherein each of the shoulders has a substantially solid formation. 13. The closure of claim 11 wherein the end wall has a lower surface defining a void in the region below the shoulders. 14. A closure for a container, the container having a neck and a mouth at an upper end of said neck, said closure comprising: a downwardly depending skirt having an upper end and a bottom end and a periphery defining a perimeter of the closure for sealable connection to the mouth of said container,an end wall having a top surface coupled to and extending diametrically across the upper end of said skirt and about a substantial portion of the periphery for closing the upper end of said skirt and the mouth of said container when said closure is applied to said container, said end wall having an area defined within the upper end of the skirt defining one or more openings therethrough for the dispensing of a product contained within said container, wherein the end wall has a lower surface defining a void in the region below the shoulders;a flip-open lid hingedly connected by a hinge to a side of the skirt about the perimeter of said closure for movement of said lid relative to said end wall between a closed position in which said lid overlies and closes said one or more openings in said end wall and an open position in which said lid is clear of said one or more openings for permitting the dispensing of said product, the lid having two side edges and an outer edge defining a portion of a periphery of the lid and a top lid surface, each side edge having a proximal end adjacent a different side of the hinge on the skirt and angling outwardly from the hinge at increasing distances from the opposing side edge to a distal end defining a different end of the outer edge, anda snap lock for retaining said lid in its closed position, wherein said end wall having shoulders integrally formed with said end wall and said skirt proximate the upper end of said skirt on opposite sides of said lid hinge, said shoulders extending upwardly from the top surface of the end wall and proximate to and spaced upwardly from a portion of a periphery of the end wall with each shoulder having a proximal end adjacent one side of the hinge and an inner side edge angling outwardly away from the hinge and corresponding to the angle of the side edges of the lid, a distal end at about the periphery of the skirt, the inner edge defined between the proximal end and the distal end, a peripheral surface extending upward from the periphery and spaced upwardly from the upper end of the skirt and extending upwardly from the top surface of the end wall defining a top shoulder surface that is substantially flush with the top lid surface when the lid is in the closed position, wherein each shoulder being integrally formed as an upward extension of the end wall wherein the end wall has no upward extension spaced apart upwardly from the plane of the end wall other than the shoulders and each shoulder includes an upward extension of the skirt that is spaced upwardly from the upper end of the skirt to the top shoulder surface. 15. The closure set forth in claim 14 wherein said shoulders at least in part extend across portions of said end wall such that the thickness of said end wall in the regions of said shoulders is substantially thicker than a thickness of said end wall free of the shoulders. 16. The closure of claim 14 wherein said side edges of the lid extending from said hinge such that when said lid is in its closed position, said outwardly angled lid side edges are inboard of and contiguous to the outwardly angled inner edges of said shoulders. 17. The closure of claim 14 wherein the shoulders are a pair of shoulders, each shoulder of the pair being positioned on opposing sides of the hinge, and wherein each shoulder of the pair is symmetrical with respect to the hinge and with respect to a centerline of the end wall defined by the hinge. 18. The closure of claim 14 wherein the end wall has an area defined by the upper end of the skirt and wherein the lid is dimensioned to cover the area of the end wall free of the shoulders and to cover the upper end of the skirt free of the shoulders when the lid is in the closed position. 19. The closure of claim 14 wherein the lid is dimensioned to cover all of the area of the end wall including the upper end of the skirt other than the shoulders. 20. The closure of claim 14 wherein the outer edge of the lid extends over the upper end of the skirt and wherein a substantially planar top surface of the closure has an area defined by the perimeter consists of the top surface of the lid and the top surface of the shoulders when the lid is in the closed position.
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