Container closure for vented pouring through an elongate aperture
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B67D-003/00
B65D-051/16
B65D-047/08
B65D-047/32
B65D-051/18
출원번호
US-0380896
(2012-05-02)
등록번호
US-9580216
(2017-02-28)
국제출원번호
PCT/US2012/036041
(2012-05-02)
§371/§102 date
20140825
(20140825)
국제공개번호
WO2013/165404
(2013-11-07)
발명자
/ 주소
Wisniewski, John M.
출원인 / 주소
AptarGroup, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer
인용정보
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초록▼
A closure (20, 20A) is provided for a container that has an opening to the container interior wherein contents may be stored. The closure (20, 20A) includes the following: (A) a closure body (30, 30A) defining (i) a pour aperture (50) that can communicate-with the container opening and that can acco
A closure (20, 20A) is provided for a container that has an opening to the container interior wherein contents may be stored. The closure (20, 20A) includes the following: (A) a closure body (30, 30A) defining (i) a pour aperture (50) that can communicate-with the container opening and that can accommodate pouring out of the contents through the pour aperture (50), and (ii) at least one vent aperture (60) that can communicate with the container opening and that can accommodate the in-venting of ambient atmosphere through the vent aperture (60) into the container, and (B) a lid (32, 32A) for closing the closure (20, 20A). The pour aperture (50) has an elongate configuration oriented along a central axis line (A) that bisects the pour aperture (50) and closure body (30).
대표청구항▼
1. A closure (20, 20A) for a container that has an opening to the container interior wherein contents may be stored, said closure (20, 20A) comprising: (A) a body (30, 30A) that is either (a) a separate structure for being attached to said container at said opening, or (b) a structure formed as a un
1. A closure (20, 20A) for a container that has an opening to the container interior wherein contents may be stored, said closure (20, 20A) comprising: (A) a body (30, 30A) that is either (a) a separate structure for being attached to said container at said opening, or (b) a structure formed as a unitary portion of said container at said opening, and wherein said closure body (30, 30A) has a deck (40) defining (i) a pour aperture (50) that can communicate with said container opening and that can accommodate pouring out of the contents through said pour aperture (50), and (ii) at least one vent aperture (60) that can communicate with said container opening and that can accommodate the in-venting of ambient atmosphere through said at least one vent aperture (60) into said container, andsaid closure body (30, 30A) has a pour spout (70) projecting outwardly from said deck (40) and extending at least partway around said pour aperture (50); and(B) a lid (32, 32A) for accommodating movement relative to said closure body (30, 30A) between (a) a closed position sealing against said closure body (30, 30A) to prevent flow of the contents outwardly of said closure body (30, 30A), and (b) an open position permitting flow of the contents outwardly of said closure body (30, 30A); andwherein said closure (20, 20A) is characterized in that said pour aperture (50) is elongate with its length oriented along a central axis line (A) that bisects said closure body (30) and said pour aperture (50);said pour aperture (50) has an arcuate narrow end (52′);said pour aperture (50) has a wide end (52″) that (i) is wider than said narrow end (52′), and(ii) is located closer to said at least one vent aperture (60) than is said narrow end (52′);said at least one vent aperture (60) has a maximum width as measured along a line perpendicular to said closure body central axis line (A), and said maximum width of said at least one vent aperture (60) is greater than the width of at least a portion of said pour aperture (50) as said pour aperture width is measured along a line perpendicular to said closure body central axis line (A); andsaid length of said pour aperture (50) is at least three time greater than the maximum width of said pour aperture (50) as the pour aperture maximum width is measured along a line perpendicular to said closure body central axis line (A). 2. The closure (20, 20A) in accordance with claim 1 in which the width of said pour aperture (50) continuously increases over a major portion of the length of the pour aperture (50) along said central axis line (A). 3. The closure (20, 20A) in accordance with claim 1 in which said wide end (52″) of said pour aperture (50) is arcuate. 4. The closure (20, 20A) in accordance with claim 1 in which said closure (20, 20A) includes a hinge (36) connecting said closure body (30) and lid (32); andsaid central axis line (A) bisects said closure body (30), hinge (36), and lid (32). 5. The closure (20, 20A) in accordance with claim 1 in which in which said at least one vent aperture (60) is circular and is spaced away from the nearest portion of said pour aperture (50) by an amount that is less than the diameter of said at least one vent aperture (60). 6. The closure (20, 20A) in accordance with claim 1 in which said at least one vent aperture (60) is further defined by a downwardly extending vent tube (62) which projects downwardly from said deck (40);said at least one vent aperture (60) is circular;said vent tube (62) is cylindrical; andsaid at least one vent aperture tube (62) extends below said deck (40) by a distance which is greater than the diameter of the said at least one vent aperture (60). 7. The closure (20, 20A) in accordance with claim 1 in which said closure body (30) further includes a pour spout (70) that extends at least partway around said pour aperture (50). 8. The closure (20, 20A) in accordance with claim 7 in which said pour spout (70) extends completely around said pour aperture (50) and said at least one vent aperture (60); andsaid lid (32) includes a spud (94) for being received inside of, and sealingly engaged with, said spout (70) when said lid (32) is closed.
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